Head of Project Management (Remote)

A growing, veteran-owned PMO consultancy supporting large-scale T&D programs
Support major utilities and EPC firms across Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Veteran-owned PMO consultancy experiencing sustained growth through long-standing utility and EPC partnerships across the T&D sector. Known for a collaborative culture, strong leadership, and involvement in major utility infrastructure programs, they offer fully remote flexibility, highly competitive compensation, strong benefits, and long-term project stability.
The Opportunity In this role, you'll manage one or more intermediate to complex project complexity, within a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short- and long-range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions. Reviewing all project documents to obtain a professional understanding of all of the materials. This would include scopes of work, purchase orders, material requests, and Engineering drawings
Understanding all project and contract budgets for verification, validation, completeness
Responsible for managing multiple medium to large projects at the same time
Ensuring that key components such as financial feasibility analyses, engineering/design, project legal review, permitting activities and financial negotiations are progressing throughout the project lifecycles
Ensuring that all change management is included in the project plan and providing the analysis and oversight of the project to ensure all planned tasks get completed
Performing constructability reviews with site walkdowns
Providing the department leadership with project status (scope, budget and schedule progress) and identification of issues requiring management involvement for resolution
Reviewing and approving project Plans.
Verifying and validating that project estimates are appropriately developed and that contingency is correctly applied
Developing the tactical and strategic plans that align with the project
Overseeing and/or reporting contractor resource levels
Verifying adequacy of project team membership and participation. Responsible for overseeing the activities of all consultants and contractors on the project team
Understanding the terms of the contract and associated documentation of services under the contract/purchase order. Upon mobilization to the site, reviews applicable topics delineated in the Service Contractor Orientation / Evaluation Checklist with the contractor
Overseeing the quality assurance and control program, including identification of quality requirements, responsibility for QA program and if required, review and approval process for contractor provided procedures
Proactively identify risk and mitigation plans, monitor project status, recognize negative trends, and project variances, and coordinates corrective action
Develop and manage the project communication plan
Communicating project goals, priorities and decisions to 1st level leadership team
Ensuring project challenge meetings, peer reviews and assessments are performed
Working with Project Scheduler personnel to develop and update the project schedule
Identifying and notifying the project team of additional resources or requirements necessary to meet the project scope or schedule
Overseeing all close-out activities and lessons-learned review for every project
Travel typically 25% or less however greater travel may be required in support of specific assignments
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.

A successful Project Manager (T&D-Substation) should have:
A solid background in managing construction projects, particularly within the transmission and distribution substation sector.
Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management or related field is required. Minimum of 4 years' related utility project management experience required
In pursuit of PMP Certification, a plus. Strong project management skills are required with a demonstrated ability to develop, manage and control multiple tasks. Clear understanding of project management methodology as outlined by the Project Management Institute's Project Management Guidelines.
Strong skill set around budgeting, cost control, scheduling, reporting and writing skills experience
Experience with a project management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, etc. with related scheduling / resource planning expertise is a plus
Detailed Project Controls experience is a definite plus
Competitive hourly rate ranging from $72 to $88 per hour, based on experience.
Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
A collaborative work environment focused on innovation and quality.
Engagement in impactful projects that contribute to critical infrastructure development.
If you are passionate about construction and have the skills to excel as a Project Manager (T&D-Substation), we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career.