Project Manager III - Public Improvement South

Puget Sound Energy•Kent, WA

10d•$94,300 - $156,900

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is seeking qualified candidates to fill an open Project Manager III - 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 and manage impacts to PSE facilities, including coordinating 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. A Project Manager III will manage the scope, schedule, and budget for projects with minimal supervision, handling those with medium risk and financial impact. These projects may involve multiple agencies, private sector businesses, and special interest groups. The role involves initiating projects, securing stakeholder commitments, demonstrating business needs, and ensuring project feasibility. It also includes leading project teams to define timelines, project methodologies, and resource allocation. The Project Manager will work with stakeholders to develop contractor statements of work, bid documents, and coordinate estimates. All PSE employees are expected to adhere to safety compliance standards, promote a culture of total safety, and conduct business honestly and ethically in accordance with core values and the Code of Conduct. All duties must be performed in compliance with regulatory 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 six years relevant work experience, including managing simple to medium complexity projects.
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.
General knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting and finance principles.
Experience with methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement and contract administration.
Strong knowledge in project management discipline to effectively arrange resources and manage multiple simple to medium complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills for single or multiple technical areas.
Strong negotiating and critical thinking skills.
Customer-oriented, a positive, team-oriented attitude, flexibility, an understanding of the business issues driving the need for the project, and solid work ethic are expected.
Leadership skills that can energize a multidisciplinary work team to respond to business needs.

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of project management principles, processes and techniques, applied in a utility setting.
Experience with 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).
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms.
Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
General knowledge of techniques used to involve community members in development of project affecting their community.

Responsibilities

Assembles and leads multi-disciplinary project teams.
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.
Perform effective upfront project planning and advocacy of PSE’s operational objectives to minimize costs and change orders, identify risks, and maximize efficiency through negotiation and conflict resolution.
Validate and refine the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.
Recognizes technical issues that impact the projects under their leadership, and obtains resources to mitigate project risks.
Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
Applies general rules, standards and guidelines to specific technical problems.
Communicate technical information clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences, sometimes in public settings.
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.