Project Manager I

Duke Energy Corporation; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy Corporation in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead and staff cross-functional project teams across the Carolina West – Central Area. The role emphasizes planning, risk management, and timely delivery of complex initiatives in a hybrid work environment.

You will coordinate with engineering, construction, and operations, manage scope, schedule, cost, and safety, and ensure governance per PMCoE standards.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree with 2+ years related experience required; or High School/GED with 5+ years related experience.
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree and project management certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination with internal and external organizations.
• Interface with functional leaders of matrixed team members regarding placement, development, and conflict resolution.
• Structure, lead, or assist in project meetings to ensure open communication with stakeholders and management.
• Prepare and report monthly project status, kickoff meetings, and recurring communications.
• Develop and communicate Project Plans and reporting per PMCoE standards; engage governance as needed.
• Plan scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspects of assigned projects.
• Execute projects within approved scope, cost, and schedule; define objectives, deliverables, and risk/quality plans.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Scheduling

Budget control

Education

Associate’s Degree

High School / GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Certified Associate in Project Management

Professional Engineer

CM2-P

PMP

Utility Certifications

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

PM software

Job description

Important Application Submission Information

In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2026

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people’s lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you’ll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

This position reports to the Manager of Project Management and covers Duke Energy’s Carolina West – Central Area region.

Mobility Classification - hybrid. The position requires reporting to the Duke Energy Plaza, Charlotte, NC at least three days per week.

This position is responsible for management, or assisting management, of all phases of project planning and execution to ensure project success factors are met.These include but not limited to scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration.

The position is typically assigned a portfolio of “White”or “Green” ranked projects per the Project Management Center of Excellence Risk-Informed Project Ranking Process.Higher ranked projects with greater risk may also be assigned when accompanied with an Enhanced Support and Oversight Plan (ESOP).

The position is accountable for a portfolio of assigned projects with Low to Moderate levels of risk that impact various levels of the Company, Senior Management or External Agencies.This position may be assigned projects with specific risk-informed requirements based on specific experience and skill sets.

This position serves as unifying agents providing leadership, decision making, management, guidance, coordination, and control of overall projects in accordance with established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements of the Company.

Entry to either level is based on experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, and should align with business unit personnel needs to manage the portfolio.

Job Responsibilities

Create / Staff / Lead Project Team

• This position provides leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination with various internal and external organizations providing services to the project (Development, Engineering, Project Controls, Estimating, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Legal, EHS, QA/QC, Operations, Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory, Security, Fuels, Transmission, etc.).

• The Project Manager guides matrixed members of the team daily. They interface with functional leaders of matrixed team members regarding placement, development, and conflict resolution.

Establish and maintain communications among project/programs stakeholders

• Structure, lead, or assist in project related meetings to ensure open communication between team members, key stakeholders, and management.

• Prepare, communicate, or report monthly project status, kickoff meetings, weekly and monthly required communication.

• Assure Project Plans and appropriate reporting means are developed and communicated according to PMCoE Standards and Business Unit implementing procedures. Effectively communicate with appropriate management/governance team.

Plan assigned project(s) including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspects

• Champion the process of project planning including scope and work definition, estimating, schedule formation, monitoring, cost control measures, procurement/contracting strategies, equipment selection, vendor selection, start-up and commissioning plans, turnover to operations, warranty management, and integration processes as applicable.

Execute projects according to plans within approved scope, cost and schedule constraints

• Includes objectives, stakeholders, scope, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedule, external communication, regulatory strategy, procurement strategy, contractor and supplier strategy, resource plan, budget, lessons learned, risk plan, quality plan, safety plan, environmental plan, security plan, integration plan, data management plan, communications and reporting plan, change management, and project close out.

Basic Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree AND

• 2 years minimum required related experience

• In Lieu of Degree, High School / GED AND 5 years minimum required related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Certified Associate of Project Management

• Professional Engineer

• Configuration Management II Professional (CM2-P)

• Project Management Professional

• Utility Technical Certifications or Training

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Working Knowledge to Proficiency in Project Management, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving

• Project related work experience

• Risk Management, Project Leadership, Proven Collaborative Team Member

• Utility Experience, Construction Management knowledge

• Working knowledge to proficiency in project related Scheduling/ Cost Controls

Working Conditions

• Hybrid – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute (not greater than 50 miles one way) to the designated Duke Energy facility. Reliable, consistent transportation is required to ensure timely arrival at the applicable facility.

Travel Requirements

15-25%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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