Project Manager - Undergrounding Program (Rocklin/Sierra Area)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project plans - define activities, work breakdown structures, predecessors, successors, resources, and baselines
• Prepare business cases, contingency releases, and manage project budgets within established project governance rules
• Develop, monitor, and update cash flow projections
• Ensure project scope control and documentation is maintained
• Analyze and report on variances for project cost and schedule
• Create and maintain Excel spreadsheets for reporting and analysis
• Measure the progress of activities and milestones in project plans
• Lead meetings for project scoping, constructability review, design review, competitive bid, construction inspection, commissioning, and as-built incorporation
• Negotiate and execute contracts, process change orders and report actual costs
• Drive consensus, communicate responsibilities, and ensure ownership and accountability
• Arbitrate and resolve conflicts within the project
• Manage change control, involving project sponsor and stakeholders
• Conduct design and drawing reviews on-site with various project stakeholders to identify and mitigate issues
• Prepare and present timely and actionable status updates
• Facilitate focused and cross-functional meetings and calls
• Draft and communicate meeting minutes, risk registers, decision logs and status reports
• Represent the client to government agencies and make presentations to senior management and stakeholders
• Work with various government entities in submitting and obtaining permit approvals
• Interact with customers concerning land rights
• Lead the project team in identifying, tracking, and mitigating risks, issues, and opportunities
• Escalate risks and issues to keep projects on schedule and on budget
• Identify and communicate lessons learned and incorporate into projects as best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience in project management or construction management
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• A willingness to travel for site visits, kickoff meetings, and other project-related needs

Nice to Have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification
• Experience with electrical distribution, substation, or transmission projects
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
• A natural tendency for taking ownership and a willingness to lead
• A strong commitment to quality and attention to detail
• A passion for training and building a team

Qualifications

• Educational background is not explicitly specified, but experience and certifications are emphasized

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• A 401(k) plan and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan (eligible employees)
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
• Seven paid holidays and one floating holiday
• Caregiver leave
• Additional rewards including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock