Transmission Project Manager

Key Responsibilities • Manage transmission capital projects from project authorization through construction and closeout. • Develop and maintain project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and risk mitigation plans. • Lead project teams comprised of Subject Matter Experts from various business units. • Coordinate project activities across many stakeholders that include but are not limited to engineering, environmental, permitting, land services, construction, operations, outage planning teams, etc. • Lead project team meetings and provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders. • Monitor project performance and drive resolution of scope, schedule, cost, and resource challenges. • Support development of project estimates, business cases, and funding requests. • Coordinate contractor and consultant activities throughout project execution. • Ensure compliance with company safety requirements, engineering standards, environmental regulations, and regulatory commitments. • Support transmission outage planning and coordination to minimize operational impacts during project execution. • Identify and manage project risks and implement corrective actions to maintain project objectives. • Review and approve project documentation, change requests, and contractor deliverables. • Facilitate project closeout activities, including turnover to operations and lessons learned documentation. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience considered. • Minimum 6 years of project management experience within a utility, engineering, construction, energy, or infrastructure environment. • Experience managing projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and risk management. • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders. • Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools. Preferred Qualifications • Utility transmission project experience. • Experience supporting transmission line, substation, relay, protection and control, or grid modernization projects. • Knowledge of electric transmission systems and utility operations. • Experience coordinating transmission outages and construction activities. • Familiarity with utility capital project processes and governance. • PMP certification or progress toward certification. • Experience working with external engineering firms, contractors, and regulatory agencies. Work Environment • Hybrid work arrangement with minimum of 3 days per week in office. • Travel to project sites, substations, operating centers, and stakeholder meetings as required. • Ability to support multiple concurrent transmission projects across a diverse project portfolio.