Power Project Manager

Power Project Manager

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose! At Verdantas, we're redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

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Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

We are seeking a Power Project Manager to join our growing, multidisciplinary team in Lehigh Valley, PA, Wilkes-Barre, PA, or Philadelphia, PA.

This position offers the opportunity to lead impactful power and energy infrastructure projects from concept through construction while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and fostering strong client relationships.

Verdantas is a nationally recognized leader in environmental, engineering, and infrastructure consulting. Named the #1 Firm to Work For by Zweig Group, we are committed to creating a workplace where technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and work-life balance thrive.

• Manage a variety of power and energy infrastructure projects including utility coordination, distribution, transmission, renewable energy, substation, and related site/civil improvements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, agencies, and project stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery
• Oversee technical design and engineering activities related to power and energy infrastructure, including power delivery site planning and layout, grading and access design for utility and energy facilities, stormwater management and drainage systems for power-related sites, erosion and sediment control, utility infrastructure and coordination, access road, laydown area, and construction logistics design
• Prepare and review construction documents, technical reports, specifications, and permit applications
• Coordinate with municipal, county, state, and regulatory agencies to obtain project approvals
• Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, schedules, forecasts, and profitability
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, designers, surveyors, and environmental professionals
• Mentor and develop junior staff through technical guidance and project leadership
• Support business development initiatives, including proposal preparation, client engagement, and project pursuits

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required or ability to obtain within a specified timeframe
• 7+ years of progressive experience in engineering, project management, power, utilities, energy, or related infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated project management experience including scope, schedule, budget, and client management responsibilities
• Preferred understanding of power and utility infrastructure project delivery, site/civil design, PCMS, E&S, etc., utility coordination and permitting, local, state, and utility permitting processes, and construction documentation for power and infrastructure projects
• Experience working with utility providers and energy-sector clients such as PPL, as well as municipal agencies, developers, and contractors
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Ability…