Utility Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Villa Park, Illinois, United States nTech Workforce Full time

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Title: Utility Project Manager

Location: Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Duration: 24 Months Contract

Job Description:

Terms of Employment

  • W2 Contract, 24 months
  • This is an on-site role, requiring daily presence at our client's office in Oakbrook Terrace, IL or project sites.
  • The schedule is Monday-Friday with a flexible start time between 7am-9am.
  • Local candidates only

Overview

  • Join our client's Transmission Substation & Business Projects team as a Mid-level Project Manager, where you will be instrumental in connecting large, sophisticated customers like Meta and Google to our utility system. This hands-on role involves overseeing the entire project lifecycle, from initial planning and engineering to property procurement, easements, and construction. You will collaborate extensively with a team of 20 project managers and external stakeholders, ensuring the successful delivery of critical infrastructure projects. We are seeking a technically strong project manager with a background in utilities, particularly substations or generation, who thrives in an on-site, dynamic environment.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Manage large-scale customer projects to facilitate connections to the client's system.
  • Facilitate and coordinate large project teams through all phases, including planning, engineering, property procurement, easements, and construction.
  • Collaborate extensively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
  • Drive projects through to successful construction completion.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5-10 years in project management experience.
  • Strong utility background, with experience in substation, wind farm, or generation projects.
  • Ability to work on-site daily at the office or project site.
  • Experience in leading projects through engineering design, permitting, procurement, construction, and close-out phases.
  • Demonstrated experience working on complex infrastructure projects.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering.
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
  • Experience with customer-facing project management for large, sophisticated clients.
  • Familiarity with utility field work.

Sincerely,

Preetam Raj

Lead Technical Recruiter

nTech Workforce Inc.

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preetamntechworkforce(dot)com

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