Technical Project Manager

This senior-level role provides leadership and coordination across utility engineering, construction, and commissioning projects. The position emphasizes long-term team stability, flexible work arrangements, and a mentor-supported environment built around protection and control (P&C) systems, substation design, and field installation.

The Technical Project Manager serves as a central point of coordination between internal engineering teams, field personnel, subcontractors, and utility clients. This role requires a technically capable project leader who can manage scope, schedule, and budget while guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex utility programs.

The Technical Project Manager leads utility engineering projects from planning through execution, serving as the primary point of coordination between engineering teams, field personnel, subcontractors, and utility clients. This role is responsible for managing scope, schedule, budget, and communication while supporting successful project delivery across complex utility programs.

Project Coordination & Leadership

• Coordinate human and system resources across multiple utility project scopes.
• Lead internal and external project meetings, ensuring alignment on technical objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams, field personnel, subcontractors, and utility clients.

Schedule & Resource Management

• Manage shifting schedules and coordinate project timelines directly with regional utility schedulers.
• Forecast resource needs and adjust staffing plans to support evolving project requirements.
• Identify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum.
• Manage shifting schedules and coordinate project timelines directly with regional utility schedulers.
• Forecast resource needs and adjust staffing plans to support evolving project requirements.
• dentify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum.

Technical Oversight & Execution Support

• Support engineering teams by clarifying scope, resolving technical questions, and ensuring alignment with utility standards.
• Review project documentation, design packages, and testing plans for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist in coordinating field activities, including installation, testing, and commissioning support when required.
• Work directly with clients to resolve issues, resolve conflicts, and ensure technical and operational needs are met.

Proposal & Contract Support

• Prepare proposals, including RFP responses, task-order scopes, and client-requested work packages.
• Work with technical leads to define scope, schedule, assumptions, and deliverables for new work.
• Ensure proposal content aligns with utility standards, contract requirements, and internal capabilities.
• Support business development by maintaining strong client relationships and identifying opportunities for additional services.

Budget & Performance Management

• Monitor project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure financial performance aligns with contract expectations.
• Identify cost risks early and implement corrective actions to maintain budget compliance.
• Provide clear budget status updates to leadership and clients.

Communication & Documentation

• Maintain clear communication channels between internal teams and utility stakeholders.
• Track project progress, issues, and decisions through structured documentation and reporting.
• Ensure contract requirements, deliverables, and change-management processes are followed consistently.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred (Electrical, Computer, or related technical discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project coordination, scheduling, staffing, or contract implementation.
• Direct experience managing utility-specific projects, including substation upgrades, P&C system improvements, or SCADA/automation programs.
• Strong foundational understanding of utility workflows, outage coordination, and engineering-construction interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to lead meetings, communicate technical concepts, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience preparing proposals, RFP responses, or task-order scopes for technical or utility projects.
• Experience managing project budgets, tracking costs, and maintaining financial accountability.
• Strong client-facing communication skills with the ability to build relationships and support business development.
• Proficiency in organizing project documentation, tracking deliverables, and maintaining structured communication.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to shifting utility priorities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to support field activities and collaborate closely with engineering and commissioning personnel.
• PMP certification is a plus.