Utilities Project Manager Sr

Contract Length: 1 year
Location: Oakbrook IL
Work Setup: On-site

Join a Transmission & Substation Reliability Programs team responsible for planning governance oversight and performance management of reliability and resiliency investments across transmission substation relay/protection and related utility assets. The Program/Project Manager will lead utility grid investment initiatives integrating engineering analysis asset condition operational priorities financial constraints and risk assessments to support portfolio decisions.

Program/Project Manager Responsibilities

• Develop project scope schedules budgets and execution plans for utility grid investments.
• Lead projects involving substation modernization transmission assets relay protection communications upgrades transformer replacement and asset renewal.
• Evaluate engineering data asset condition regulatory requirements system risk and financial considerations.
• Manage project execution track KPIs and provide regular performance reporting.
• Collaborate with engineering and investment-management stakeholders to improve grid reliability and resiliency.

Program/Project Manager Qualifications

• 510 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering required.
• Engineering background and electric utility experience required.
• Strong program/project management organization and communication skills.
• Experience with Asset Suite Cascade PSCAD advanced Microsoft Excel and business intelligence tools such as Power BI.
• Knowledge of Apollo or comparable project/portfolio tools.

Program/Project Manager Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience supporting transmission and substation investment programs.

This Program/Project Manager position is specifically focused on engineering and electric utility programs; IT-only program/project management backgrounds are not a fit. Interviews will be conducted virtually.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

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