Job Purpose

As a Senior Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery, you will play a critical role in delivering the investments that power our communities today and enable the energy network of tomorrow. Managing a diverse portfolio of electric capital projects, you will drive successful outcomes across scope, schedule, budget, and customer satisfaction while helping ensure the safety, reliability, and resilience of the electricity system.

Success in this role requires exceptional project leadership, financial acumen, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills. You will excel at coordinating complex work across multiple teams, proactively managing risks, making data-driven decisions, and influencing internal and external partners to achieve shared goals. The ability to balance competing priorities, foster collaboration, and continuously improve project delivery processes is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly collaborative team at the forefront of grid modernization and infrastructure investment. You'll have the chance to lead projects with visible impact, work alongside experienced professionals across engineering, operations, construction, and leadership teams, and contribute directly to delivering reliable energy solutions for customers and communities. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, driving meaningful outcomes, and shaping the future of the electric network, this role offers a rewarding and impactful career path.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage a portfolio of electric capital projects, ensuring successful delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in Primavera P6, including project requirements, milestones, resource planning, and progress tracking.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance while ensuring compliance with financial governance policies and procedures.
• Drive compliance with regulatory requirements and mandatory performance targets.
• Lead project teams and foster collaboration across internal and external stakeholders to support effective project execution.
• Facilitate project and stakeholder meetings, proactively resolving risks, issues, and barriers to delivery.
• Prepare and communicate project status updates, reports, and performance metrics to key stakeholders.
• Track and monitor project performance against established KPIs, implementing corrective actions as needed to achieve project objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, driving efficiency, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate project information and expected completion dates within company systems, including STORMS.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks related to permitting, materials, logistics, resources, contracts, and costs.
• Provide leadership and oversight to cross-functional teams, contractors, and business partners to achieve annual capital investment goals.
• Support broader business initiatives and collaborate with interfacing teams to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Utility Operations, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience in project management, program management, scheduling, operations, engineering, construction, finance, accounting, data analysis, cost analysis, or a related field.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, take ownership of outcomes, and work independently with a high degree of integrity and accountability.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to effectively navigate complex project challenges.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve shared business objectives.
• Experience in electric utility operations, infrastructure, construction, or capital project delivery.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics.
• Knowledge of project management tools such as Primavera P6 and work management systems.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and financial governance processes within a utility or infrastructure environment.

More Information

Salary: $108,000 - $128,000 per year

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This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

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