Mid-level Project Manager - Electric Utilities required (33468)

Boswell•South Hackensack, NJ

17d•$115,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Boswell is a leading, fully integrated, multi-disciplinary firm providing a comprehensive range of professional services to federal, state, county, and local governmental agencies as well as private-sector clients throughout the northeastern United States. At Boswell, we understand the significance of our work and its impact on society. Therefore, we deliver on-demand, sound, and state-of-the-art integrated engineering solutions to satisfy the complex needs of the sectors we serve. Due to continued growth in 2026, we are hiring an additional Utilities Project Manager with major capital construction project management experience for electric utilities. Most of the work is done remotely but both office and site visits are required to S. Hackensack, NJ Headquarters or our East Brunswick, NJ office as well as Utilities Client sites and meetings/ training as needed within NJ and PA. Electric Utility Project Managers – All levels Hybrid: Mostly remote in NJ, NY or PA with site and office visits as needed Are you a PM or PMP with Electric Utilities T&D or Substation experience and a hunger to grow this year? Due to increased Client requests, Boswell is seeking additional Project Managers or Senior Project Manager(s) with experience in the electric utility industry. Our Utilities Project Management Team is an exciting and fast-growing Team with numerous growth and training opportunities.

Requirements

BS Degree in Engineering is preferred
Formal project management training is required with PMP Certification highly preferred (NOTE: This is not a Scrum/ Agile/ Waterfall PMP role!)
An absolute minimum of three (3) years of Utilities project management experience in managing medium to high to extra high voltage substation and/or transmission line projects is required but Project Engineers who work closely with PM’s with 5+ years of similar project oversight are highly valued.
Client requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status for site access.
NO 3rd Party agency submittals or inquiries please!

Responsibilities

Project managers are assigned projects that range from replacing a breaker at a substation to building an entire new substation and/or relocating or upgrading transmission lines (preferred experience up to and exceeding 500kV).
Typical substation projects may be breaker replacement, cap bank heaters, bus work, transformer replacement, control house rehab or replacement, extending a substation yard, or a new substation
Typical transmission projects may include replacing insulators, replacing the OPGW, adding circuits, or a new transmission line
Project managers may also be assigned transmission line routing studies
Client will provide all of the necessary training for both the project management system that is utilized and all of the mandated client safety training and FERC training
Adhere to internal standards, policies and procedures

Benefits

Boswell Academy Training and vital internal mentoring
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Company paid life insurance and voluntary life insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (STD and LTD)
Flexible spending account (FSA)
Health savings account (HSA)
401(k) with a company match
Paid Time Off (PTO) for vacation, sick and personal days
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition assistance
Employee referral bonuses
Employees may be eligible for participation in our Company annual discretionary incentive bonus program contingent on business and individual performance
Boswell ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time receive paid sick, family and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.