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Operations Manager Electric Distribution Utility Jobs

Operations - Electric Utilities Reports To: Senior Project Manager and/or Operations Manager Location: Texas The Distribution Project Manager is responsible for leading survey and geospatial projects ...

Operations - Electric Utilities Reports To: Senior Project Manager and/or Operations Manager Location: Texas The Distribution Project Manager is responsible for leading survey and geospatial projects ...

Electric Operations Supervisor

Pueblo, CO · On-site

$103K - $170K/yr

... Manager and Utility Construction Planners with preparation of work orders. Work with the estimating ... Provide property owner interface for access to distribution facilities, coordination of ROW damage ...

Electric Operations Supervisor

Pueblo, CO · On-site

$103K - $170K/yr

... * Assist Operations Manager and Utility Construction Planners with preparation of work orders ... Provide property owner interface for access to distribution facilities, coordination of ROW damage ...

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for operations manager electric distribution utility in the United States is $75,775.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $61,500.00 and $89,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Infographic showing various Operations Manager Electric Distribution Utility job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 69% Full Time, 6% Part Time, 7% Temporary, 16% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $75,775 per year, or $36.4 per hour.

Senior Project Manager Electric Transmission & Distribution

Westwood, MA

BlackRock Resources LLC
Recruiting and Staffing Services • 51 - 200 employees

$89 - $93.25/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Posted 13 days ago


Job description

Senior Project Manager – Electric Transmission & Distribution
Contract
Onsite Westwood, MA
$89.00 – $93.25 per hour + available medical, dental, vision, Paid Holidays, Accrued PTO and more.
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Qualifications
  • Bachelor in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably in the electric utility industry.
  • Managing large-scale transmission, substation, and/or underground utility projects.
  • Engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and utility operations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing large capital budgets and complex project schedules.
  • Strong knowledge of utility outage planning and coordination.
  • Experience managing EPC contractors, engineering consultants, construction contractors, and vendors.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • PMP certification and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
 
Position Overview
Seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to provide executive-level project management oversight, technical expertise, and direction for major electric utility infrastructure projects.
This individual will be responsible for the overall management and successful delivery of complex projects involving overhead transmission, substations, and underground electrical infrastructure.
The Senior Project Manager will provide leadership across engineering, procurement, construction, scheduling, budgeting, outage coordination, and stakeholder management.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Provide senior-level leadership and oversight for major electric utility capital projects.
  • Manage projects involving overhead transmission lines, substations, and underground transmission/distribution systems.
  • Lead projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
  • Establish and manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and performance expectations.
  • Provide strategic direction to project managers, engineering teams, contractors, consultants, and construction personnel.
  • Monitor project financial performance, forecasts, expenditures, and overall budget.
  • Oversee master project schedules and major project milestones.
  • Coordinate outage requirements and construction sequencing with utility operations.
  • Manage major engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
  • Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Oversee contractor performance, contract administration, change management, and commercial issues.
  • Provide senior management with project status, financial, schedule, risk, and performance reporting.
  • Serve as a key interface between utility leadership, engineering organizations, construction teams, contractors, regulatory stakeholders, and other project participants.
  • Mentor and provide leadership to project management personnel.
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About BlackRock Resources

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BlackRock Resources was founded in Canonsburg, PA in 2012 with the mission of providing professional staffing and consulting services to the energy (Oil, Gas, Renewables) industry. We quickly became the go to firm for experienced project personnel and have been a trusted partner to many of the operators and services providers in the industry. In 2015, we expanded our services to include engineering and field services which today has a team with over 350 years of experience. We continued to deliver the exceptional services but entered several new markets in 2019 including infrastructure, construction, power and utilities industries. We landed 13 on the fastest growing companies in the Pittsburgh region. Today our niche market firm is dedicated to supplying the industry’s best talent and resources to our customers. Whether our clients are modest-sized start-ups or large, well-established corporations, we make the same commitment to helping them meet the multi-faceted challenges of their projects. At BlackRock Resources, we are flexible problem-solvers eager to put decades of hands-on experience to work for you.

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Canonsburg, PA, US

Year founded

2012

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