Head of Project Management (Remote)

Project Manager - San Francisco Bay, CA - Full Time - ID# 6765

Join PTAG , a leading Project Management Advisory & Services firm , recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully.

We are seeking a Project Manager to support our growing team in San Francisco Bay, CA. In this role, you'll play a key part in driving project excellence, collaborating with industry leaders, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across complex initiatives.

At PTAG, we help our clients plan, manage, and execute their most challenging projects with innovation, integrity, and collaboration.

Our mission is to help our clients achieve successful delivery and efficient operation of their capital projects.

Our vision is to support global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their major initiatives.

Safety: The safety of our employees, suppliers, and clients is always the top priority.

Collaboration: We build true partnerships with clients and service providers.

Leadership: We elevate project performance through the application of best practices.

We strive for 100% satisfaction on every project.

In this role, you will support the engineering execution and lifecycle management of high-voltage transmission line and substation integration projects.

Project Leadership & Delivery

Lead transmission and substation capital projects through initiation, planning, execution, commissioning, and close-out

Define and manage project scope, WBS structures, cost baselines, and schedule integration

Oversee outage-driven project sequencing and energization planning

Monitor and control performance using schedule and cost metrics (SPI, CPI, EVM)

Identify, manage, and mitigate risks in high-visibility utility environments

Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables, procurement timelines, and field execution

Manage projects involving high-voltage transmission (115kV+), substation builds, expansions, or major upgrades

Provide oversight of construction, commissioning, and energization readiness

Ensure compliance with utility standards, regulatory requirements, and interconnection processes

Support wildfire mitigation, grid resiliency, and modernization initiatives where applicable

Stakeholder & Governance Management

Serve as primary interface between utility stakeholders, contractors, engineering teams, and regulatory bodies

Lead project governance meetings, executive reporting, and performance reviews

Support audits, documentation controls, and regulatory reviews

Safety, Quality & Compliance

Enforce Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety standards

10+ years of experience managing high-voltage transmission and/or substation capital projects

• Strong experience managing outage-driven construction projects
• Experience leading matrixed teams across engineering, construction, procurement, and project controls
• Solid understanding of cost management, earned value, and capital forecasting
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects within complex capital portfolios
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capability

PMP certification or P.Experience supporting wildfire mitigation, undergrounding, or grid modernization programs

Experience managing data center interconnection or mission-critical infrastructure projects

Familiarity with SAP, EcoSys, Primavera P6, or similar capital governance tools

Direct experience managing 115kV+ transmission or major substation projects

Exposure to outage-based project sequencing and energization planning

Onsite / field-based, Monday-Friday, 40+ hours per week

Remote work: Compensation at PTAG varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.

At PTAG, you'll be part of a dynamic, growing consulting firm that values professional development, collaboration, and innovation.

Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and capital projects.

Exposure to industry-leading clients and partners.

Flexible work environment and opportunities for advancement.

PTAG uses AI-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process, including reviewing applications against job-related criteria. All hiring decisions are made by PTAG recruiters and hiring managers.