Technical Project Manager

Primary Talent Partners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 94,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACA-compliant supplemental package

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners is seeking a Technical Project Manager in Charlotte, NC for a 12-month contract. Lead cross-functional teams on interconnection of data centers, managing scope, schedule, risks, and deliverables from initiation through completion.

The ideal candidate translates technical concepts into clear updates for stakeholders, collaborates with engineers and business partners, and maintains rigorous project documentation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technical projects in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of scope, schedule, risk, and dependencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and interdependent workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute data center studies from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Define requirements, priorities, and expectations with technical teams and stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across teams to align projects with plan.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and scope changes.
• Facilitate technical and project discussions with clear action items and owners.
• Translate technical updates for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Monitor progress and address roadblocks; elevate issues when needed.
• Provide regular status reports on schedule, risks, and milestones.
• Maintain documentation and stakeholder visibility into decisions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Tools

CYME

PSCAD

PSSE

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Technical Project Manager with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $68.00 - $78.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description

• We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead and coordinate complex, cross-functional projects supporting the interconnection of data centers.
• This individual will partner closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and project leadership to manage project scope, schedules, dependencies, risks, and deliverables from initiation through completion.
• The ideal candidate combines strong project management skills with enough technical understanding to effectively communicate with technical resources, understand project dependencies and challenges, and translate technical information into clear updates for stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of data center studies from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Partner with technical teams and business stakeholders to define project requirements, priorities, and expectations.
• Coordinate activities across multiple teams and workstreams to keep projects aligned and progressing according to plan.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes in scope.
• Facilitate technical and project-related discussions, ensuring decisions, action items, and owners are clearly documented.
• Translate technical information into clear project updates for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address roadblocks or elevate issues when needed.
• Provide regular status reporting on project schedule, risks, milestones, and overall progress.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure appropriate stakeholders have visibility into key decisions and project status.
• Manage multiple competing priorities while adapting to changing technical and business needs.

Qualifications

• Previous experience managing technical projects in a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including scope, schedule, risk, dependency, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams and understand technical concepts, requirements, and project dependencies.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and interconnected workstreams.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks and drive issues toward resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently while driving accountability across project teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing projects within an engineering, utility, energy, infrastructure, or similarly technical environment.
• Experience coordinating projects involving multiple technical disciplines or functional teams.
• Familiarity with project management and scheduling tools.
• Experience working with electrical engineers and power system software modeling tools like CYME, PSCAD, PSSE.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Aff…? All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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