Associate Director, Capital Infrastructure - Power Utilities

Guidehouse; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Health Insurance

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director-Capital Infrastructure Projects to lead diverse utility-focused engagements across capital projects, engineering studies, and regulatory compliance. You will mentor teams, manage risks, and drive strategic advisory and technology transformation initiatives for electric and gas utilities in the Southwest.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, develop innovative proposals, and ensure delivery excellence while traveling up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident due to nature of client engagements.
• Seven (7+) plus years’ post-graduation project management experience in the power utilities sector.
• Experience across capital projects and project management life cycle beyond IT project management.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with stakeholder and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor project teams and coordinate projects and workstreams.
• Monitor and evaluate project activities and overall performance.
• Contribute to project planning, budgeting, and strategy.
• Prepare, review, and maintain project documentation and reports.
• Oversee contracts and financials; report on KPIs.
• Analyze project data to produce insights and optimize performance.
• Identify issues and propose practical solutions.
• Provide operational support and liaise with stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Financial management

Grants management

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics

Risk management

Team leadership

Change management

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, economics, finance, public policy or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director-Capital Infrastructure Projects to lead diverse utility-focused engagements across capital projects, engineering studies, and regulatory compliance. You will mentor teams, manage risks, and drive strategic advisory and technology transformation initiatives for electric and gas utilities in the Southwest.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, develop innovative proposals, and ensure delivery excellence while traveling up to 25%.