SCADA & Telecom Program Manager — Capital Projects Lead

Qualus; Grants Pass (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualus in Grants Pass, Oregon, seeks a Communications/SCADA Project Manager in our Program Management department. Reporting to the Director of Project Delivery, you will oversee telecommunications, SCADA, fiber optic, and RTU projects through the full lifecycle, coordinating with engineers, technicians, and vendors to meet scope, schedule, and budget.

You will lead planning, execution, and closeout activities, develop work scopes, schedules, cost forecasts, risk tracking, and change-control

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of four years directly related professional experience.
• Experience or formal education in project cost, schedule, scope controls, forecasting and reporting.
• Ability to analyze information, form conclusions and provide meaningful solutions.
• Proficient with the use of technical applications, software, and tools.
• Ability to motivate and influence others including skills and experience in team building.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• In office 5 days a week.
• Occasional travel

Responsibilities

• Manage capital telecommunications, SCADA, and RTU replacement projects or phases of larger projects in accordance with company project management processes, policies, and governance requirements.
• Lead project planning, design, execution, monitoring, and closeout activities to deliver assigned work within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Develop scopes of work, requests for proposals, project schedules, cost forecasts, progress reports, risk tracking, and change-control documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors regarding work scope, contract commitments, specifications, schedule requirements, and change management.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized RTU replacement program schedule based on company-provided asset data, projected timelines, engineering readiness, field resource availability, and active capital project schedules.
• Establish site-specific projects and work orders for RTU replacements, ensuring each project is properly scoped based on size, complexity, communications requirements, equipment needs, and field execution constraints.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Qualus in Grants Pass, Oregon, seeks a Communications/SCADA Project Manager in our Program Management department. Reporting to the Director of Project Delivery, you will oversee telecommunications, SCADA, fiber optic, and RTU projects through the full lifecycle, coordinating with engineers, technicians, and vendors to meet scope, schedule, and budget.

You will lead planning, execution, and closeout activities, develop work scopes, schedules, cost forecasts, risk tracking, and change-control