Electric Utility Project Manager

Terravanta Inc; Mission (KS); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

Terravanta Inc is seeking an experienced Project Manager to handle multiple moderately complex projects within the energy and utility sectors. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of project management experience, specifically in electric utilities.

You will be responsible for project initiation, planning, execution, and closure while collaborating with various stakeholders. Strong communication skills and adaptability are essential. Flexible work from home options available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
• Electric utility experience required.
• Construction management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple moderately complex projects effectively using project management principles.
• Direct project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure independently.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and stakeholders to drive projects forward.

Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Adaptable

Proactive

Critical Thinking

Strong judgement and decision skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

About Us

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.

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 reports 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.

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

Skills

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

Flexible work from home options available.