Project Manager: Electric Distribution (Sacramento Area)

Jacobs Solutions • Sacramento, CA

130d • $96,100 - $139,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. This is a Hybrid role, with once a week in office, in the Sacramento, CA area. Candidates also need to be comfortable traveling to Fresno and North Valley areas based on project needs.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or a combination of related experience
• 5+ years of work experience in project management or construction management. Utility experience preferred
• Expertise in navigating Excel spreadsheets, Power BI and SAP
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• A willingness to travel for site visits, kickoff meetings, and other project-related needs

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification
• Experience with electrical Maintenance and Construction Projects
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
• A natural tendency for taking ownership and a willingness to lead
• A strong commitment to quality and attention to detail
• A passion for training and building a team

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project plans - define activities, work breakdown structures, predecessors, successors, resources, and baselines
• Prepare business cases, contingency releases, and manage project budgets within established project governance rules
• Develop, monitor, and update cash flow projections
• Maintain portfolio with high volume of projects with short turn-around time
• Managing utility construction projects across client service territory in California
• Ensure project scope control and documentation is maintained
• Analyze and report on variances for project cost and schedule
• Create and maintain Excel spreadsheets for reporting and analysis
• Measure the progress of activities and milestones in project plans
• Lead meetings for project scoping, constructability review, design review, competitive bid, construction inspection, commissioning, and as-built incorporation.
• Negotiate and execute contracts, process change orders and report actual costs
• Drive consensus, communicate responsibilities, and ensure ownership and accountability
• Arbitrate and resolve conflicts within the project
• Manage change control, involving project sponsor and stakeholders
• Conduct design and drawing reviews on-site with various project stakeholders to identify and mitigate any issues and challenges identified during this process
• Prepare and present timely and actionable status updates
• Facilitate focused and cross-functional meetings and calls
• Draft and communicate meeting minutes, risk registers, decision logs and status reports
• Represent the client to government agencies and make presentations to senior management and stakeholders
• Work with various government entities in submitting and obtaining permit approvals
• Interact with customers concerning land rights
• Lead the project team in identifying, tracking, and mitigating risks, issues, and opportunities
• Escalate risks and issues in order to keep projects on schedule and on budget
• Identify and communicate lessons learned and incorporate into projects as best practices

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
• Seven paid holidays
• One floating holiday
• Caregiver leave
• Merit increases
• Performance discretionary bonus
• Stock

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees