Remote Program Manager, Utility Ops & GIS Transformation

Celerity Consulting Group; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Celerity is seeking a Program Manager for Utility Operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, mostly remote with hybrid cadence for workshops and milestones. You will lead cross-functional transformation across operations, GIS, data workflows, and asset management, driving Lean-based improvements and governance.

This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder influence. Responsibilities include designing current and future state processes, mapping data flows, and delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, GIS, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of experience in process improvement, consulting, or utility operations.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within regulated utility environments strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end process transformation initiatives across utility operations, GIS, and asset data workflows.
• Develop current-state and future-state process maps for mapping workflows and data validation.
• Identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and failure points within existing processes.
• Design and implement Lean-based solutions to improve efficiency, throughput, and data quality.
• Establish standardized workflows, documentation, and governance frameworks.
• Serve as program lead for process improvement initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Drive alignment across operations, GIS, quality, and executive leadership teams.
• Facilitate sessions, workshops, and decision forums to advance process changes.
• Translate business objectives into execution plans with milestones and deliverables.
• Ensure adoption of new processes through stakeholder engagement and change management.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Process mapping

Stakeholder mgmt

Facilitation

Analytical thinking

Executive comms

Influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, GIS, or related field

Tools

Visio

BPMN

Job description

Celerity is seeking a Program Manager for Utility Operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, mostly remote with hybrid cadence for workshops and milestones. You will lead cross-functional transformation across operations, GIS, data workflows, and asset management, driving Lean-based improvements and governance.

This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder influence. Responsibilities include designing current and future state processes, mapping data flows, and delivering