Project Manager - Transmission & Distribution

Lead Complex Utility Projects

Our client is a distinguished provider of Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, and Storm Support consulting, servicing the electric, gas, and water utilities. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable, and professional performance while maintaining the highest level of communications throughout every project.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyzing and understanding all project documents including scopes of work, purchase orders, material requests, and engineering drawings
• Analyzing and understanding all project and contract budgets for verification, validation, and completeness
• Ensuring financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities, and financial negotiations progress throughout the project lifecycle
• Managing multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Ensuring all change management is included in the project plan and providing oversight to ensure all planned tasks are completed
• Working with accounting to prepare capital expenditure authorizations and budget revisions
• Managing project budget, revenue recognition, invoicing, receivables, forecasting, cash flows, final project cost, variances, and corrective actions
• Providing leadership with project status updates (scope, budget, schedule) and identifying issues requiring management involvement
• Securing agreement from associated departments to support proposed schedules and resource requirements; reviewing and approving project plans
• Verifying and validating project estimates and contingency
• Ensuring tactical and strategic plans align with the project
• Overseeing and/or reporting contractor resource levels
• Verifying adequacy of project team membership and participation; overseeing consultants and contractors
• Understanding contract terms and documentation; reviewing contractor orientation/evaluation topics upon site mobilization
• Managing the quality assurance and control program, including identification of quality requirements and review/approval of contractor procedures
• Proactively identifying risks and mitigation plans; monitoring project status, recognizing negative trends, and coordinating corrective actions
• Developing and managing the project communication plan
• Communicating project goals, priorities, and decisions to leadership
• Leading coaching and mentoring of team members; supporting organizational change
• Ensuring project challenge meetings, peer reviews, and assessments are performed
• Working with project schedulers to develop and update project schedules
• Identifying and notifying the team of additional resources or requirements needed to meet project scope or schedule
• Ensuring documentation, scheduling, and disposition of open items
• Overseeing all close-out activities and lessons-learned reviews
• Traveling typically 25% or less (may increase based on assignment)
• Maintaining a strong commitment to safety across all business activities

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years' related utility project management experience
• PMP certification required
• Strong project management skills with the ability to develop, manage, and control multiple tasks
• Clear understanding of PMI project management methodology
• Strong budgeting, cost control, scheduling, reporting, and writing skills
• Experience with project management tools such as Primavera or MS Project; scheduling/resource planning expertise is a plus
• Detailed Project Controls experience is a definite plus
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical ability

What's on Offer

• Competitive compensation with full benefits in a stable utility sector
• Lead complex, high-impact projects across electric, gas, and water
• Office Schedule: 1-2x a month in office - otherwise remote
• Join a veteran-owned firm known for professionalism and integrity
• Gain exposure to diverse stakeholders and large-scale infrastructure work
• Opportunity to grow your leadership in a collaborative, matrix environment

If you're ready to lead critical utility projects and grow your impact, apply today!