Project ManagerUtility Experience

Terravanta Inc; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Advancement opportunities

Paid time off

Training & development

Job summary

Terravanta Inc. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead multiple energy/utility projects in California. You will apply PM principles and collaborate with senior leaders to guide projects from initiation through closure.

The role requires 7+ years of PM experience, strong analytic and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Project, Excel, and Power BI. On-site presence in California is expected as projects progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years of project management experience on energy/utility projects.
• Electric utility experience is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive).
• Construction management experience is preferred.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Excel.
• Familiarity with Power BI.
• PMI/ PMP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple moderately complex projects using PM principles, tools and techniques under time constraints.
• Directs initiation, planning, execution, control and closure for scope, schedule and budget.
• Collaborates with peers and senior leadership to provide recommendations to drive projects forward.
• Manages planning and execution of electric transmission/distribution projects including wildfire, infrastructure, and maintenance.
• Drives milestones and reports on medium to large projects, including regulatory filings and agency coordination.
• Facilitates development plans, work packages, testing procedures, energization sequences; resolves conflicts.
• Communicates effectively and maintains positive working relationships with multiple parties.

Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Adaptable

Proactive

Critical Thinking

Strong judgement and decision skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Teams

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