Electric Utilities New-Business Project Lead

En Engineering Llc; Lisle (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Discretionary bonus potential

Paid PTO

Job summary

ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, seeks a New Business Project Manager to support new electric service projects and distribution initiatives in the Greater Chicago area.

You'll lead a portfolio of customer-focused electric distribution projects, coordinating with customers, stakeholders, contractors, and internal teams while ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment. This hybrid role offers field and office work with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Experience managing projects, programs, construction activities, utility operations, or customer-focused initiatives.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of customer-focused electric distribution projects, ensuring successful delivery of scope, schedule, budget, and customer expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineering teams, construction partners, municipal agencies, developers, and customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate project planning activities including scope development, scheduling, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communications.
• Conduct site visits, field assessments, and project walkdowns as needed.
• Coordinate project execution across planning, design, estimating, construction, operations, and customer organizations.
• Monitor project financials and identify opportunities to improve efficiency while maintaining service quality.
• Provide clear and proactive communication regarding project status, milestones, risks, schedule changes, and customer commitments.
• Support construction readiness efforts including material coordination, contractor alignment, customer requirements, and field execution planning.
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with utility standards, regulatory requirements, and customer commitments.
• Act as a trusted advisor and customer advocate throughout the project delivery process.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Customer-focused mindset

Problem-solving abilities

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or related field

Job description

ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, seeks a New Business Project Manager to support new electric service projects and distribution initiatives in the Greater Chicago area.

You'll lead a portfolio of customer-focused electric distribution projects, coordinating with customers, stakeholders, contractors, and internal teams while ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment. This hybrid role offers field and office work with competitive benefits.