Senior AMI Program Manager - Deployment & Strategy

Global Infrastructure; Washington; On-site; USD 154,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Education benefits

Job summary

TYLin seeks an experienced Lead Program Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployment programs. This role coordinates utility stakeholders, implementation vendors, contractors, and project teams across the full AMI lifecycle.

The incumbent will provide leadership in project planning, vendor management, deployment oversight, risk/change management, and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Active PMP certification required.
• 10+ years of program or project management experience.
• 2+ years managing AMI, smart metering, utility infrastructure, or large-scale technology deployment programs.
• Experience managing programs exceeding $25M in value.

Responsibilities

• Lead AMI Program Delivery: act as Program Manager for large AMI deployment programs from procurement through deployment completion and operational transition.
• Support Vendor Procurement and Contract Development: help finalize turnkey AMI requirements, support vendor evaluations, assist in contract negotiations.
• Develop and Maintain Program Controls: create integrated project plans, cost-loaded schedules, dashboards, KPIs, risk registers, and mitigation plans.
• Manage Implementation Vendors: oversee AMI deployment vendors, contractors, subcontractors, performance monitoring, issue resolution, and contract compliance.
• Oversee Deployment Activities: coordinate deployment planning, sequencing, resource allocation, QA, field inspections, readiness across all phases.
• Lead Risk and Issue Management: manage risk registers, issue resolution, escalations, decisions, and mitigation strategies.
• Drive Organizational Change Management: plan transitions for billing continuity, meter reading operations, workforce impacts, communications, training, and process improvements.
• Facilitate Stakeholder Coordination: build relationships with utility leadership, operations, customer service, tech providers, contractors, regulators.
• Provide Executive Reporting: prepare status reports on schedule, budget, installation progress, risk, decisions, and lessons learned.
• Support Project Closeout and Operational Readiness: coordinate acceptance, transition planning, verification, and post-deployment reviews.

Skills

PMP certification

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Budgeting & scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field

Job description

TYLin seeks an experienced Lead Program Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployment programs. This role coordinates utility stakeholders, implementation vendors, contractors, and project teams across the full AMI lifecycle.

The incumbent will provide leadership in project planning, vendor management, deployment oversight, risk/change management, and executive reporting.