Electric Utility Project Manager

Terravanta Inc; Ventura (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

Terravanta Inc is looking for a skilled Project Manager to oversee multiple complex projects within the electric utility sector in California. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience, along with a Project Management Professional certification.

Your responsibilities will include managing project initiation, planning, execution, and closure, while collaborating with various stakeholders to drive projects effectively. Benefits include a competitive salary, paid time off, and flexible work-from-home options.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
• Electric utility experience.
• Construction management experience.
• Project Management Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple moderately complex projects using project management principles.
• Directs project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure.
• Collaborates with senior leadership and stakeholders to provide recommendations.
• Manages electric transmission/distribution projects including upgrades and maintenance.
• Drives milestones and reports on project applications and compliance documentation.
• Facilitates the progress of development plans and resolves issues.

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
• Flexible work from home options available.

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