Position OverviewPower your future with Qualus in our Program Management department as a Development Project Manager. We are seeking experienced Project Managers at Level I, II, III, and Senior levels who are passionate about the power industry. Our Development Project Managers will lead the development planning phase for large electric utility transmission line projects with focus on early scoping, capital planning alignment, and will support projects through to the delivery stage. The successful candidate must have exceptional leadership skills and possess the ability to successfully navigate through and resolve complex and oftentimes multi-functional challenges associated with large projects.
Responsibilities
Lead early project scoping, feasibility reviews, and constructability assessments.
Collaborate with Engineering and Asset Strategy to identify transmission assetconditionneeds.
Advance projects through design, permitting, environmental review, and developmentmilestones.
Develop and maintain schedules focused on constructionreadiness milestones.
Track scope, cost, schedule, and risk during the projectdevelopment phase.
Support bidpackage development and procurement preparation.
Coordinate constructionreadiness requirements including access, outages, and materialplanning.
- Responsible for the overall management of the project scope, schedule, and cost.
- Accountable for key project decision-making.
- Manages a collaborative project team to ensure each key functional project discipline is meeting the planned project scope, schedule, and cost.
- Lead overall project 6 coaching, conflict resolution, facilitation, motivation, and negotiation.
- Responsible for leading project meetings.
- Accountable to develop, update and manage the project plan associated with development phase of the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate communication and provides status updates to stakeholders as required.
- Assess project risk and proactively develop mitigation plans.
- Proactively manages project requests for information and action items.
- Ensure availability or seeks out adequate resources to support projects.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of electric utility project management experience required.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced data analysis, financial modeling, and reporting capabilities.
- Demonstrated financial management experience, including:
- Cash flow forecasting and management for capital projects, including both internal labor and contractor-supported work.
- Purchase Order (PO) financial tracking and oversight.
- Financial risk assessment and mitigation to support achievement of investment objectives.
- Capital portfolio financial planning, monitoring, and performance management.
- Identification, evaluation, and communication of financial risks and opportunities.
- Strong data management, analysis, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex information into actionable insights.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, particularly between Project Management and Financial Management organizations.
- Experience preparing and delivering executive and leadership-level reporting, including financial performance, portfolio status, risks, and investment outcomes.
- Demonstrate the ability to be organized and work on multiple projects and meet deadlines by setting priorities.
- Must be able to prepare clear and concise status updates and reports as required.
- Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project).
- Proficient in analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations to support project scope, schedule and cost objectives.
- Demonstrates excellent leadership, verbal/written communications, time management, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Consistently produces results that meet goals, has high work standards, and understands the business environment and processes.
- Strives for individual excellence by seeking challenges and self-development, demonstrating high levels of expertise and showing commitment, self-confidence, and integrity.
- Must be able to work a hybrid schedule including working from the Hartford, CT office and attending project site visits.
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Benefits & CompensationQualus offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, Retirement Savings Plans (including employer matching where applicable), Flexible Spending and/or Health Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Company Holidays. Benefits offerings may vary based on position, work location, and eligibility requirements. The compensation range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable laws and market practices. The final base salary offered may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, internal equity, performance, and business needs. Compensation ranges are subject to change at the Companys discretion and as permitted by applicable law.
