Project Manager - Project Execution

About the role

Join PTAG, a leading Project Management Advisory & Services firm, recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully. We are seeking a Project Manager - Transmission & Substation (High Voltage) to support our growing team in the San Francisco Bay region of CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead transmission and substation capital projects through initiation, planning, execution, commissioning, and close-out
• Define and manage project scope, WBS structures, cost baselines, and schedule integration
• Oversee outage-driven project sequencing and energization planning
• Monitor and control performance using schedule and cost metrics (SPI, CPI, EVM)
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks in high-visibility utility environments
• Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables, procurement timelines, and field execution
• Manage projects involving high-voltage transmission (115kV+), substation builds, expansions, or major upgrades
• Coordinate transmission line rebuilds, underground segments, reconductoring, and associated substation tie-ins
• Provide oversight of construction, commissioning, and energization readiness
• Ensure compliance with utility standards, regulatory requirements, and interconnection processes
• Support wildfire mitigation, grid resiliency, and modernization initiatives where applicable
• Serve as primary interface between utility stakeholders, contractors, engineering teams, and regulatory bodies
• Lead project governance meetings, executive reporting, and performance reviews
• Ensure adherence to IOU capital governance processes and reporting cadence
• Resolve cross-functional conflicts and remove execution barriers
• Support audits, documentation controls, and regulatory reviews
• Champion safety-first execution in live utility environments
• Enforce Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety standards
• Maintain disciplined change control processes

Qualifications / Requirements

• 10+ years of experience managing high-voltage transmission and/or substation capital projects
• Demonstrated experience within regulated Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) environments
• Strong experience managing outage-driven construction projects
• Experience leading matrixed teams across engineering, construction, procurement, and project controls
• Solid understanding of cost management, earned value, and capital forecasting
• Able to manage multiple concurrent projects within complex capital portfolios
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capability
• PMP certification or P.Eng designation preferred
• Experience supporting wildfire mitigation, undergrounding, or grid modernization programs preferred
• Experience managing data center interconnection or mission-critical infrastructure projects preferred
• Familiarity with SAP, EcoSys, Primavera P6, or similar capital governance tools required

Why Join PTAG?

• Dynamic, growing consulting firm
• Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and capital projects
• Exposure to industry-leading clients and partners
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Flexible work environment and opportunities for advancement
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Culture that values safety, accountability, and excellence