Associate Project Manager

K&A Engineering Consulting

$85K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business; minimum 3 years of experience (or Associate's Degree with 4 years)
  • Preferred experience in utility construction and project management
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
  • Clear and accurate verbal and written communication
  • Collaborative team member with a pleasant demeanor
  • Customer service-oriented with a proactive work approach
  • Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Assist in managing and coordinating distribution-related projects
  • Lead monthly project reporting and data compilation
  • Develop and implement project execution plans
  • Monitor project schedules and manage scope and costs
  • Support financials, staffing, risk, change, and contract management
  • Ensure deliverables meet client satisfaction and quality standards
  • Foster a positive team environment with a focus on accountability and project success

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence 3x per week
  • Opportunity to work on impactful projects in the energy sector
  • Supportive and collaborative team culture
  • Valuable hands-on experience in project management
  • Career growth within a dynamic company
Full Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Associate Project Manager to join our team at K&A Power Group in Syracuse, New York. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects that make a real impact in the energy and utility sectors. You'll be part of a dynamic, people-focused team where your expertise, ideas, and contributions will be valued and celebrated.

Role Expectations:
  • Assist the internal Project Management team and manage, direct, and coordinate all aspects of work related to distribution and related projects
  • Coordinate and lead monthly project reporting, collect and compile data.
  • Develop project approach and implement project execution plan.
  • Monitor project schedules, manage scope, and control project costs.
  • Support financials, staffing, risk management, change management, contract management, tracking and resource management for all projects.
  • Support the project team to ensure deliverables are being provided to the client's satisfaction and that projects are following internal and external QA/QC guidelines.
  • Promote a culture of "can do attitude" and "say do" ratio with project deadline and quality across the team.

What we're looking for:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a Business-related field and minimum 3 years of experience or Associates Degree with 4 years of experience
  • Preferred utility construction and project management experience
  • Requires expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel utilization of pivot tables, v lookup, algorithms, and excel other functions).
  • Must have the ability to communicate accurately and clearly both orally and in writing
  • Must have pleasant manners; able to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Must have customer service oriented "can do" approach to work
  • Must have superior organizational skills and accuracy
  • Excellent problem solving and people skills also required
  • Hybrid Position must be able to go into the office (3x a week)

Pay Range: $85,000-$95,000/year

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