Project Manager 2 (Engineering)

Everest Consultants, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); Hybride; USD 79 000 - 84 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Referral bonus

Résumé du poste

Everest Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager for a 12-month contract (with possible extensions up to 5 years) to support complex initiatives at a Vancouver, WA client site. The role requires U.S.

citizenship and on-site/hybrid work with three days per week in the office, with W-2 employment. The position applies PMI-based methodologies to plan, coordinate, execute, monitor, and close projects while managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related fields preferred.
• 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree.
• 7 years of experience without Bachelor's in applicable field.
• 10 years of experience without a degree.

Responsabilités

• Lead and support multiple projects from initiation through closeout using PMI-based governance.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to define milestones and ensure successful implementation.
• Forecast resource needs and resolve allocation challenges with management.
• Facilitate kickoff sessions and stakeholder meetings to maintain alignment.
• Develop and maintain project documentation and deliverables.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, and quality with regular leadership updates.
• Escalate changes to cost, schedule, or performance for review.
• Liaise between business and technical teams to analyze impacts and mitigate risks.
• Track progress against timelines, identify obstacles, and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain risk, issue, action item, and compliance logs and contingency plans.

Connaissances

Project management

PM methodologies

Stakeholder management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related

Outils

MS Project

SharePoint

ArcMap

Description du poste

Duration: 12-month Contract (with possible extensions up to 5 years)

Pay Range: $57.46 – $60.69 per hour

Candidates must be willing to work on our W-2. Due to federal contract requirements, only U.S. Citizens can be considered for this position. This role requires you to work on a hybrid basis with onsite 3 days per week at the client’s Vancouver, WA office.

Provides comprehensive project management support for complex initiatives, partnering with management, business stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners to plan, coordinate, execute, monitor, and close projects. The role applies Project Management Institute (PMI)-based methodologies and best practices to ensure projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and compliance requirements while proactively managing risks, resolving issues, coordinating resources, facilitating stakeholder communication, and supporting informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and support multiple projects from initiation through closeout, applying project management methodologies, best practices, and governance standards to achieve organizational objectives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to assess needs, identify project dependencies, define expectations, establish milestones, and support successful implementation of project solutions.
• Coordinate project resource planning activities, including forecasting resource needs, facilitating resource requests, and collaborating with management to resolve resource allocation challenges.
• Facilitate project kickoff sessions, stakeholder meetings, and team activities to establish alignment, secure commitment to project plans, and maintain engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including project plans, schedules, roadmaps, work plans, resource strategies, funding estimates, and other key deliverables.
• Administer day-to-day project activities by monitoring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and performance metrics, while providing regular updates and recommendations to leadership.
• Monitor project budgets and funding utilization, identify potential variances, and *escalate* proposed changes to cost, schedule, or performance for appropriate review and approval.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and serve as a liaison between business and technical stakeholders, evaluating project impacts, analyzing results, troubleshooting issues, and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Track project progress against established timelines, milestones, and objectives, proactively identifying obstacles, recommending corrective actions, and escalating concerns when necessary.
• Manage project risks, issues, action items, and compliance dependencies by maintaining logs, developing contingency plans, facilitating resolution efforts, and monitoring ongoing risk exposure.
• Prepare and deliver project communications, status reports, meeting materials, and executive-level recommendations, ensuring stakeholders remain informed of project performance and key decisions.
• Support project closeout activities by documenting lessons learned, facilitating post-project reviews, maintaining records in accordance with information governance and security requirements, and ensuring effective transition of responsibilities when projects are reassigned.

Position Requirements

Education & Corresponding Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Management, Organizational Development, Computer Science or other directly related technical disciplines is preferred.
• 5 years of experience is required with an applicable Bachelor's degree.
• 7 years of experience is required without a Bachelor's degree in the applicable field.
• 10 years of experience is required without a degree.
• Experience should include project coordination/ management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution. Note: Level 2 is typically responsible for medium-sized projects (less than 25M cost) or portions of larger projects

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft SharePoint or similar system to store, analyze, and manipulate information.
• Demonstrated proficiency using MS Office Suite to store, analyze and manipulate information.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar program

Preferred Skills & Experience

• PMI or PMP certification.
• Demonstrated proficiency with ArcMap or similar GIS program
• Experience with electric utility industry data.
• Working knowledge of the Electrical Substation environment, functional and technical specifications, and life-cycle management.

Everest Consultants offers the following benefits for this position: medical, dental, & vision insurance, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and a referral bonus program, paid sick/vacation/holidays, and a health and welfare fringe benefit.

Everest Consultants is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal civil rights laws.