Senior Project Manager- Distribution Communications Engineering
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager leads complex technical projects within Distribution Communications Engineering, delivering them on scope, schedule, and budget while coordinating cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, IT, and other business areas. The role focuses on infrastructure projects in the electric utility environment, bringing together people, technology, and processes to support reliable grid communications. The position manages projects involving technologies such as wireless communications, SCADA/DSCADA, fiber, microwave, radio, cellular, and satellite. It oversees project planning through commissioning and closeout, including project controls, financials, risk management, stakeholder communications, and coordination with internal groups and external vendors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- 10 or more years of experience managing large, complex projects within the electric distribution or utility industry.
- Strong project management knowledge across scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, and stakeholder management.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary Engineering, Operations, IT, and/or Operational Technology (OT) teams.
- Familiarity with electric distribution technologies such as SCADA, distribution automation, DER, fiber, microwave, radio, cellular, satellite communications, and device interoperability.
- Experience with Microsoft Project and Excel.
- Strong communication, leadership, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, senior leadership, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead Engineering, Operations, and IT teams through project planning, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, dependencies, and change control.
- Coordinate projects involving wireless communications, SCADA/DSCADA, fiber, microwave, radio, cellular, satellite, and related distribution technologies.
- Develop project plans, approval documentation, technical alternatives, budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitor project performance and proactively address schedule, cost, resource, and technical challenges.
- Manage project financials, purchase orders, change requests, and projections.
- Provide clear and concise project updates to leadership, stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
- Collaborate with System Operations, Engineering, IT, Security, PMO, Finance, Procurement, Regulatory, Legal, and other groups.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off (PTO) for full-time employees.
- Retirement program with company match; company-sponsored 401(k) plan with company match.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans.
- HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts.
- May be eligible for a discretionary bonus, as determined by the company.
- Supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
- Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
