Assistant Project Manager General

ESPO Corporation; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Job summary

ESPO Corporation in Vancouver, WA seeks an Assistant Project Manager General to support cross-functional teams on electric utility projects, guiding work from inception through construction to closeout.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in utility transmission, a related engineering degree, and PMP/PE certification is preferred for career progression.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or Construction Management with 5+ years in utility transmission projects.
• PE or PMP certification is preferred.
• Familiarity with ProjectWise, SharePoint, SAP and cost/schedule management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to execute substation, transmission, and telecom projects from inception through design and construction to closeout.
• Oversee 5–20 projects concurrently with budgets from $100k to $50M+ and voltages from 4kV to 765kV.
• Manage projects for schedule adherence and identify risks to meet in-service dates.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

ProjectWise

SharePoint

SAP

Cost management

Job description

Assistant Project Manager General

12 month contract
Vancouver, WA 98684

Job Description

Generally, project managers in program management will pursue job responsibilities in the following areas:

Project Management

• Lead a cross-functional team to execute substation, transmission line, and telecommunication projects from inception through design and construction to closeout.
• Oversee 5-20 projects concurrently of varying sizes ($100k-$50M+) and voltages (4kV-765kV).
• Manage projects for schedule adherence, identifying risks and requirements to successfully achieve a project's in-service date.
• Navigate projects through client gate approval processes, including presentations to senior and executive management as required by each client.
• Manage projects for financial adherence, maintaining an accurate cost forecast reflecting committed and uncommitted costs for an estimate-at-completion.
• Coordinate craft labor resources with client-approved vendors for construction, testing and other field activities.
• Provide regular status updates on projects by maintaining project data and routine reporting as well as meeting updates for clients.
• Lead project meetings with cost, schedule, real estate, environmental, construction, public engagement, and engineering resources to facilitate project execution.

Portfolio Management

• Develop a multi-year capital expenditure plan to support the client's replacement and betterment of electric transmission and distribution assets.
• Regular interface and coordination with project sponsor organizations to determine details of proposed plans and business justification.
• Ensure synergies across projects are incorporated into the portfolio of work to prevent scope from being duplicated or performed inefficiently.
• Monitor composition of client's capital investment allocation to align with stated subsidiary investment targets for optimal rate of return.
• Engage with project sponsors to evaluate need-by date for realistic schedules and budgets.
• Assist with creation and compilation of rate filing support for federal and state filings.
• Review tabletop engineering estimates for accuracy and scope.
• Review project change requests (scope, In-service date, etc.) and reconcile with the existing and long-range portfolio of work.
• Interface with client's accounting group to establish financial setup for projects.
• Create analyses & reports to assist the client in tracking, coordination, and execution of projects.
• Build baseline scopes, schedules, and budgets to be released to multiple client's stakeholders.

Outage/Construction Sequencing

• Responsible for developing substation and transmission project construction lifecycles, with a focus on outage efficiency and constructability.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting specified deliverable dates and expectations.
• Analyze scoping and project documents to determine boundaries of required construction within the substation and within electric grid.
• Conduct site walkdowns and project calls with the project team as necessary to establish an achievable construction sequence with attainable outages.
• Analyze needed outages against adjacent outages scheduled in the area.
• Create initial outage sequence to communicate proposed construction lifecycle to project team.
• Coordinate with drafting resources to create engineering-caliber drawings that document the evolution of a project from present conditions to final state and all needed incremental steps.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related degree from accredited program and min 5+ years of experience in utility transmission projects (either T-Line or substation) or other related industries is required.
• (School must be accredited and internship exp doesn't count towards the years of exp).
• 5+ years of experience in utility transmission projects (either T-Line or substation) or other related industries.
• Preferred: relevant T&D (gas or electrical) engineering that are open to pivoting as a program PM for a utility client.
• Familiarity or proficiency in ProjectWise, SharePoint, SAP, and cost/schedule management, preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• PE or PMP certification preferred.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e., without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.

Benefits

• ESPO has a comprehensive benefits package which includes PTO, Group Health and Dental Insurance, and 401k after you have satisfied the necessary waiting periods.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law. If you need assistance applying, please get in touch with us directly.