Rising Project Manager — T&D & Substation Infra

Goodwin Recruiting; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401K

PTO & Paid Holidays

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is assisting a Morristown, NJ-based utility infrastructure firm in recruiting an Assistant Project Manager for large-scale Transmission & Distribution and Substation projects. This early-career role offers growth within critical capital programs across the full project lifecycle.

You will support scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, accrual tracking, and project controls, while coordinating engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and stakeholder activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Construction Management is required.
• 1–4 years of experience in utility infrastructure projects with T&D or substation exposure.
• Experience with project schedules, budgeting, forecasting, or project controls is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers across Transmission, Distribution, and Substation projects from development through construction closeout.
• Assist with scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, accrual tracking, and project controls activities.
• Coordinate engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and utility stakeholder activities.
• Support field execution, contractor coordination, and construction management activities.
• Track project milestones, risks, procurement items, project documentation, and schedule updates.
• Maintain communication between utility clients, engineers, contractors, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Assist with reporting related to project progress, cost metrics, scheduling, procurement, and field activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Excel

Job description

Goodwin Recruiting is assisting a Morristown, NJ-based utility infrastructure firm in recruiting an Assistant Project Manager for large-scale Transmission & Distribution and Substation projects. This early-career role offers growth within critical capital programs across the full project lifecycle.

You will support scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, accrual tracking, and project controls, while coordinating engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and stakeholder activities.