New Business Project Manager
About The Position
Are you looking to join a growing engineering consulting firm that offers valuable solutions to challenges faced by our gas and electric utilities clients? We’re seeking New Business Project Managers in Northern and Central California. The New Business Project Managers strategically manage the project portfolio by optimizing project schedules, controlling scope of work, managing project budgets, and partnering with key stakeholders to ensure all timelines and deliverables are being met. This role involves acting as a liaison between our clients and project stakeholders for new customer electrical or gas hookups, ensuring smooth project execution. It's a full-time hybrid position with up to 3 days on-site at PG&E offices or in the field. The offices will be selected for you based off your location: San Jose, San Carlos, Fresno, Stockton, Salinas, or Madera, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo.
Requirements
- Must have valid Driver’s license without restrictions
- Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or Construction Management OR HS diploma/GED and 1 additional year of equivalent work experience.
- Min 1 year of experience functioning in a project administration, project operations, project controls and/or project management capacity within a fast-paced environment where you owned the process life cycle(s) from beginning to end.
- Ability to lead projects by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage short duration/ turnaround projects but high volume.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Customer experience with affective conflict resolution skills.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Construction Management
- PMP Certification
- Design experience
- Utilities background-- Electric, Gas, Solar
Responsibilities
- Provide project leadership and expertise to the portfolio, drive contractor stakeholders, and partner with government agencies & community parties on project matters.
- Develop, define & control project scope, create & maintain project schedules, gather work plans including cost, resource, contingency, and communication plans. Adjusting project scope & schedule as appropriate to accommodate change.
- Travel to project sites conduct job walks as necessary.
- Coordinate with stakeholders, such as Planning, Estimating, Construction and Metering, etc., in completing the project in a timely manner.
- Monitor and analyze finical project cost. Look for ways to minimize costs on projects for both the applicant and PG&E.
- Communicate project status (e.g., scope, schedule, and cost) to all stakeholders throughout the project, as applicable.
- Prepare contracts, as applicable, to ensure compliance with standards and tariffs.
- Provide applicants, estimating, engineering, clerical and construction partners with complete and accurate information on rate and rule applicability, potential costs, and timelines.
- Communicate reasonable estimating and construction dates that address customer’s anticipated schedules.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off and benefits
- 401(k) retirement program with a company match
- Career development programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work schedule
- company sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match
- tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans
- HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts
- PTO hours
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
