Project Development Project Manager

Luzco Technologies•Reading, PA

About The Position

The Project Development Project Manager leads the early planning and development of overhead transmission and substation projects, guiding them from concept through approximately 30% design before transitioning them to execution teams. The role partners with technical teams to manage project scope, schedule, and financials, and serves as a key contact for clients and stakeholders. LUZCO describes itself as an engineering firm with a people-first culture emphasizing respect, flexibility, and employee growth. The company is a woman-owned and minority-owned boutique firm and was named a 2025 and 2026 Best Place to Work in St. Louis. The position offers a flexible schedule coordinated with the supervisor and opportunities to collaborate with experienced mentors and leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Construction Management, or a related technical field; alternatively, 7+ years of related experience or 5+ years of transmission/distribution utility experience will be considered.
At least 3 years of related experience in project management, engineering, construction, planning, finance, project controls, or a related area.
Strong technical understanding of transmission, distribution, or utility infrastructure, including construction sequencing, timing, and documentation.
Ability to manage multiple complex projects, priorities, schedules, and deliverables simultaneously.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including experience leading cross-functional teams.
Strong organizational, time management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to collaborate with engineering, construction, project controls, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to project locations, client sites, and throughout the service territory as needed.

Nice To Haves

4–8 years of transmission and distribution industry experience.
Experience managing overhead transmission and/or substation projects, particularly during early-stage development.
Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools.
Strong understanding of project controls, including cost forecasting, estimating, scheduling, change management, and risk management.
Experience supporting siting, permitting, environmental review, right-of-way acquisition, procurement, and constructability reviews.
Experience coordinating utility outage planning and requests, including familiarity with PJM processes.
Experience managing project financials and capital expenditure authorization processes.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple overhead transmission and substation projects through early development, from initial planning through approximately 30% design.
Lead project kickoffs and coordinate cross-functional teams to define scope, goals, priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
Manage development activities, including siting, environmental review, permitting, engineering, right-of-way, estimating, procurement, material planning, and constructability reviews.
Review technical project information and develop execution plans, schedules, forecasts, and project milestones.
Identify and manage risks related to scope, schedule, budget, resources, and project execution.
Coordinate with scheduling and operations teams to develop project schedules and support system outage planning and requests.
Manage project financials, estimates, forecasts, and capital expenditures with project controls and cost analyst teams.
Maintain accurate project documentation and follow change management processes for changes to scope, schedule, and budget.
Serve as a primary contact for project sponsors, internal teams, and external stakeholders, providing regular status updates.
Support multiyear portfolio planning by maintaining accurate project schedules, forecasts, and development timelines.
Lead lessons-learned reviews and identify opportunities to improve project development processes, tools, and workflows.
Ensure a smooth transition of projects from development into execution and construction.