SCADA & Telecom Program Manager — Lead Capital Projects

Qualus; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability

Retirement Plan

FSA/HSA

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Job summary

Qualus in Salt Lake City is seeking a Communications/SCADA Project Manager to oversee telecom, SCADA, fiber, and RTU projects across full life cycle. You will coordinate with engineering, managers, technicians, and vendors to align resources and deliver within scope, schedule and budget.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent, four+ years of related experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a willingness to work in-office five days a week with

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.
• 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.
• Coordinate with telecom engineering, assigned engineers, area managers, communication technicians, relay and meter technicians, contractors, and vendors to align resources and support project execution.
• Track RTU replacement work associated with ongoing capital projects to prevent duplication of work and ensure replacement activities are properly coordinated.
• Ensure required equipment and materials are ordered, assembled, shipped, and tracked in alignment with project schedules and site readiness.
• Coordinate field execution, legacy RTU decommissioning, equipment removal, as-built documentation, and project closeout in accordance with established procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team building

Analytical thinking

In-office work

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Qualus in Salt Lake City is seeking a Communications/SCADA Project Manager to oversee telecom, SCADA, fiber, and RTU projects across full life cycle. You will coordinate with engineering, managers, technicians, and vendors to align resources and deliver within scope, schedule and budget.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent, four+ years of related experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a willingness to work in-office five days a week with