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Job Title: Gas System Project Manager

Job Description

This role focuses on leading intermediate pressure gas distribution system capital projects that enhance system integrity and reliability. The Gas System Project Manager oversees the full project lifecycle, from initiation through execution, ensuring projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and quality targets. The position involves managing a portfolio of moderate-risk projects, coordinating with multiple agencies and stakeholders, and driving improvements in gas system performance and safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of gas distribution system capital projects, from initiation through execution, ensuring delivery within defined scope, cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Lead project planning activities by defining project objectives, timelines, methods, and resource allocation for intermediate pressure gas distribution projects.
• Drive project plans and milestones, monitoring progress and adjusting plans as needed to keep projects on track.
• Oversee scope, schedule, and budget for individual projects or portfolios of moderate risk and financial impact.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multiple agencies, private partners, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth project execution.
• Initiate projects by securing stakeholder alignment and clarifying roles, responsibilities, and expectations across cross-functional teams.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver project outcomes, providing direction, guidance, and support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop statements of work (SOW), bid documents, and cost estimates to support procurement and contracting activities.
• Manage and support projects involving older vintage PE pipe replacement, older wrapped steel pipe replacement, shallow main pipe replacement, gas main reinforcement, and cathodic protection improvements.
• Oversee projects related to distribution integrity management, ensuring improvements in gas system integrity and reliability.
• Implement effective communication plans to keep stakeholders informed of project status, risks, and changes.
• Lead change management efforts to address scope changes, schedule adjustments, and budget impacts, ensuring proper approvals and documentation.
• Identify project risks and issues, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve problems promptly to minimize impact on project outcomes.
• Utilize strong leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills to build consensus and drive decisions that support project goals.
• Ensure that all project activities comply with relevant standards, procedures, and best practices for natural gas system utility infrastructure.

Essential Skills

• 6–8+ years of project management experience.
• Proven experience managing the full project lifecycle, from initiation to execution, including scope, cost, schedule, quality, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in natural gas system utility infrastructure project management.
• Hands-on experience with older vintage PE pipe replacement, older wrapped steel pipe replacement, shallow main pipe replacement, gas main reinforcement, cathodic protection improvements, and distribution integrity management projects.
• Experience developing statements of work (SOW), bid documents, and cost estimates.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and project information clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and driving project delivery.
• Strong negotiation skills to manage expectations, contracts, and stakeholder agreements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, analyze options, and implement effective solutions.
• Project management experience in utility construction or gas system utility infrastructure environments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working on utility construction projects involving gas distribution systems.
• Experience in managing portfolios of projects with moderate risk and financial impact.
• Familiarity with distribution integrity management practices and standards.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple agencies, private partners, and external stakeholders.
• Comfort with hybrid work arrangements that combine on-site and remote work.

Work Environment

This position is based in a hybrid work environment in Kent, WA, combining remote work with on-site presence as project needs require. The role involves close collaboration with internal teams, external agencies, private partners, and various stakeholders in the energy and utilities sector. The work centers on gas system utility infrastructure and utility construction projects, with a strong emphasis on system integrity, reliability, and safety. The position is offered as a 24-month contract and includes 5 days of paid time off and 12 days of holiday pay aligned with a major holiday schedule. The environment supports professional project management practices and cross-functional teamwork, with a focus on delivering high-quality capital projects for the gas distribution system.

This is a Contract position based out of Kent, WA.

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Kent,WA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 8, 2026.

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