Project Manager - Transmission & Substation Programs

consertus; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Consertus is seeking a Project Manager to lead transmission and substation programs for a major Southern California electric utility. The role requires on-site presence in Pomona, CA on Mondays and Tuesdays, with additional field visits and meetings as needed.

You will oversee planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout, coordinating with engineering, construction, environmental, and procurement teams to ensure safety, schedule, and budget objectives are met.

Qualifications

• Experience managing electric utility transmission/substation projects.
• Ability to coordinate across engineering, construction, procurement, and operations teams.
• Strong risk, budget, and schedule management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of transmission & substation projects.
• Coordinate scope, schedule, budget, and milestones across multiple stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans and status reports.
• Ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across all project phases.
• Facilitate site visits, engineering walks, and coordination meetings.

Skills

Project management

Electrical infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Consertus is a global capital program management and advisory firm that combines deep human expertise with advanced digital tools to deliver smarter, faster, and more sustainable outcomes. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, and supported by a team of more than 1,000 professionals worldwide, we help clients plan, execute, and optimize large-scale capital programs.

Our integrated services span digital, advisory, and delivery, empowering organizations to navigate complexity, manage risk, and achieve strategic goals in sectors including aviation, transportation, transit, water, healthcare, energy, education, government, commercial, life sciences, and technology.

At Consertus, we celebrate individual strengths, foster strong relationships, and promote flexibility in how and where we work. Join us to grow your career, develop your skills, and make a lasting impact as we transform how the world is built.

Discover how Consertus is driving transformative change for our clients, our people, and the communities we serve at www.consertus.com

About this Role:

The Project Manager - Transmission & Substation Programs will support the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of complex electric utility capital projects for a major Southern California electric utility.

This role will work closely with engineering, construction, project controls, operations, environmental, permitting, procurement, contractors, consultants, and utility stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with established scope, schedule, budget, quality, and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate has a strong background managing electric utility, transmission, substation, power delivery, or other major infrastructure projects and is comfortable working within a highly regulated and technically complex project environment.

This position requires on-site presence in Pomona, California on Mondays and Tuesdays , with additional attendance required for engineering job walks, field visits, project meetings, and other project needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management & Delivery
  • Manage electric utility transmission and substation projects throughout the project lifecycle, including planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
  • Manage and coordinate project scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, milestones, and deliverables across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
  • Develop and maintain project execution plans, milestone schedules, action-item logs, risk registers, and project status reporting.
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects or workstreams while maintaining project priorities, deadlines, quality standards, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Monitor overall project performance and proactively identify schedule, cost, scope, resource, and execution risks.
• Engineering & Construction Coordination
  • Partner with engineering, construction, operations, project controls, environmental, permitting, procurement, and other functional teams throughout project execution.
  • Participate in engineering job walks, field visits, construction coordination meetings, project reviews, and other site activities as required.
  • Review project documentation, engineering deliverables, contractor information, project schedules, cost reports, change requests, and related project materials.
  • Coordinate with engineers, contractors, consultants, construction teams, and utility stakeholders to address project issues and maintain alignment across project teams.
  • Support projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and final closeout activities.
• Cost, Schedule, Risk & Change Management
  • Monitor project performance against established scope, schedule, budget, and project objectives.
  • Identify potential project risks and support the development and implementation of appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Support project forecasting, budget management, change management, issue resolution, and overall project performance.
  • Coordinate with project controls professionals to support accurate cost, schedule, forecasting, and performance information.
  • Review and evaluate project changes and their potential impacts to scope, schedule, budget, resources, and project execution.
• Stakeholder & Project Communications
  • Facilitate project meetings and coordinate follow-up activities with project teams, contractors, consultants, and utility stakeholders.
  • Communicate project status, risks, issues, key decisions, and recommendations clearly to project and program leadership.
  • Maintain effective communication across technical and non-technical project stakeholders.
  • Support timely resolution of project issues while maintaining alignment with client expectations and project objectives.
  • Develop and maintain clear and accurate project status reporting and supporting documentation.
• Safety, Quality & Compliance
  • Ensure projects are executed in accordance with applicable utility standards, safety requireme