Project Manager

Manpower, Inc.; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup seeks a Project Manager for the Clean Transportation team to support the NY School Bus Incentive Program. Remote role with 5-10% travel, leading intake, overseeing budgets, schedules, and technical reviews.

The role requires 7–10 years in project management, strong stakeholder engagement, and fluency with Salesforce, NEIS, and Microsoft Office. You will coordinate with utilities and school districts to advance electrification efforts.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of relevant project management experience.
• Ability to engage with outside stakeholders including fleets, school bus operators, consultants, charging station hosts, and utilities.
• Strong IT systems fluency with Salesforce, NEIS, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the technical assistance intake and application process for school bus fleet operators.
• Review and approve applications, including scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for technical assistance.
• Support and manage technical assistance projects end-to-end, including technical review, client engagement, and progress/budget tracking.
• Engage with utilities to ensure required utility involvement by school districts and bus fleet operators as outlined in project scopes of work.
• Track, document, and report on project status; extract data from reports and input into trackers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

IT fluency

Salesforce

NEIS

Microsoft Office

Tools

Salesforce

NEIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client, a Clean Transportation team, is seeking a Project Manager to join their team. As a Project Manager, you will be part of the Clean Transportation Department supporting the Environmental Bond Act - New York School Bus Incentive Program. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, the ability to confidently engage outside stakeholders, and the IT fluency to learn and operate within key systems quickly - aligning successfully in the organization.

Job Title:

Project Manager

Location:

Remote (5-10% travel anticipated)

Pay Range:

$60

What's the Job?

• Lead and support the technical assistance intake and application process for school bus fleet operators.
• Review and approve applications, including scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for technical assistance.
• Support and manage technical assistance projects end-to-end, including technical review (route analysis validity, charging plan development, and site planning), client engagement, and progress/budget tracking.
• Engage with utilities to ensure required utility involvement by school districts and bus fleet operators as outlined in project scopes of work.
• Track, document, and report on project status, including district counts, project stages, vehicle counts, and utility engagement progress; extract data from reports and input into NYSERDA trackers.

What's Needed?

• 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Strong project management skills to oversee multiple projects simultaneously while staying organized and following or setting processes.
• Ability to competently and confidently interact with outside stakeholders, including fleets, school bus operators, consultants, charging station hosts, and utilities.
• Basic understanding of State energy/environmental economic development issues with strategic thinking aligned to organizational goals.
• Strong IT system fluency (or ability to learn systems quickly), including comfort working in Salesforce, NEIS, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

What's in it for me?

• Play a direct role in helping school districts initiate and complete fleet electrification plans (FEP) and make post-FEP decisions aligned to zero emission school bus requirements.
• Lead independent work processes and support development of new offerings for school districts and school bus contractors.
• Contribute to a structured technical assistance workflow - from intake and application review through technical validation and ongoing tracking.
• Work with utilities, fleets, and school stakeholders to drive progress and ensure projects meet required engagement expectations.
• Support the development and launch of a post-FEP offering that strengthens long-term electrification outcomes.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.