Utility Project Manager

Pitch Aeronautics Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

120 hrs of paid time off

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401(k)

Equity eligibility

Paid holidays

Flexible work schedule

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Pitch Aeronautics Inc. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex utility integration projects in Boise, Idaho. You will coordinate engineers, software teams, and field crews, manage schedules, scope, and budgets, and ensure safety and compliance across programs.

Build plans, track risks, and translate stakeholder needs into actionable requirements to drive delivery. The role requires strong written communication, cross-functional leadership, and experience with utility operations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years with utilities.
• Experience managing projects with utility field, engineering, operations, or IT teams.
• Experience leading work across multiple organizations (utility, contractors, and vendors).
• Experience working with engineering or software teams to define requirements or test new tools.
• Strong technical writing used by executives and engineers.
• Able to work on site in Boise and travel up to 20%.
• Pass a NERC CIP-004 personnel risk assessment after a conditional offer.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Build project plans, schedules, and statements of work with each utility, and track scope, schedule, and cost against them.
• Plan sensor installations and drone work with our Drone Ops team and each utility's field and line crews.
• Coordinate the integration of DLR data into utility EMS and SCADA, bringing together Pitch's software engineers with the utility's operations, IT, and cybersecurity staff.
• Train operators and engineers, and stay engaged until the ratings are trusted and in daily use.
• Turn requests from utility operators, planners, and IT and cybersecurity staff into feature requirements, and prioritize them with our software, sensor, and drone teams.
• Agree on acceptance criteria with the utility before work starts, run acceptance testing, and feed field results back into the roadmap.
• Support SPARK program management: track the utilities' reconductoring schedules against the program schedule and help prepare DOE deliverables.
• Run recurring coordination meetings with utility customers and partners, and own project reporting, working with finance on invoices, cost share, and federal reporting where it applies.
• Track risks and award terms, including change requests, partner monitoring, the cybersecurity plan, unmanned aircraft rules, and environmental reviews.

Skills

Project management

Technical writing

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build project plans, schedules, and statements of work with each utility, and track scope, schedule, and cost against them.
• Plan sensor installations and drone work with our Drone Ops team and each utility's field and line crews.
• Coordinate the integration of DLR data into utility EMS and SCADA, bringing together Pitch's software engineers with the utility's operations, IT, and cybersecurity staff.
• Train operators and engineers, and stay engaged until the ratings are trusted and in daily use.
• Turn requests from utility operators, planners, and IT and cybersecurity staff need into feature requirements, and prioritize them with our software, sensor, and drone teams.
• Agree on acceptance criteria with the utility before work starts, run acceptance testing, and feed field results back into the roadmap.
• Support SPARK program management: track the utilities' reconductoring schedules against the program schedule and help prepare DOE deliverables.
• Run recurring coordination meetings with utility customers and partners, and own project reporting, working with finance on invoices, cost share, and federal reporting where it applies.
• Track risks and award terms, including change requests, partner monitoring, the cybersecurity plan, unmanned aircraft rules, and environmental reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience, including at least 3 years at an electric utility or working directly with utilities (for example at a utility contractor, engineering firm, or technology vendor).
• Experience managing projects with utility field, engineering, operations, or IT teams, such as transmission or distribution construction, line maintenance programs, substation projects, or grid technology deployments.
• Experience leading work across several organizations, such as a utility, its contractors, and vendors, while keeping scope, schedule, and budget on track.
• Experience working with engineering or software teams to define requirements for, or test, new tools.
• Clear technical writing: reports that utility executives and federal program staff will read closely, and requirements engineers can build from.
• Able to work on site in Boise and travel up to 20%.
• Able to visit substations, control centers, and transmission rights of way, including walking uneven ground, wearing required PPE, and following each utility's safety rules, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to pass a NERC CIP-004 personnel risk assessment (identity verification and a seven-year criminal history check) for unescorted utility access. This check occurs only after a conditional offer.
• Valid driver's license.

Desired Qualifications

• PMP, PE, or NERC System Operator certification.
• Familiarity with transmission operations or planning, NERC FAC-008, FERC Order 881, DLR, or other grid enhancing technologies.
• Experience on the vendor side of a utility technology deployment.
• Experience writing product requirements or user stories, or working alongside an agile software team.
• Budget responsibility for a project or program.
• Experience managing a DOE or other federal grant or cooperative agreement: cost share, subrecipient monitoring, federal reporting, or Davis-Bacon compliance.
• Experience in MISO or WECC.

Benefits

• 120 hrs of paid time off
• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k)
• Equity eligibility
• Paid holidays
• Flexible work schedule
• Relocation assistance may be available

Pitch Aeronautics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the nondiscrimination regulations of the U.S. Department of Energy (10 CFR Part 1040), the National Science Foundation (45 CFR Part 605), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (7 CFR Part 15b), Pitch Aeronautics does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.