Role Overview
- This position supports Targeted Undergrounding (TUG) program, which converts overhead electrical distribution lines to underground infrastructure in high-fire-risk areas throughout Southern California.
- The PM will oversee complex construction projects, navigating permitting, environmental requirements, easements, design constraints, and stakeholder approvals.
- Primary responsibility is to move projects through planning and approvals into construction, resolving obstacles and ensuring projects progress to completion.
- This is not a construction superintendent role. The PM will not directly manage construction crews but will coordinate with field teams to resolve issues during construction.
- Projects involve electrical distribution infrastructure serving homes and businesses, primarily 12 kV and 33 kV lines, rather than high-voltage transmission lines.
Required:
- Strong construction project management experience.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Proactive problem-solving and ability to navigate complex project constraints.
- Strong communication skills, including presenting project updates and discussing challenges with customers and agencies.
- Basic Microsoft Excel proficiency, including navigating and working within spreadsheets.
Preferred:
- Electrical utility or underground construction experience.
- Understanding of electrical distribution systems and work order maps.
- Familiarity with permitting, environmental approvals, and easements.
- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Power BI, and specific systems.
Knowledge of construction project lifecycles and approval processes