Project Manager III - Electric Utility Infrastructure

Project Manager III - Electric Utility Infrastructure

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now. PSE's Project Delivery team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Project Manager III - Electric Utility Infrastructure position! Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

The primary responsibility of this position is to manage electric capital projects that improve system reliability, increase capacity, or reduce wildfire risk. Project types may include transmission, distribution, substation improvements, large customer load requests, and Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) projects. A Project Manager Position III will manage scope, schedule and budget for a project or portfolio of projects, with minimal supervision that carry medium risk and financial impact. Projects may involve multiple agencies, private sector businesses and special interest groups.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assembles and leads multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Identifies the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.
• Communicate and manage the customer relationship as the primary point of contact.
• Perform effective upfront project planning and advocacy of PSE's operational objectives to minimize costs and change orders, identify risks, and maximize efficiency through negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Recognizes technical issues that impact the projects under their leadership, and obtains resources to mitigate project risks.
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Communicate technical information clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences, sometimes in public settings.
• Gathers, consolidates and analyzes facts in relation to project requirements.
• Responsible for schedule and budget development, management and forecasting.
• Supports emergency response work as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• At least six years relevant work experience, including managing simple to medium complexity projects.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and techniques to bring about agreement between divergent points of view.
• Ability to write clear, concise and direct narrative and reports.
• General knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting and finance principles.
• Experience with methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement and contract administration.
• Strong knowledge in project management discipline to effectively arrange resources and manage multiple simple to medium complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills for single or multiple technical areas.
• Strong negotiating and critical thinking skills.
• Customer-oriented, a positive, team-oriented attitude, flexibility, an understanding of the business issues driving the need for the project, and solid work ethic are expected.
• Leadership skills that can energize a multidisciplinary work team to respond to business needs.

At PSE, we value our employees and provide them with opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. To learn more about why PSE is a great place to work, see our Employee Value Proposition, which highlights our commitment to employee growth, work-life balance, and meaningful career opportunities in the energy sector. The pay range for this position is $94,300.00 - $156,900.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses. PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year.