Power Delivery Project Manager - T&D

Welty Energy & Infrastructure, LLC; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Welty Energy is seeking a Project Manager for our Distribution (Dx) Project Management team in the United States. The role focuses on planning, organizing, and coordinating electrical substation and transmission upgrades, with a primary emphasis on low voltage engineering, design, procurement, and construction.

The position requires location flexibility to PA or VA with travel to client sites up to 20% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• PMP certification is preferred for this role.
• 6–14 years of experience in utility project management is desirable but not required to apply.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure clear communication across project lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary client contact for project status and deliverables.
• Conduct technical reviews of specifications, drawings, and contracts for constructability.
• Lead project planning and status meetings to monitor schedules and budgets.
• Provide schedule updates for engineering, construction, and budgeting to management.
• Oversee construction package reviews, field visits, and documentation coordination.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Client Interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management

PMP certification preferred

Job description

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Power Delivery Project Manager - T&D

Welty Energy Full Time Management Corporate Office, Fairlawn, OH, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1110

Welty Energy & Infrastructure (WE&I) is looking for a Project Manager to join our growing Distribution (Dx) Project Management team!

Who is Welty Energy?

Welty Energy, an affiliate of Welty, is a professional services company specializing in program and project management, transmission line engineering, substation engineering and construction oversight on transmission, substation and distribution projects ranging in voltages from 4kV to 765kV.

Headquartered in Akron, OH, and working nationally, Welty Energy currently manages approximately $500 million in construction projects for electric utilities in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S.

About the Role:

As a Project Managerat Welty Energy, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating the completion of all activities for the low voltage engineering, design, procurement, and construction of major capital projects and programs specific to Electric Substation and Transmission upgrades. You will be responsible for medium to high complexity projects and/or programs on behalf of our team and therefore pivotal to our success.

The role does need to be based in PA or VA with travel to client site as required (20%).

As a Welty Energy Project Manager, you may:

• Coordinate with all applicable stakeholders on your project(s) to ensure that communication across the lines is established and maintained throughout the life cycle of the project(s).
• Act as the primary point of contact with the client regarding your project(s).
• Conduct technical reviews of specifications, drawings, contracts, addenda, and other construction documents to ensure constructability with our client’s standards and specifications while utilizing the technical expertise of others as needed.
• Conduct and direct project planning and status meetings to ensure schedule and financial adherence to projects are being maintained and significant issues are clearly disseminated to relevant participants.
• Provide schedule updates of the engineering, construction, and budget status of each project to the appropriate management teams (internal and external).
• Oversee and coordinate construction package reviews, pre-award meetings, field visits, and pre-award project site walk-downs.
• Act as the single point of contact for Construction on submittals, reviews, and coordination of required project information and documents.
• Ensure that necessary outages are identified, submitted, and communicated in a timely manner avoid schedule interruptions and conflicts with other projects in the area.
• Ensure that required permits are obtained for all fieldwork and required approvals are secured from applicable parties.
• Assist the Portfolio Manager(s) with the coordination, preparation, and reporting of significant activities on construction projects and programs, in addition, to performing other related tasks and assignments as required.
• Perform site safety inspections regularly at project locations.
• Focus on stakeholder interaction and client expectations when planning and executing projects.
• Follow project management tenets to properly estimate, monitor, and control approved funding, resources, schedules, and project activities.
• Follow your client’s methods, processes, and policies while planning and executing projects.

What we require:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or relevant experience in electric utility project management.
• Minimum of 6-14 years of experience in project management for the Utility sector (electric power such as Substation or Transmission).
• Electric utility project management preferred.
• PMP preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective leadership and organizational skills.

See our Culture video here to learn more about what makes Welty Energy such a great place to work for!

Important Notice to US Applicants:

Welty Energy, an affiliate of Welty Building Company, LLC., is an at-will employer.