Project Manager II - Electric Utility Infrastructure

Project Manager II – Electric Utility Infrastructure

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Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top‑talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award‑winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE’s Project Delivery team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Project Manager II position. Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

The primary responsibility of this position is managing electric distribution‑system capital projects designed to improve system reliability, increase capacity, or mitigate wildfire risk. Project types include treewire reconductor installations, copper conductor replacements, overhead‑to‑underground conversions, feeder extensions, feeder upgrades, and new feeder construction.

The Project Manager II directs and manages the processes and activities of projects that carry medium risk and financial impact. Project development may be guided with the assistance of senior department staff. The manager executes projects with a clearly defined scope of work, which may involve multiple internal customers or departments, as well as external customers. The manager coordinates and communicates tasks with other departments such as Engineering, Real Estate, Environmental, Permitting, System Planning, and Energy Resources, may draft medium‑complexity contracts, monitor contracts and contractors, and upholds safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures.

• Coordinates resources, provides oversight and direction to team members.
• Identifies the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.
• Communicates and manages the customer relationship as the primary point of contact.
• Accurately identifies customer needs, sets reasonable expectations, identifies potential issues, and shares alternatives.
• Facilitates communication between service providers and internal customers, which may include technical support at the direction of a senior project manager.
• Responds to customer concerns and works with appropriate parties for resolution.
• Facilitates technical assistance to internal and external customers.
• Applies general rules, standards and guidelines to specific technical problems.
• Reports on project and program progress as directed.
• Gathers, consolidates and analyzes facts in relation to project requirements.
• Responsible for schedule and budget development, management and forecasting.
• Supports emergency response work as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• At least four years of relevant work experience, including managing simple projects.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Basic knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting and finance principles.
• Basic knowledge in project management discipline to effectively arrange resources and manage multiple simple to medium‑complexity projects in a cross‑functional environment.
• Customer‑oriented, positive, team‑oriented and collaborative attitude, flexibility, understanding of the business issues driving the need for the project, and a solid work ethic.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related discipline.
• Experience managing small projects or programs.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and techniques to bring about agreement between divergent points of view. Ability to write clear, concise and direct narrative and reports.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and conceptual skills for a single or multiple technical areas.
• Negotiating and critical thinking skills.
• Knowledge of utility methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement and contract administration.
• Advanced Project Management Training and Project…