Project Manager II - Public Improvement South

Puget Sound Energy•Kent, WA

10d•$82,000 - $136,300

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is seeking qualified candidates to fill an open Project Manager II - Public Improvement South position within the Customer & System Projects team. This role is part of the South Regional Public Improvement Team, which partners with local jurisdictions to support project development, navigate impacts to PSE facilities, and coordinate the relocation of PSE facilities when necessary. The team comprises project managers, engineers, and engineering specialists who collaborate to support jurisdictions and achieve successful project outcomes. The Project Manager II position directs and manages projects with medium risk and financial impact, potentially with guidance from senior staff. This role manages projects with a clearly defined scope, which may involve multiple internal and external customers. Responsibilities include coordinating and communicating tasks with departments such as Engineering, Real Estate, Environmental, Permitting, System Planning, and Energy Resources, and may involve drafting and monitoring medium complexity contracts. All PSE employees are expected to uphold safety compliance standards and promote a culture of total safety, conduct business honestly and ethically, and adhere to regulatory compliance obligations. This job is considered "safety sensitive" and is subject to pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
At least four years relevant work experience including managing simple projects.
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communications skills and ability to work as part of a team.
Basic knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting and finance principles.
Basic knowledge in project management discipline to effectively arrange resources and manage multiple simple to medium complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.
Customer-oriented, a positive, team-oriented and collaborative attitude, flexibility, an understanding of the business issues driving the need for the project, and solid work ethic are expected.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related discipline.
Experience managing small projects or programs.
Strong communication and presentation skills and techniques to bring about agreement between divergent points of view. Ability to write clear, concise and direct narrative and reports.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills for single of multiple technical areas.
Negotiating and critical thinking skills.
Knowledge of utility methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement and contract administration.
Advanced Project Management Training and Project Management or Construction Management Certification from an accredited institution (PMI or College).

Responsibilities

Coordinates resources, provides oversight and direction to team members.
Identifies the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.
Communicate and manage the customer relationship as the primary point of contact.
Accurately identify customer needs, set reasonable expectations, identify potential issues and share alternatives.
Facilitates communication between service providers and internal customers, which may include technical support at the direction of a senior project manager.
Responds to customer concerns and works with appropriate parties for resolution.
Facilitates technical assistance to internal and external customers.
Applies general rules, standards and guidelines to specific technical problems.
Reports on project and program progress as directed.
Gathers, consolidates and analyzes facts in relation to project requirements.
Responsible for schedule and budget development, management and forecasting.
Supports emergency response work as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.