Project Manager - EV Infrastructure

Colliers Engineering & Design; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) Roth

Paid time off

Education reimbursement

Mentorship program

Wellness program

Parental leave

Military leave

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Project Manager to lead our Telecom team with a focus on EV charging programs. This role offers a remote work arrangement and involves managing multi-site EV infrastructure programs from planning through construction support.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in engineering/infrastructure/energy project management, strong leadership of multidisciplinary teams, and a drive to grow the department in partnership with business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience managing engineering, infrastructure, energy, utility, or EV projects.
• 4+ years of direct project-management responsibility including scope, schedule, budget, profitability, invoicing, and client communication.
• Experience in EV charging infrastructure with multidisciplinary design, permitting, utility coordination, and construction support.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating internal/external subs in environmental, surveying, geotechnical, and electrical.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and client-facing communication.
• Self-motivated to lead and grow a developing department.

Responsibilities

• Assume day-to-day leadership of an existing project team and established client portfolio.
• Manage EV charging infrastructure projects and multi-site programs from feasibility and due diligence through design, permitting, utility coordination, and construction support.
• Serve as the primary client contact and maintain clear, proactive communication regarding scope, schedule, budget, risks, and deliverables.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, profitability, invoicing, change management, and resource planning.
• Coordinate internal departments and external subconsultants, including environmental, surveying, geotechnical, electrical, civil/site, structural, and permitting professionals.
• Organize and prioritize multiple clients and concurrent projects with competing deadlines.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project staff; delegate work effectively and establish accountability for quality and schedule performance.
• Partner with the business development team to identify and pursue opportunities, prepare proposals, develop scopes and fees, and onboard new clients and programs.
• Build scalable project-management processes that support growth, consistent delivery, and strong client service.
• Support expansion into related energy markets, including battery energy storage systems and utility infrastructure.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Multidisciplinary teams

EV charging

Budget management

Scheduling

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Project Manager to join our Telecom team! This position is available for remote work arrangement.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager to lead an established EV Infrastructure team and manage existing client relationships while helping expand a growing department. The primary focus of this role is project and program management in the EV charging space. This individual will oversee multi-site EV infrastructure programs from planning and feasibility through design, permitting, utility coordination, and construction support. The ideal candidate is highly organized, client-focused, comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams, and motivated to develop staff, improve delivery processes, and grow the practice in partnership with our business development team.

Responsibilities

• Assume day-to-day leadership of an existing project team and established client portfolio.
• Manage EV charging infrastructure projects and multi-site programs from feasibility and due diligence through design, permitting, utility coordination, and construction support.
• Serve as the primary client contact and maintain clear, proactive communication regarding scope, schedule, budget, risks, and deliverables.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, profitability, invoicing, change management, and resource planning.
• Coordinate internal departments and external subconsultants, including environmental, surveying, geotechnical, electrical, civil/site, structural, and permitting professionals.
• Organize and prioritize multiple clients and concurrent projects with competing deadlines.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project staff; delegate work effectively and establish accountability for quality and schedule performance.
• Partner with the business development team to identify and pursue opportunities, prepare proposals, develop scopes and fees, and onboard new clients and programs.
• Build scalable project-management processes that support growth, consistent delivery, and strong client service.
• Support expansion into related energy markets, including battery energy storage systems and utility infrastructure.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience managing engineering, infrastructure, energy, utility, or EV-related projects.
• 4+ years of direct project-management responsibility, including management of scope, schedule, budget, profitability, invoicing, and client communication.
• Demonstrated project-management experience in the EV charging infrastructure space, including multidisciplinary design, permitting, utility coordination, and construction support.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating internal departments and external subconsultants in the environmental, surveying, geotechnical, and electrical disciplines.
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple clients, concurrent projects, and competing deadlines.
• Experience serving as a primary client contact and managing challenging scope, schedule, budget, and delivery conversations.
• Proven ability to lead teams, mentor staff, delegate effectively, and drive projects to successful completion.
• Strong written, verbal, and client-facing communication skills.
• Self-motivated and growth-oriented, with an interest in leading and building a developing department.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Preferred

• Experience with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, including site development, permitting, utility coordination, interconnection, and multidisciplinary design management.
• Experience working with electric utilities, utility interconnection processes, power-service upgrades, and utility-led infrastructure projects.
• Experience with land development or site development projects, including site feasibility, civil design coordination, and permitting.
• Experience with wireless telecommunications infrastructure projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience preparing proposals, developing scopes of work and fee estimates, supporting contract negotiations, and onboarding new clients.
• Experience leading regional or national portfolio-based infrastructure programs.

Requires a pre-employment drug screen.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.