Project Manager

Jobtailor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Charlotte, NC seeks a Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of utility-oriented projects in the Carolina West–Central region. You will lead planning, scheduling, cost control, procurement, and commissioning, coordinating with internal and external teams to meet scope and quality targets.

The role emphasizes matrixed team leadership, risk management, and effective communication with stakeholders, with requirements for an Associate's degree (or equivalent experience) and PMP/CM2-P

Qualifications

• Experience in project management across planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk.
• Ability to lead matrixed teams and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Formal certifications are preferred (PMI or CM2-P).

Responsibilities

• Manage or assist with management of all phases of project planning and execution
• Ensure project scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration success factors are met
• Manage a portfolio of low- to moderate-risk projects in the Carolina West – Central Area region
• Create, staff, and lead project teams
• Provide leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination with internal and external project organizations
• Guide matrixed team members and interface with functional leaders on placement, development, and conflict resolution
• Establish and maintain communications among project and program stakeholders
• Structure, lead, or assist with project-related meetings
• Prepare and communicate monthly project status, kickoff meetings, and weekly/monthly communications
• Develop and communicate project plans and reporting in accordance with PMCoE standards and business-unit procedures
• Plan project scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspects
• Lead project planning, estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement and contracting strategies, equipment and vendor selection, commissioning, operations turnover, warranty management, and integration
• Execute projects within approved scope, cost, and schedule constraints
• Manage project objectives, stakeholders, deliverables, WBS, budgets, risks, quality, safety, environmental, security, communications, change management, and closeout

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Leadership

Scheduling

Cost Control

Communication

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

High School / GED

Tools

PMCoE Standards

WBS Management

Cost Estimation

Procurement Strategies

Job description

• Manage or assist with management of all phases of project planning and execution
• Ensure project scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration success factors are met
• Manage a portfolio of low- to moderate-risk projects in the Carolina West – Central Area region
• Create, staff, and lead project teams
• Provide leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination with internal and external project organizations
• Guide matrixed team members and interface with functional leaders on placement, development, and conflict resolution
• Establish and maintain communications among project and program stakeholders
• Structure, lead, or assist with project-related meetings
• Prepare and communicate monthly project status, kickoff meetings, and weekly/monthly communications
• Develop and communicate project plans and reporting in accordance with PMCoE standards and business-unit procedures
• Plan project scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspects
• Lead project planning, estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement and contracting strategies, equipment and vendor selection, commissioning, operations turnover, warranty management, and integration
• Execute projects within approved scope, cost, and schedule constraints
• Manage project objectives, stakeholders, deliverables, WBS, budgets, risks, quality, safety, environmental, security, communications, change management, and closeout

Requirements

• Associate's Degree and 2 years minimum required related experience
• In lieu of degree: High School / GED and 5 years minimum required related experience
• Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future
• Reliable, consistent transportation
• Ability to live within a reasonable commute, not greater than 50 miles one way, to the designated Duke Energy facility
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree
• Preferred: Certified Associate of Project Management
• Preferred: Professional Engineer
• Preferred: Configuration Management II Professional (CM2-P)
• Preferred: Project Management Professional
• Preferred: Utility Technical Certifications or Training
• Working knowledge to proficiency in project management, decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving
• Project-related work experience
• Risk management and project leadership experience
• Proven collaborative team membership
• Utility experience and construction management knowledge
• Working knowledge to proficiency in project-related scheduling and cost controls

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management, including planning, execution, and risk management, while ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and budget constraints. Proven ability to lead project teams, facilitate communication among stakeholders, and apply critical thinking to solve complex problems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Cost Control
• Leadership
• Scheduling

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Planning
• Cost Estimation
• Quality Management
• Procurement Strategies
• Change Management
• WBS Management
• Commissioning
• Operations Turnover
• Environmental Safety
• Conflict Resolution

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Certified Associate of Project Management
• Project Management Professional
• Professional Engineer
• Configuration Management II Professional (CM2-P)

Industry Keywords

• Utility Experience
• Construction Management
• Project-Related Scheduling
• Project-Related Cost Controls
• Stakeholder Management