Job Title: Project Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee the Company’s transmission projects. The Project Manager will review company materials and undergo onboarding training to familiarize with operational reports, best practices, and stakeholders. The primary goal is to manage daily operations and ensure effective transition management to prevent project delays.

Responsibilities

• Review company materials and undergo onboarding training, including shadow sessions and review calls.
• Manage and direct the daily operation of transmission projects based on the Transmission Project Management Playbook.
• Identify functional groups related to assigned projects and manage Stage 1 of the business planning process.
• Lead project meetings such as project kick-offs, weekly status meetings, and coordination meetings.
• Hold internal and external stakeholders accountable to project baselines and address change orders or revisions as needed.
• Review and coordinate project scope, schedule, budget, and oversee functional groups including telecommunications, supply chain, settings engineering, Real Estate Right-of-Way (REROW), environmental, corporate communications, EMS, and operations.
• Report project status weekly and monthly to PMO management, highlighting potential risks and contingency planning.
• Coordinate construction activities with internal and contract crews and travel to project sites as needed.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and project partners.
• Ensure proper work order close-out procedure is followed.
• Prepare financial tracking for projects and submit forecasts for functional groups.

Essential Skills

• Project management
• Construction management
• Project life cycle
• Electric utility
• Capital project management
• Transmission & distribution
• Change order management
• Permitting
• Forecasting
• Transmission work

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Utility PMOs and Construction teams
• Ability to function as the single point of contact for projects
• Experience with transmission, both substations and transmission lines
• Experience with distribution projects
• Greenfield and brownfield substation experience
• Permitting experience including environmental, railroad, FAA, DOT, sewers, and ROW
• PMP certification
• Engineering and construction experience
• Proficiency with SharePoint

Work Environment

The candidate should be local to Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, or Ohio, and able to travel frequently to Kentucky for site and office visits.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $50 - $70