Sr. Engineering Project Manager (Hybrid)

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Job summary

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Engineering Project Manager for a hybrid role in Vancouver, WA.

The position oversees high-visibility HV capital projects from inception through commissioning, coordinating scope, schedule, and budget across multiple functions. The role requires a strong background in engineering project management, HV systems, and cross-functional leadership, with a preference for a Master’s degree and extensive experience in large-scale capital programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is required; master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of direct engineering project management experience for large capital programs.
• Experience with high voltage substation, transmission line, or telecom projects is required.
• Strong scheduling, cost control, and regulatory coordination skills.
• Proven leadership and cross-functional collaboration at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Direct and support multi-discipline capital programs within the portfolio.
• Coordinate schedules, scope, budget, and quality across teams and external partners.
• Lead front-end planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with NEPA, permits, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate cross-organizational alignment and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Project management

High voltage knowledge

Stakeholder facilitation

Regulatory awareness

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Sr. Engineering Project Manager (Hybrid)

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Sr. Engineering Project Manager for their Vancouver, Washington location. This position is located within the Infrastructure Asset Management Project Portfolio Management organization, which executes and delivers high visibility Transmission Capital Projects Portfolio. The role leads and facilitates project management support for large, high-complexity High Voltage system upgrade and modernization projects (typically $25M+ in capital investment) through the entire project life cycle from inception, formal federal stage-gate approvals, and engineering through commissioning and closeout. The Project Manager coordinates, tracks, monitors and reports on all activities for assigned capital programs and projects to assist federal leadership in ensuring project objectives are accomplished strictly within approved scope, schedule, baseline funding parameters, and established quality standards in accordance with the Project Management Playbook and industry best practices.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Sr. Engineering Project Manager:

• Project portfolios under this role span multi-discipline, highly technical initiatives.
• High Voltage Substation Projects: Major yard expansions, 115 kV–500 kV equipment additions/replacements, power circuit breakers, transformers, protective relaying and controls, metering, remedial action schemes (RAS), and substation automation.
• Transmission Line Infrastructure: 115 kV to 500 kV transmission line rebuilds, new corridor construction, reconductoring, priority steel/wood pole replacements, access road development, and complex right-of-way/land acquisitions.
• Telecommunications & Operational Systems: Microwave and fiber-optic communication systems, telecom towers, control buildings, emergency generation, DC battery systems, and SCADA/energy management integration.
• Environmental & Regulatory Compliance: Comprehensive planning, critical path alignment, and schedule integration for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, cultural/tribal consultations, and regulatory permits.
• This role exercises senior-level leadership and advanced stakeholder facilitation, driving active cross-functional alignment and collaboration across organizations, including Transmission Engineering & Design, Construction, System Operations, Asset Planning, Environmental Planning, Real Estate, and Customer Service, as well as external utilities, customers, and regulatory bodies, serving in an advisory, coordinating and non-decisional capacity.
• This resource will Facilitate End-to-End Capital Project Portfolio Execution Method, Project Initiation & Front-End Project Setup, Scoping Phase & Project Management Plan Development, Design Phase & Project Execution Planning, Environmental, Cultural, Tribal, & Real Property Governance, Monitoring, Controlling, Risk, & Financial Oversight, Project Post-Construction, Commissioning, & Closeout (PCF 3.5).

Requirements/Qualifications for Sr. Engineering Project Manager:

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Organizational Development, Computer Science or a closely related field is required.
• With Bachelor’s Degree in applicable fields, 10 years of direct work experience is required.
• With a Bachelor’s Degree not in applicable fields, 12 years of direct work experience is required.
• Without a Bachelor’s degree: 14 years of experience is required.
• Experience must include direct work experience in an engineering project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Experience of demonstrated project management experience, including all aspects of process development and execution that are closely related to some or all the following (High Voltage Substation, Telecommunication system or high voltage transmission line systems) is required.
• Level 3 is typicallyresponsible for medium- to large-sized projects (25M and higher cost).
• Experience with managing high voltage Substation upgrades/expansions, high voltage equipment installation, Civil site development, concrete foundations, steel structures, control/telecommunication communications/relays in accordance with industry project management principles.
• Experience with development of project schedule timelines, to reflect major tasks (Planning, design, procurement, construction, testing etc.) as required to complete a project.
• Experience analyzing and reviewing complex cost estimates and contract task orders.
• Experience identifying, modeling, and managing complex project dependencies and critical path schedules across multiple concurrent technical engineering disciplines.
• A working knowledge of High voltage systems, System Control, Communications, Relay planning, functional and technical specifications in a typical electric power system.
• Demonstrated experience assessing engineering project feasibility, constructability, and equipment lead times for specialized high-voltage materials and contractor labor.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Project (MSP) or similar scheduling software.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of, or ability to rapidly onboard with, enterprise systems.

We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:

Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status