Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Job Title:

Project Manager

Job Description

The Project Manager diligently leads utility-related projects to completion within defined scope, budget, and schedule while maintaining a thorough understanding of project risks and financial performance. This role manages the overall client relationship, addressing technical, financial, and logistical issues as they arise, and evolves into a dual "seller/doer" position by both developing new work and delivering successful projects. The Project Manager plays a key role in identifying target market opportunities, developing marketing plans, and ensuring clear, consistent communication with clients, internal management, and project teams.

Responsibilities

+ Lead projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery within approved scope, budget, and schedule.

+ Manage the overall client relationship, including technical, financial, and logistical aspects, and serve as the primary point of contact throughout the project lifecycle.

+ Develop and grow business with specific clients, taking on a dual role that combines selling new work with executing existing projects.

+ Identify target market areas and contribute to the development and implementation of marketing plans.

+ Provide clear and timely communication of project updates to clients, internal management, and project team members.

+ Prepare for and attend monthly project review meetings with operations to report on progress, risks, and financial performance.

+ Coordinate all project activities among the project owner, architects/engineers (A/E), and contractors to maintain alignment and resolve issues quickly.

+ Participate in the development and implementation of project procedures and policies, including Project Labor Agreements (PLA).

+ Collaborate with architects and engineers to interpret contract documents and manage shop drawing submittals, approvals, and change orders as required.

+ Issue directives to architects, engineers, and contractors to address and resolve issues identified during field visits by design and construction teams.

+ Monitor project schedules and take proactive action to keep the project on track and within approved cost limitations.

+ Make decisions related to project phasing and scheduling and ensure the preparation and maintenance of schedules for planning, design, and construction activities.

+ Intervene promptly when necessary to remove obstacles and ensure timely completion of project work.

+ Review contractor claims or disputed work and provide recommendations to management on appropriate actions.

+ Exercise independent judgment to make on-site change order decisions and negotiate effectively with contractors.

+ Support utility-focused projects, including transmission and substation work, in coordination with an end utility client.

+ Apply scheduling and budgeting expertise to maintain accurate project plans and financial forecasts for utility projects.

Essential Skills

+ 2-5 years of experience in utility project management.

+ Experience supporting an end utility in a managerial capacity.

+ Demonstrated project management experience in utility environments, including transmission and substation projects.

+ Proficiency in project scheduling and budgeting for complex utility or electrical projects.

+ Experience in electrical engineering or closely related engineering discipline.

+ Ability to interpret and manage contract documents, including shop drawings, submittals, approvals, and change orders.

+ Experience reviewing contractor claims and disputed work and advising on appropriate resolution.

+ Proven ability to use independent judgment to make on-site change order decisions and negotiate with contractors.

+ Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey updates to clients, management, and project teams.

+ Capability to coordinate effectively with project owners, architects/engineers, and contractors.

+ Experience participating in the development and implementation of project procedures and policies, including Project Labor Agreements (PLA).

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience working on projects with electric utilities, particularly in transmission and substation environments.

+ Prior experience acting as an owner's or client's representative on utility projects.

+ Exposure to marketing plan development and identification of target market areas.

+ Experience preparing and presenting project status in monthly review meetings with operations or leadership.

+ Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to intervene and resolve issues to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

+ Negotiation skills for managing contractor relationships and change orders.

+ Comfort working in a dual role that combines business development (seller) and project delivery (doer).

Work Environment

The Project Manager works in a hybrid environment supporting a utility client site in Spring Valley, New York. The schedule typically includes working from home on Mondays and Fridays, being in the office…