Project & Deployment Manager

Ziggurat Automation Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative work environment

Professional development opportunities

Health benefits

Job summary

Ziggurat Automation Inc. is seeking a Project & Deployment Manager based in Sacramento, CA. This role involves coordinating complex projects across various disciplines including cybersecurity and controls.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive project management experience, strong configuration management skills, and the ability to collaborate across multiple vendor platforms. This hybrid position requires 30-50% travel for project kickoffs and milestones.

Qualifications

• 7+ years project management experience in the power or controls sector.
• Proven ability to manage teams across various disciplines.
• Experience with risk registers and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, resources, and scope across multiple sites.
• Coordinate project deliverables and submittal packages.
• Ensure configuration management and version control are upheld.

Skills

Project management

Multi-discipline coordination

Risk management

Configuration management

Scheduling

Education

7+ years in project management

Tools

PMP certification

CI baseline tools

Resource planning tools

Job description

Project & Deployment Management

Sacramento, CA (Hybrid)

Why This Role Exists

P&C projects span multiple disciplines (protection, controls, networking, cybersecurity), multiple vendor platforms (SEL, Woodward, CAT, ABB, Cisco, EIG), and multiple commissioning phases that require coordination with prime contractors, owner representatives, and site operations. This role exists because the project coordination — scope management, trade sequencing, configuration management, and multi-phase commissioning planning — is a full-time engineering management function. You coordinate the delivery: schedules, resource plans, submittal packages, configuration baselines, and phased commissioning logistics. When three continental sites each need site-specific implementation packages derived from a common 134-IED design, you are the person managing the cross-site consistency.

What You Own

• Project schedules, milestones, and resource plans across protection, controls, networking, and cybersecurity disciplines
• Scope boundary management: prime contractor interface, subcontractor coordination, change order tracking
• Configuration management: CI inventory and baselines across 8 vendor platforms, version control procedures, change control gates
• Submittal packages and RFI responses — coordinating technical content with engineering team
• Multi-phase commissioning logistics: per-phase resource plans, safety coordination documents, readiness reviews
• Cross-site design coordination: ensuring design changes at one site are evaluated for impact at other sites
• Risk registers, stakeholder communication plans, and lessons-learned capture per phase

Systems You'll Touch

• Vendor Platforms

SEL, Woodward, CAT (Caterpillar), ABB, Cisco, Electro Industries (EIG)

Test Phases

• Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)
• Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
• Witness testing
• Staged commissioning / cutover

What Success Looks Like

First 90 Days

• Owned the schedule and resource plan for at least one active P&C project
• Produced a submittal package or RFI response set coordinated with the engineering team
• Reviewed and understood the firm's configuration management procedures and CI baseline approach

First 180 Days

• Managing project delivery end-to-end: schedule, scope, resources, submittals, and commissioning coordination
• Configuration baselines maintained across vendor platforms with formal change control gates
• Multi-phase commissioning logistics planned and coordinated with prime contractor and site operations

Required Background

• 7+ years project management or deployment management in protection & controls, substation, or critical power
• Multi-discipline coordination: managing teams across protection, controls, networking, and commissioning disciplines
• Prime contractor interface experience: submittals, RFIs, scope coordination, change order management
• Configuration management for multi-vendor systems — version control, baseline tracking, change control procedures
• Commissioning coordination: phased commissioning planning, trade sequencing, stakeholder management
• Scheduling and resource planning for field-heavy engineering projects

Preferred Background

• PMP certification or equivalent project management credential
• Experience managing P&C scopes across multiple simultaneous sites or programs
• Data center or mission-critical facility project management experience
• Formal configuration management under federal or regulated program requirements
• International project coordination (time zones, local regulations, travel logistics)

What to Expect in the Field

• Travel 30-50% for project kickoffs, commissioning milestones, and stakeholder coordination
• Site Hours: Standard office hours for project management; site presence during commissioning milestones and phase gates
• Customer-Facing Heavy — primary interface with prime contractor project managers, owner representatives, and site operations for scheduling and coordination
• Documentation Heavy — project schedules, resource plans, submittals, RFIs, change logs, risk registers, CI baselines, lessons learned
• Field Safety NFPA 70E awareness for site visits; coordination of safety plans for commissioning phases (managed by Safety Lead, supported by PM)

Why Ziggurat

• Manage projects where you understand the technical scope — this is engineering management, not administrative project coordination
• Cross-vendor coordination across 8 manufacturer platforms: SEL, Woodward, CAT, ABB, EIG, Eaton, Cisco, UPS OEM
• Direct collaboration with the principal engineer — project decisions made in conversations, not through layers of management
• Shape the project management practice for a growing P&C firm — define standards, templates, and processes from the ground up