Senior Utility Project Manager

Utility Senior Project Manager for Substation or Transmission Line

Location: Akron, Ohio (travel to client site locations required)

In the office or field (not remote)

CARIAN is growing! We are a proud, nationally certified woman-owned management consulting firm providing program/project management, capital project delivery, consulting, and technology solutions to our customers in the renewable energy, power utilities, infrastructure, and transit/transportation sectors.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Utility Senior Project Manager for Substations or Transmission Lines to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting a program consisting of large-scale high-voltage transmission and substation projects. The Senior Project Manager will manage, direct, and coordinate all aspects of the work related to engineering, permitting, and construction, of multiple concurrent projects. The Senior Project Manager will report directly to the Lead Project Manager and is responsible for cost management of the individual projects, the successful completion of the projects within the specified dates and establishing and maintaining a professional and satisfactory relationship with the Owner, subcontractors, regulatory agencies and any other project stakeholders.

Positions at CARIAN offer comprehensive and competitive benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401(k) matching, and the opportunity to work with a growing company.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of projects from development, construction, and closeout including siting, environmental, permitting, planning, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, bid phase services, procurement, constructability reviews, material management, construction management, and closeout.
• Maintain clear lines of communication and relationships between project site, project office and clients.
• Drive project schedules and manage scope.
• Maintain detailed, accurate project cost forecasts and accruals.
• Develop and implement project policies and procedures, establish project controls systems and implement the project execution plan.
• Work closely with the Project Team to confirm deliverables and services are being provided to clients satisfaction.
• Report regularly to the Lead Project Manager on construction progress, cost and schedule metrics, procurement issues, safety or environmental concerns, design questions, potential impacts, and any issues requiring home office support
• Project Manager will manage a project scope comparable to the below descriptions, and must have career experience commensurate for assignment to these projects:
• Rebuild an existing 230 kV common tower Line as double-circuit construction with one 500 kV and one 230 kV circuit (21 miles).
• Rebuild a double-circuit 230kV line on lattice towers to a new double-circuit 230kV line on steel monopoles with concrete foundations (10 miles).
• Reconductor several existing double-circuit 230kV lines (12 miles)

Qualifications

• Candidates for this position must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or related field from an accredited curriculum. A minimum of ten (10) years of high-voltage transmission line or substation project management experience is required, no exceptions. Project management experience must include construction phase of project execution.
• Must have detailed knowledge in substations and/or transmission lines and be able to clearly articulate their understanding. Must have the ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of industry, government and public contacts on project-related matters. Excellent written & verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus but not mandatory.
• Ability to travel (projects are within a 1-3 hr. radius from reporting location). A valid driver’s license is required.

CARIAN takes pride in being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender expression or identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local legally protected class.

As a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, CARIAN is committed to providing employment opportunities to women, veterans, and underrepresented minorities.