Electric Utility Project Manager

Terravanta•Ventura, CA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Terravanta is a certified woman minority-owned business that provides Project/Program Management, Engineering, and Sustainable Solutions primarily in the energy, utility, and transportation sectors. If you like to innovate, are open-minded, self-reliant with strategic mind thinking, and interested in giving your full potential to this small business, this position may be for you. We are a socially and environmentally responsible company. This role manages multiple moderately complex projects effectively using project management principles, tools, and techniques under time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision. The position is responsible for directing project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure for core disciplines of project management (scope, schedule, and budget) independently. The Project Manager will collaborate with peer Project Managers, department/division senior leadership, and other stakeholders’ departments as a key consultant to provide recommendations to drive projects forward. This role manages planning, development, and/or execution of electric transmission/distribution projects, which may include wildfire, infrastructure replacement, load growth, poles, line upgrades, maintenance, installations, etc. The Project Manager will drive milestones and report on medium to large transmission and/or distribution projects which may include designs, schedules, projects applications, compliance and safety documentation, regulatory filings, and local and state agency coordination. This role facilitates the progress of development plans, work packages, testing procedures, and energization sequences. The Project Manager resolves issues and ensures task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflicts with team members and functional managers. The ability to communicate effectively and with impact, maintain positive working relationships, and exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with multiple parties is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Minimum 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
Electric utility experience
Skilled in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
Construction management experience
Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Excel
Familiarity with Power BI
Project Management Professional certification

Nice To Haves

Strong Communication Skills
Adaptable
Proactive
Critical Thinking
Strong judgement and decision skills

Responsibilities

Manages multiple moderately complex projects effectively using project management principles, tools, and techniques under time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision.
Responsible for directing project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure for core disciplines of project management (scope, schedule, and budget) independently.
Collaborates with peer Project Managers, department/division senior leadership, and other stakeholders’ departments as a key consultant to provide recommendations to drive projects forward.
Manages planning, development, and/or execution of electric transmission/distribution projects, which may include wildfire, infrastructure replacement, load growth, poles, line upgrades, maintenance, installations, etc.
Drives milestones and report on medium to large transmission and/or distribution projects which may include designs, schedules, projects applications, compliance and safety documentation, regulatory filings, and local and state agency coordination.
Facilitates the progress of development plans, work packages, testing procedures, and energization sequences.
Resolves issues and ensures task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflicts with team members and functional managers.
Ability to communicate effectively and with impact, maintain positive working relationships, and exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with multiple parties.