Assistant Project Manager

About the role

The Assistant Project Manager will support the successful development, execution, and closeout of transmission line and substation capital construction projects within Georgia. This position may be filled at a Level 4, Level 5, or Level 6 depending on the selected candidate’s experience, demonstrated project management proficiency, technical knowledge, and ability to independently manage project responsibilities of increasing complexity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Managers to coordinate the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of transmission line and substation projects, ensuring alignment with customer commitments, business objectives, safety expectations, and PMO standards.
• Create, review, maintain, and organize high-quality project documentation, including project schedules, budget and cost information, BCA documentation, gatekeeper documentation, project status reports, action items, meeting notes, material reports, and stakeholder presentations for PM review and approval.
• Support and lead, as appropriate, coordination across design, engineering, procurement, permitting, construction, outage coordination, commissioning, and closeout activities to promote seamless integration, timely decisions, and successful project execution.
• Monitor and track major equipment and material needs across assigned projects, including material slotting, ordering, readiness, reporting, and discrepancy resolution in partnership with Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction, and project partners.
• Monitor project progress, milestones, schedule health, budget performance, assigned activities, and upcoming deliverables. Identify trends, gaps, constraints, and potential issues early; communicate impacts and recommended next steps to the Project Manager and project team.
• Initiate, support, and help manage project change processes by ensuring adjustments to scope, schedule, cost, assumptions, and execution plans are timely documented, reviewed, communicated, and tracked using appropriate tools.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including project partners, field teams, customers, and leadership. Help manage expectations, communicate clearly, resolve concerns, and keep stakeholders aligned on project status, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Proactively identify project meeting needs; schedule and coordinate project meetings; prepare agendas; document decisions, risks, issues, and action items; record attendance; publish meeting notes; and provide next steps to the project team in a timely manner.
• Support and, when appropriate, lead post-project reviews to identify lessons learned, document improvement opportunities, and share insights that strengthen future project delivery, team performance, and PMO processes.
• Identify, assess, document, communicate, and help determine mitigation measures for project risks and issues that could affect safety, scope, schedule, cost, quality, compliance, stakeholder alignment, or project outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Architectural Engineering, Business, or a related field is strongly preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Project management certification such as CAPM, PMP, or another related credential is preferred.
• EIT, PE, or related technical certification is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience supporting, coordinating, or managing projects, programs, construction, engineering, operations, project controls, or cross-functional delivery teams is required.

Qualifications

• Increasing levels of ownership, judgment, and independence appropriate to the level considered.
• Experience in the electric utility, transmission, construction, engineering, infrastructure, or capital project environment is preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong project management, organizational, prioritization, and follow-through skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, competing project demands, and progressively complex responsibilities based on level and experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment with Project Managers, Cost Analysts, Schedule Analysts, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Field Operations, customers, and other project partners.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to present information clearly, confidently, timely, and appropriately for the audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, collaborate across teams, manage expectations, and interface with individuals at all levels inside and outside the company.
• Working knowledge of project scope, schedule, cost, budget management, forecasting, financial analysis, risk management, and project controls principles, with deeper applied knowledge expected for higher-level candidates.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess project information, identify constraints, recommend practical solutions, and adapt quickly as project conditions change.
• Knowledge of contract administration, procurement coordination, material management, outage coordination, regulatory reporting, or construction execution is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, remain composed under pressure, and drive action despite ambiguity, shifting priorities, or urgent project needs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and project tracking/reporting platforms is required; experience with tools such as Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Power BI, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, TEAMS, STOMP, ITS, or similar systems is preferred.

Behavioral Attributes

• Demonstrates a safety-first mindset and prioritizes safe work practices in project planning, execution, field coordination, and decision-making.
• Self-starter who recognizes project needs, takes ownership of assigned processes, follows through to completion, and escalates issues appropriately; higher-level candidates should demonstrate the ability to anticipate issues, recommend solutions, and lead workstreams with limited oversight.
• Collaborative and inclusive team member who listens to understand, values diverse perspectives, builds trust, and supports productive working relationships.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, resilience, and adaptability when navigating uncertainty, changing project conditions, competing priorities, or urgent business needs.
• Actively seeks opportunities to improve project outcomes through better tools, reporting, communication, process discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Open to feedback and committed to continuous growth, knowledge acquisition, and applying lessons learned to improve individual and team performance.
• Understands that occasional after-hours response may be required due to project needs, storm restoration activities, Damage Assessment Team support, emergent field issues, or other unforeseen circumstances.