Project Manager – Utilities

AppleOne Employment Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Pension plan

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Los Angeles is seeking a Project Manager for contract-based employment. The successful candidate will oversee assigned projects from initiation to closure, acting as the main contact for stakeholders and ensuring compliance with regulations. Qualified candidates should have a minimum of 7 years of experience, including 5 years in project management, and possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerBI. This position offers competitive benefits such as medical and vision insurance, and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum combined 7 years with at least 5 years of project management experience.
• Minimum 2 years of electrical service planning/design experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Owner of assigned projects from initiation to closure.
• Main point of contact for all stakeholders regarding assigned projects.
• Tracking financial performance of all assigned projects and programs.

Skills

Project management experience

Electrical service planning

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Data manipulation and visualization

Analyzing technical data

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

B.S. in Business/STEM or related Field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerBI

Job description

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Job Responsibilities

• Owner of assigned projects from project initiation to project closure
• Main point of contact for all internal and stakeholders regarding assigned projects
• Responsible and accountable for all “8 Gates” (in alignment with DSU 9A-25) of a project life cycle (IPSEC)
• Clarifying and determining project scope and deliverables including (but not limited to):
  • Feasible project timeline
  • Engineering Study/EAR Applicability
  • Number/Type of Work Orders Required
  • Developing feasible project timeline
  • Reviewing/Approving customer submittal documents
  • Monitoring project performance and project schedules
  • Ensuring designs are received according to project schedule
  • Removing roadblocks and risks to project schedule
  • Proactively notifying stakeholders of forecasted workloads
  • Ensuring customer obligations/requirements remain on track per project schedules
  • Mitigating conflicts and driving projects forward
• Tracking financial performance of all assigned projects and programs
• Providing updated cost performance forecasts to project controls as a part of the larger New Service Connection portfolio
• Forecasting project spend on an annual, and project life cycle basis
• Justifying project over spend/under spend events and documenting when they occur
• Providing year over year forecasts and reports as needed
• For actual cost work orders reconcile work order with both SCE finance as well as customer

Compliance & Issue Resolution

• Understand and apply SCE policies, processes, and procedures applicable to assigned project types including regulations, standards, and other potential risks to SCE
• Develop and implement, with limited management oversight, solutions to complex and dynamic project issues creating win-win scenarios for both SCE and our customer’s

Coordination & Scheduling

• Site Meets (pre‑construction, pre‑trench, global, joint meets, kick‑off, etc)
• Inspections – in conjunction with SCE inspectors
• Construction – via D‑Ops and/or C‑Ops scheduling
• Ad‑Hoc meetings to facilitate project progress and completion

Tracking & Reporting

• Project Statuses
• Forecasts for projects with delivery to internal and external stakeholders
• Completion Dates
• Mentor, train, and develop department staff
• Communication – the project manager is expected to provide timely communication to stakeholders both proactively when project status changes, or upon request from a customer. Typical response time should be within 24 hrs.

Job Qualifications

• Min High School Diploma or equivalent
• B.S. in Business/STEM or related Field preferred advanced degree also considered
• Min. combined 7 years with at least 5 years project management experience AND 2 years electrical utility service planning
• Min 2 yrs Electrical Service Planning/Design Experience
• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), including a min of 2yrs data manipulation and visualization utilizing formulas, PowerBI, and other analytical tools
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and translating technical data/plans to non-technical audiences

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Project Management, Business Development, and Other

Industries

• Electric Power Generation and Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution

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• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension plan

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