60 Puget Sound Energy Project Manager Jobs Hiring Near You

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct.  Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

This job is considered “safety sensitive” as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre-employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

• Develops and executes actionable plans that translate growth opportunities into measurable business outcomes.

• Facilitates team alignment by clearly defining project scope, priorities, timelines, and cross-functional interdependencies.

• Coordinates and integrates customer, planning, and infrastructure workstreams to optimize resource allocation and delivery.

• Identifies, assesses, and manages project risks and benefits through proactive monitoring and transparent communication.

• Streamlines and standardizes processes to improve efficiency, speed, and consistency across operational functions.

• Provides leaders with timely, comprehensive, and decision-ready information to support strategic and operational decisions.

• Assembles and leads multi-disciplinary project teams.  Identifies the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.
• Applies general rules, standards and guidelines to specific technical problems.
• Recognizes technical issues that impact the projects under their leadership, and obtains resources to mitigate project risks.
• Communicates technical information clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences, sometimes in public settings.
• Gathers, consolidates and analyzes facts in relation to project requirements.
• Responsible for schedule and budget development, management and forecasting.
• Support emergency response work as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• At least eight years relevant project management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and techniques, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms. Ability to write clear, concise and direct narrative and reports.
• Extensive knowledge of team management techniques to bring about agreement between divergent points of view.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting and finance principals.
• Extensive experience with utility methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement and contract administration.
• Strong knowledge in project management discipline to effectively arrange resources and manage multiple medium to high complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Extensive knowledge of techniques used to involve community members in development of project affecting their community.
• Strong negotiating and critical thinking skills.
• Customer-oriented, a positive, team-oriented and collaborative attitude, flexibility, an understanding of the business issues driving the need for the project, and solid work ethic are expected.
• Leadership skills that can energize a multidisciplinary work team to respond to business needs.

• Extensive knowledge of project management principles, processes and techniques, applied in a utility setting.
• Advanced Project Management Training and Project Management or Construction Management Certification from an accredited institution (PMI or College) Continuing Education appropriate to the profession.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.

Sr. Project Manager – Major Projects

• Projects may involve new construction, upgrades, uprates and modifications of the electric distribution and transmission system; substations; gas pipelines, district regulators and other gas facilities. 
• Projects also include the addition of new generation facilities and modifications and upgrades to existing facilities. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of team management and communication techniques to bring about agreement between divergent points of view. Ability to write clear, concise and direct narrative and reports.
• Extensive knowledge of project management principles, processes and techniques.

• General knowledge of techniques used to involve community members in development of project affecting their community.