Project Manager

Qualus Corporation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short/Long-term disability

401(k) match

FSA

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Qualus Corporation is seeking a Project Manager in our Program Management department to lead large electric transmission, distribution and substation projects in the Phoenix area. The role emphasizes initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing projects with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of electric utility project management experience, strong leadership, communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of electric utility substation project management experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with deadlines and priorities.
• Proven experience preparing clear status updates and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic project management leadership for large electric substation projects.
• Lead projects through all processes and navigate the project life cycle.
• Manage project scope, schedule, and cost across the lifecycle.
• Coordinate project meetings and develop/update the project plan.
• Communicate status updates to stakeholders and manage risks.
• Ensure resources are available and resolve issues to keep projects on track.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Position Overview

Power your future with Qualus in our Program Management department as a Project Manager. Our Project Managers play an important role in the growth of our Project Management Services and are responsible for the successful initiation, planning, execution, control and close-out of major electric transmission, distribution and substation projects. The successful candidate must have exceptional leadership skills and possess the ability to successfully navigate through and resolve complex and oftentimes multi-functional challenges associated with large projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic project management leadership for large and complex electric substation projects
• Responsible for leading projects through all internal and external processes, and navigate the project life cycle
• Responsible for the overall management of the project scope, schedule, and cost
• Accountable for key project decision-making
• Manages a collaborative project team to ensure each key functional project discipline is meeting the planned project scope, schedule, and cost
• Lead overall project – coaching, conflict resolution, facilitation, motivation, and negotiation
• Responsible for leading project meetings
• Accountable to develop, update and manage the project plan associated with the project life cycle
• Coordinate communication and provides status updates to stakeholders as required
• Assess project risk and proactively develop mitigation plans
• Proactively manages project requests for information and action items
• Ensure availability or seeks out adequate resources to support the project
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum of 3years of electric utility substation project management experience required
• Demonstrate the ability to be organized and work on multiple projects and meet deadlines by setting priorities
• Must be able to prepare clear and concise status updates and reports as required
• Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project)
• Proficient in analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations to support project scope, schedule and cost objectives
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, verbal/written communications, time management, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Consistently produces results that meet goals, has high work standards, and understands the business environment and processes
• Achieves results by problem-solving, setting priorities and organization
• Strives for individual excellence by seeking challenges and self-development, demonstrating high levels of expertise and showing commitment, self-confidence, and integrity

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Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.