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 7 AM and 9 AM.
- 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.
nTech is an equal opportunity employer. All offers of employment are contingent upon pre-employment drug and background screenings. Only candidates who meet all of the above client requirements will be contacted by a recruiter.
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