Senior Portfolio Manager, Electric Utilities Projects (Remote)

Socket.dev; Fairlawn (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) contributions

Job summary

Welty Energy & Infrastructure (WE&I) is seeking a Portfolio Manager to lead the Special Projects (Distribution) team, based in Akron, OH or remote in Pennsylvania. The role requires 10–20% travel and oversight of transmission and distribution projects for electric utilities across the Midwest and Northeast.

You will recruit and retain top talent, mentor staff, assign projects, and act as SME for client tools and processes, while driving utilization, profitability, and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or similar.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Ten years of experience managing projects; electric utility PM preferred.
• Five years of experience managing people.
• PMP preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective leadership and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn client’s systems, tools, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Project Managers and Project Coordinators who manage transmission and distribution projects for our client(s).
• Recruit and retain high quality talent.
• Support career development of your team; conduct career conversations for your team.
• Assign projects appropriately to your team.
• Consult on your team’s projects where your expertise is needed; attend site visits as needed.
• Be a SME for all client software, tools and processes that are utilized by your team.
• Provide training to incoming and existing staff.
• Foster a Welty virtual environment via Microsoft Teams.
• Participate in salary administration for your team.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PMP certification

Job description

Welty Energy & Infrastructure (WE&I) is seeking a Portfolio Manager to lead the Special Projects (Distribution) team, based in Akron, OH or remote in Pennsylvania. The role requires 10–20% travel and oversight of transmission and distribution projects for electric utilities across the Midwest and Northeast.

You will recruit and retain top talent, mentor staff, assign projects, and act as SME for client tools and processes, while driving utilization, profitability, and client satisfaction.