Location: Bellevue,Washington
Expected Start Date: Jun 9, 2026
- Is utility industry experience truly required, or would enterprise infrastructure/regulated industry experience be considered comparable?
- Utility experience is strongly desired. Not really comparable as utility is really a world unto itself. You can submit with alternate backgrounds and that by itself would not be fatal, but we expect to find multiple candidates with utility experience.
- What phase is the current project in today (planning, implementation, testing, deployment, stabilization), and what are the biggest challenges the new PM will inherit?
- Current project is in both execution and planning phases across different workstreams.
- What type of project environment is this - Agile, Waterfall, hybrid - and how hands-on do you expect the PM to be with scheduling, RAID logs, budgeting, and executive reporting?
- Hybrid. The PM will be extremely hands on in all aspects including the financials. This is a Senior role with delivery responsibility.
- What is the ideal background mix for the candidate: stronger technical/GIS knowledge or stronger enterprise stakeholder and delivery management experience?
- Ideal is both. Depending on the candidate either one could be the tipping point.
- How many teams/stakeholders will this PM coordinate across, and what level of executive visibility does the role have?
- Many and medium to high visibility.
- Are there any "must-have" experiences that would immediately separate a top candidate from an average one?
- ESRI UN and Utility background combined.
Overview Seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to join an ongoing, high-visibility infrastructure initiative at a critical stage. This is a hands-on delivery role with full accountability across scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of utility industry experience and GIS/ESRI expertise, with the maturity to navigate a complex, multi-workstream environment.
Responsibilites: - Manage the full project lifecycle across multiple concurrent workstreams currently in both execution and planning phases
- Own and maintain project plans, RAID logs, schedules, budgets, and financial reporting
- Drive milestones and hold teams accountable to agreed-upon scope, cost, schedule, and quality measures
- Establish and execute a communication plan for project teams and executive stakeholders
- Provide day-to-day direction to project resources across multiple internal teams
- Lead change management efforts throughout the project lifecycle
- Prepare and deliver status reports, documentation, and budget updates to medium-to-high visibility executive audiences
- Partner across many teams and stakeholder groups to ensure alignment and delivery
Qualifications: - 6+ years of senior IT project management experience with full delivery accountability
- Utility industry experience strongly preferred - this is a world unto itself and candidates with utility backgrounds will be prioritized
- ESRI Utility Network (UN) experience is a significant differentiator and top candidates will have this combined with utility background
- GIS project experience required
- Hybrid project methodology experience (Agile + Waterfall)
- Extremely hands-on approach - this role owns the financials, not just the schedule
- Proficiency in MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word
- Excellent communication, negotiation, leadership, and executive reporting skills
- Experience managing complex stakeholder environments with high executive visibility
Nice to Have - Enterprise infrastructure or regulated industry background (not a replacement for utility experience, but considered)
- Experience inheriting in-flight projects at a critical delivery stage
