Senior PM – Grid Communications & OT Projects

ENTRUST Solutions Group; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead technical projects within Distribution Communications Engineering. You will guide cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, IT, and other business areas to deliver projects on scope, schedule, and budget.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of large-project experience in electric utilities, strong PM skills, and familiarity with SCADA, DER, fiber, and wireless technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 10+ years of experience managing large, complex projects within the electric distribution or utility industry.
• Strong project management knowledge across scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, and stakeholder management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary Engineering, Operations, IT, and OT teams.
• Familiarity with electric distribution technologies such as SCADA, distribution automation, DER, fiber, microwave, radio, cellular, satellite communications, and device interoperability.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Excel.
• Strong communication, leadership, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, senior leadership, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering, Operations, and IT teams through planning, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, dependencies, and change control.
• Coordinate projects involving wireless communications, SCADA/DSCADA, fiber, microwave, radio, cellular, satellite, and related distribution technologies.
• Develop project plans, approval documentation, technical alternatives, budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Monitor project performance and proactively address schedule, cost, resource, and technical challenges.
• Manage project financials, purchase orders, change requests, and projections.
• Provide clear, concise project updates to leadership, stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
• Collaborate across System Operations, Engineering, IT, Security, PMO, Finance, Procurement, Regulatory, Legal, and other groups.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Organization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

10+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead technical projects within Distribution Communications Engineering. You will guide cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, IT, and other business areas to deliver projects on scope, schedule, and budget.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of large-project experience in electric utilities, strong PM skills, and familiarity with SCADA, DER, fiber, and wireless technologies.