Senior Program Manager

Spectraforce Technologies; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies seeks a Senior Program Manager in Fremont, CA to lead a 2-month engagement focused on gas and electric meter workflows, RFID tagging, and field coordination. You will drive cross-functional efforts with field technicians, software vendors, and OEMs, manage risks, and deliver milestones across crawl, walk, and run phases while maintaining strict safety standards.

Strong program management, communication, and reporting skills (Excel, Power BI) are essential to monitor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Exceptional analytical and technical ability.
• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools.
• Ability to manage time-sensitive priorities.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding business commitments.
• Experience in change management.
• Strong initiative, teamwork, accountability for results, customer focus, and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Engage daily with field technicians to develop, implement, and refine workflows for gas and electric meter check-in/out processes.
• Partner with software vendor to update the application based on feedback, field observations, and evolving workflow needs.
• Ensure passive RFID readers, antennas, and mobile readers remain in good order; coordinate with partners to identify improvements.
• Coordinate with metering OEMs to ship new meters with RFID labels through Crawl, Walk and Run phases.
• Serve as backup to another Program Manager overseeing contractors responsible for auditing and RFID tagging meters systemwide.
• Support RFP-related activities as needed.
• Take ownership of milestones across crawl, walk, and run phases of the project.
• Apply strong program management practices, including communication, forward planning, follow-up, meeting documentation, risk tracking, and stakeholder alignment.
• Safety
• Maintain an absolute commitment to personal and co-worker safety; promote safety awareness and education.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Reporting tools

Program management

Change management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title: Senior Program Manager

Duration: 2 months (Possibility of Extension)

Location: Fremont, CA 94538

Key Responsibilities

• Engage daily with field technicians and material leads to develop, implement, and refine workflows for gas and electric meter check-in and check-out processes.
• Partner with the software vendor to update the application based on technician feedback, field observations, and evolving workflow needs.
• Ensure passive RFID readers, antennas, and mobile readers remain in good working order; coordinate with internal and external partners to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with metering OEMs to ship new meters with RFID labels through Crawl, Walk and Run phase approach.
• Serve as backup to another Program Manager overseeing contractors responsible for auditing and RFID tagging existing issued meters systemwide.
• Support RFP-related activities as needed.
• Take ownership of aggressive, high-impact milestones across the crawl, walk, and run phases of the project.
• Apply strong program management practices, including clear communication, forward planning, follow-up, meeting documentation, risk tracking, and stakeholder alignment.
• Safety
• Maintain an absolute commitment to personal and co-worker safety. Proactively identify and resolve unsafe conditions and promote safety awareness and education across the team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Exceptional analytical and technical ability
• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools
• Ability to manage time-sensitive priorities
• Track record of meeting or exceeding business commitments
• Experience in change management
• Strong initiative, teamwork, accountability for results, customer focus, and sound judgment
• Project, program management, or engineering experience

Desired Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license or Project Management Professional certification
• Five years of post-graduate engineering or project management experience
• Operations experience and new technology deployment experience
• Ability to motivate others and create enthusiasm for project goals.
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills in a collaborative environment.
• Self-starter who can work effectively with minimal oversight.
• Completes moderate to complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions plan and goals.
• Works independently on most issues.
• Provides direction on overall program plan and goals.
• Responsible for most/all deliverables within the program implementation plan.
• Communicates findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Develops budget forecasts, conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and develops solutions to address.
• Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations and provides business insight.

Education

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Experience

• 6 years of related experience or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Desired

• Advanced knowledge of Program Management
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints.
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams
• Ability to work within a Regulatory environment
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects

Knowledge of energy industry applications to local level customers, including energy issues, customer energy efficiency applications, and general customer information.

Desired

• Primarily office environment with extensive use of personal computers, telephone conversations, conference calls and in person meetings.
• Travel may be required.