Senior Utility Project Manager

Eliassen Group; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 89,544 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks a Senior Project Manager to deliver distribution substation optimization projects in the US. You will lead cross‑functional teams, manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk, and drive stakeholder communications.

Utility PM experience with electric distribution or transmission background is preferred; Maximo and Excel are used for planning and analysis. Compensation ranges from $65.00 to $75.00 per hour on a W2 basis, reflecting seniority and project scope in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Utility project management experience.
• Electric distribution or transmission experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills with advanced data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Create, staff, and lead project teams across development, engineering, controls, estimating, construction management, supply chain, and regulatory areas.
• Provide daily leadership and coordinate matrixed team members; engage functional leaders on placement and conflict resolution.
• Maintain stakeholder communications via status reports, kickoff meetings and updates.
• Plan scope, schedule, cost, safety and quality; include procurement strategies, equipment selection, and commissioning plans.
• Execute projects within approved constraints, managing scope, deliverables, budgets, risk, quality and closeout.

Skills

Excel proficient

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Maximo

Excel

Job description

Overview

Our client seeks a Senior Project Manager to deliver distribution substation optimization projects. The role will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk, and drive communication with stakeholders. Utility project management experience is required, with preference for electric distribution or transmission backgrounds and tools such as Maximo and Excel. The work will support grid modernization objectives and operational reliability.

Compensation: $65.00–$75.00 per hour, on a W2 basis.

Responsibilities

• Create, staff, and lead project teams across development, engineering, project controls, estimating, construction management, supply chain, legal, EHS, QA/QC, operations, communications, stakeholder engagement, regulatory, security, fuels, and transmission.
• Provide daily leadership, oversight, and coordination for matrixed team members and engage functional leaders on placement, development, and conflict resolution.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder communications through status reporting, kickoff meetings, and recurring updates aligned to standards and procedures.
• Plan scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality, including estimating, schedule development, cost control, procurement and contracting strategies, equipment and vendor selection, and commissioning plans.
• Execute projects within approved constraints, managing objectives, scope, roles, deliverables, WBS, schedules, communications, regulatory and procurement strategies, contractor and supplier plans, resources, budgets, lessons learned, risk, quality, safety, environmental, security, integration, data management, reporting, change control, and closeout.

Experience Requirements

• Utility project management experience.
• Electric distribution or transmission experience (preferred).
• Strong Excel skills, including advanced functions and data analysis (preferred).