Electric Utility Project Manager

Trident Consulting; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Consulting is seeking an Electric Utility Project Manager for a 16+ month contract in Pomona, CA. The role is hybrid with onsite presence Monday and Tuesday.

You will oversee targeted undergrounding projects, coordinating with internal teams, vendors, agencies, and communities to safely deliver results that improve reliability and reduce wildfire risk. The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience in infrastructure, strong presentation skills, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• Experience directing and implementing small to medium projects, including identifying, maintaining, and/or adjusting the cost, scope, and resources.
• Ability to integrate work across related areas, develop the business and services to improve customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks and safety appropriately.
• Experience with service planning, overhead/underground construction standards, and collaborating with clients, peers, project personnel, and all levels of management to develop solutions and ensure partner buy-in.
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex infrastructure projects from planning through execution.
• Coordinate with internal teams, contractors, agencies, and communities to deliver projects safely and reliably.
• Develop and deliver project updates, reports, and dashboards to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Planning & reporting

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Client communication

Data visualization

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

WorkIT

Job description

Trident Consulting is seeking an \"Electric Utility Project Manager\" for one of our direct clients in \"Pomona, CA 91768 – Hybrid (Onsite Monday & Tuesday)\". A global leader in the utility and energy industry.

Title : Electric Utility Project Manager

Pay Rate: $70/hr on W2

Location: Pomona, CA 91768 - Only local candidates

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Onsite Monday & Tuesday

16+ Months contract

As a Project Manager within the Targeted Undergrounding Program, you will oversee complex infrastructure projects from planning through execution, partnering with internal teams, contractors, agencies, and communities to safely deliver projects that improve reliability and reduce wildfire risk. This role offers the opportunity to drive meaningful results, solve complex challenges, and directly shape the future

Required Skills/Attributes

• Experience directing and implementing small to medium projects including identifying, maintaining, and/or adjusting the cost, scope, and resources, managing vendors, and leading the formal planning, tracking, and reporting of project performance.


• Ability to integrate work across related areas, develop the business and services to improve customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks and safety appropriately, develop and execute business plans, direct information, and provide extraordinary service to internal and external customers.


• Experience with service planning, overhead/underground construction standards, and collaborating with clients, peers, project personnel, and all levels of management to develop solutions and ensure partner buy-in.


• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.


• Experience managing pre-construction project constraints such as permitting, environmental requirements, regulatory requirements, and cross-function project execution to successfully drive project to execution.


• Experience developing and delivering presentations to audiences that range from customers to internal company audiences.


• Strong relationship building skills with a demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and gain alignment on project objectives and solutions.


• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Microsoft SharePoint, and WorkIT.


• Ability to work independently on multiple projects/assignments concurrently with minimal oversight under tight timelines.

Desired Skills/Attributes

• Understand permitting, environmental and other constraint management related to infrastructure projects.