Senior Project Manager

Prysmian; Highland Heights (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Prysmian is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple high voltage cable projects primarily located in the United States. The role begins on-site near Plaquemines Parish, LA for 2–4 years, then transitions to a remote, national scope for project work across the U.S.

Responsibilities include bidding involvement, onsite supervision, scheduling in MS Project, budgeting, and reporting. Travel may reach up to 75% and requires coordinating multi-year, multi-million dollar initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Project Management with either transmission or distribution.
• Experience with high voltage (69kV-400kV) underground cable manufacturing or installation; knowledge of partial discharge and related safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 2-4 active projects concurrently.
• Manage underground HV and EHV cable installations from design through execution.
• Lead onsite labor/supervisors to deliver on schedule and within budget.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Scheduling

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year Prysmian manufacturers thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video, and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us. Make Your Mark at Prysmian!

Prysmian is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee and manage several projects simultaneously primarily located in the U.S. The Senior Project Manager will be located near Plaquemines Parish, LA for 2 - 4 years and then become remote to manage the project work that can be located anywhere in the U.S.

Job Responsibilities:

• The typical project workload would consist of between 2-4 active projects.
• The projects typically entail the underground installation of high voltage and extra high voltage cables and accessories ranging from 69kV up until 345kV.
• Involved during the bidding phase but is often directly responsible to manage the onsite labor and/or supervisors and ensure a safe job completion delivered on schedule and under budget.
• Update project schedules in MS Project.
• Monitor and update project budgets. Identify, resolve, or escalate operational problems and minimize delays.
• Provide project estimation and site supervision.
• Multitask several projects and change order tracking and implementation.
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the year or as needed.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare regular reports to communicate the status of the project.
• Oversight for weekly payroll.

Job Qualifications:

• Employer requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Project Management with either transmission or distribution
• Must have included high voltage (69KV-400KV) underground cable manufacturing or installation experience; technical education relating to electrical transmission; partial discharge measurements and the basic theory of partial discharge; working safely in energized and de-energized substations; effectively multi-task complex dynamic projects; accurately monitor financial projects status of multi-year multi-million dollar projects including 3-6 month long projects with install values of up to $750K, 6-18 month long projects with install values of up to 1.5M, and 18 month + projects with install values greater than $1.5M.