Project Manager 1

AccruePartners, Inc.

$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of Project Management experience in capital, construction, engineering, or infrastructure projects
  • Highly preferred experience with electric utility transmission or substation projects
  • Strong understanding of project scope, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, risk management, and construction execution
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, including engineering and construction teams
  • Proficiency in Primavera P6 and other scheduling tools
  • Familiarity with financial/project controls platforms like EcoSys, PowerPlant, or Maximo
  • Comfortable in both office and active project-site environments

Responsibilities

  • Manage projects from planning and design through construction and closeout
  • Own project performance regarding scope, schedule, cost, and safety
  • Lead cross-functional teams consisting of engineering, construction, and external contractors
  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk management plans
  • Coordinate resources to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget
  • Conduct project meetings and communicate with stakeholders
  • Support project execution through procurement, contracting, and site visits

Benefits

  • Manage multiple capital projects within critical infrastructure
  • Ownership across the full project lifecycle
  • High visibility across engineering, construction, and leadership
  • Opportunity to oversee projects with budgets under $25M
  • Hybrid work model with hands-on project site exposure
Full Job Description
PROJECT MANAGER - TRANSMISSION & SUBSTATION

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
  • Join a large, established organization responsible for delivering critical energy infrastructure projects
  • Work within a project management organization overseeing capital projects across transmission and substation environments
  • Partner with engineering, construction, project controls, estimating, supply chain, operations, safety, environmental, and other technical teams
  • Manage multiple capital projects from initial planning and design through construction, commissioning, and closeout
  • Join a highly collaborative environment with significant exposure to both internal stakeholders and external contractors

LOCATION
  • Hybrid - 3 days per week in office or visiting project sites, 2 days remote
  • Approximately 20% travel to project and work sites
  • Site visits may require driving up to approximately 200 miles one way; mileage is reimbursed
  • Must be comfortable walking active outdoor project sites with rough terrain, uneven ground, and hills
  • PPE will be required during site visits

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU
  • Opportunity to manage multiple capital projects within critical infrastructure
  • Ownership across the full project lifecycle, including scope, schedule, budget, safety, quality, risk, and execution
  • Exposure to transmission and substation construction projects
  • High visibility across engineering, construction, operations, project controls, and leadership
  • Opportunity to manage projects with budgets typically totaling less than $25M and low-to-moderate levels of complexity
  • Hybrid flexibility while maintaining hands-on exposure to active project sites

WHAT YOU WILL DO
  • Manage multiple projects from planning and design through construction, startup, commissioning, turnover, and closeout
  • Own project performance across scope, schedule, cost, safety, quality, risk, and stakeholder communication
  • Lead cross-functional project teams consisting of engineering, construction, project controls, estimating, supply chain, EHS, QA/QC, operations, and external contractors
  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, reporting, risk plans, procurement strategies, and execution plans
  • Coordinate contractors, vendors, suppliers, and internal resources to keep projects on schedule and within budget
  • Lead project meetings, status reviews, kickoff meetings, and stakeholder communications
  • Monitor project costs and schedules using tools such as Primavera P6, EcoSys, PowerPlant, Maximo, or similar platforms
  • Support procurement, contracting, equipment selection, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and turnover activities
  • Conduct periodic site visits to understand project progress, coordinate with field teams, and address execution challenges
  • Maintain a strong focus on safety, environmental requirements, quality, and project controls throughout execution

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
  • 4+ years of Project Management experience supporting capital, construction, engineering, or infrastructure projects
  • Experience with electric utility transmission or substation projects is highly preferred
  • Strong understanding of project scope, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, risk management, and construction execution
  • Experience coordinating engineering, construction, contractors, vendors, project controls, and other cross-functional stakeholders
  • Experience with Primavera P6 or similar project scheduling tools
  • Exposure to financial/project controls platforms such as EcoSys, PowerPlant, Maximo, or similar systems
  • Comfortable working in both office and active project-site environments
  • Able to travel approximately 20% and drive to regional project sites as needed
  • Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to manage matrixed project teams
  • College degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience

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