About this Role:The
Project Manager - Transmission & Substation Programs will support the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of complex electric utility capital projects for a major Southern California electric utility.
This role will work closely with engineering, construction, project controls, operations, environmental, permitting, procurement, contractors, consultants, and utility stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with established scope, schedule, budget, quality, and technical requirements.
The ideal candidate has a strong background managing
electric utility, transmission, substation, power delivery, or other major infrastructure projects and is comfortable working within a highly regulated and technically complex project environment.
This position requires on-site presence in
Pomona, California on Mondays and Tuesdays, with additional attendance required for engineering job walks, field visits, project meetings, and other project needs.
Key Responsibilities: Project Management & Delivery- Manage electric utility transmission and substation projects throughout the project lifecycle, including planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
- Manage and coordinate project scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, milestones, and deliverables across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain project execution plans, milestone schedules, action-item logs, risk registers, and project status reporting.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects or workstreams while maintaining project priorities, deadlines, quality standards, and stakeholder expectations.
- Monitor overall project performance and proactively identify schedule, cost, scope, resource, and execution risks.
Engineering & Construction Coordination- Partner with engineering, construction, operations, project controls, environmental, permitting, procurement, and other functional teams throughout project execution.
- Participate in engineering job walks, field visits, construction coordination meetings, project reviews, and other site activities as required.
- Review project documentation, engineering deliverables, contractor information, project schedules, cost reports, change requests, and related project materials.
- Coordinate with engineers, contractors, consultants, construction teams, and utility stakeholders to address project issues and maintain alignment across project teams.
- Support projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and final closeout activities.
Cost, Schedule, Risk & Change Management- Monitor project performance against established scope, schedule, budget, and project objectives.
- Identify potential project risks and support the development and implementation of appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Support project forecasting, budget management, change management, issue resolution, and overall project performance.
- Coordinate with project controls professionals to support accurate cost, schedule, forecasting, and performance information.
- Review and evaluate project changes and their potential impacts to scope, schedule, budget, resources, and project execution.
Stakeholder & Project Communications- Facilitate project meetings and coordinate follow-up activities with project teams, contractors, consultants, and utility stakeholders.
- Communicate project status, risks, issues, key decisions, and recommendations clearly to project and program leadership.
- Maintain effective communication across technical and non-technical project stakeholders.
- Support timely resolution of project issues while maintaining alignment with client expectations and project objectives.
- Develop and maintain clear and accurate project status reporting and supporting documentation.
Safety, Quality & Compliance- Ensure projects are executed in accordance with applicable utility standards, safety requirements, contractual requirements, and established project management procedures.
- Support compliance with project-specific engineering, construction, environmental, permitting, and quality requirements.
- Promote safe project execution during field visits, engineering job walks, construction activities, and project coordination efforts.
Minimum Qualifications- Minimum of 7 years of project management experience supporting complex capital, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or utility projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects involving multiple technical disciplines and internal and external project stakeholders.
- Experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, resources, and project deliverables.
- Strong understanding of the engineering and construction project lifecycle.
- Experience coordinating with engineers, contractors, construction teams, project controls professionals, consultants, and client stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, or workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, contractors, clients, and project leadership.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Ability to work on-site in Pomona, California on Mondays and Tuesdays and attend project sites, engineering job walks, meetings, and other project activities as required.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience supporting electric utility transmission and/or substation projects.
- Previous experience working with Southern California Edison (SCE) or another investor-owned electric utility.
- Experience managing transmission, distribution, substation, power delivery, or related utility capital programs.
- Knowledge of utility engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, permitting, and project closeout processes.
- Experience working within a Project Management Office (PMO) or large capital improvement program.
- Experience supporting complex, multi-stakeholder utility or infrastructure programs.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar professional credential.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
Competencies- Strong project leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage complex projects involving multiple technical disciplines and competing priorities.
- Strong understanding of project scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management.
- Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to identify project risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organization and attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven project environment.
- Strong client-service mindset and ability to build productive working relationships with project stakeholders.
Working Hours & Location:Full-time, Exempt. This position follows a hybrid work schedule with required on-site attendance in
Pomona, California on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Additional field visits, engineering job walks, construction coordination activities, project meetings, and other site attendance may be required depending on project needs.
Candidates should be comfortable working in both office and active project-site environments.
Compensation Range: $125,000 - $143,000 annually plus yearly bonus
What's In It for You:- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Optional benefits like pet insurance, legal, and supplemental health plans
- 401(k) with day-one eligibility, 3% safe harbor, plus up to 2.5% company match
- Generous time off: 10 paid holidays and PTO starting at 15 days, growing up to 25
- Access to Consertus Academy for continuous learning and development
How to Apply:If you're an experienced project management professional with a background in
utility, transmission, substation, power delivery, or major infrastructure projects and are excited to contribute to complex capital programs, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today! 
