Project Manager-Utility Experience

Terravanta Inc; California; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Job summary

Terravanta Inc. is looking for an experienced Project Manager to oversee multiple projects in the energy and utility sectors. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience and must be proficient in project management principles and tools, particularly in electric transmission and distribution projects.

The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work independently while coordinating with various stakeholders to achieve project goals. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
• Electric utility experience is required.
• Construction management experience is essential.
• Project Management Professional certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple moderately complex projects effectively under time constraints.
• Directs project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to provide recommendations for projects.
• Manages planning, development, and execution of electric transmission/distribution projects.
• Drives milestones and reports on medium to large projects.
• Facilitates development plans, work packages, and testing procedures.

Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Adaptable

Proactive

Critical Thinking

Strong judgement and decision skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

About Us

Terravanta is a certified woman minority-owned business that provides Project/Program Management, Engineering, and Sustainable Solutions primarily in the energy, utility, and transportation sectors. If you like to innovate, are open-minded, self-reliant with strategic mind thinking, and interested in giving your full potential to this small business, this position may be for you. We are a socially and environmentally responsible company.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple moderately complex projects effectively using project management principles, tools, and techniques under time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision.
• Responsible for directing project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure for core disciplines of project management (scope, schedule, and budget) independently.
• Collaborates with peer Project Managers, department/division senior leadership, and other stakeholders’ departments as a key consultant to provide recommendations to drive projects forward.
• Manages planning, development, and/or execution of electric transmission/distribution projects, which may include wildfire, infrastructure replacement, load growth, poles, line upgrades, maintenance, installations, etc.
• Drives milestones and report on medium to large transmission and/or distribution projects which may include designs, schedules, projects applications, compliance and safety documentation, regulatory filings, and local and state agency coordination.
• Facilitates the progress of development plans, work packages, testing procedures, and energization sequences. Resolves issues and ensures task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflicts with team members and functional managers.
• Ability to communicate effectively and with impact, maintain positive working relationships, and exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with multiple parties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

• Minimum 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
• Electric utility experience
• Skilled in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
• Construction management experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Excel
• Familiarity with Power BI
• Project Management Professional certification

Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Adaptable
• Proactive
• Critical Thinking
• Strong judgement and decision skills