Civil Design & Engineering, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to support large-scale, high-voltage transmission infrastructure projects for a major electrical utility in the Southwest.
This role is intended for a senior-level project manager with deep experience managing engineering, construction, or utility infrastructure projects, with a strong emphasis on Bulk Electric System transmission line construction, high-voltage transmission rebuilds, scope, schedule, and cost control, and multi-stakeholder coordination.
This is a fully remote role supporting an Arizona-based office. The selected candidate must be available during core working hours of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM MT, Arizona time.
Minimum Professional Experience Requirements
Candidates must meet the following minimum professional experience requirements to be considered:
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of professional experience in engineering, construction, or utility infrastructure.
- At least ten (10) years serving as a project manager, senior project manager, or deputy project manager with direct accountability for scope, schedule, and cost control.
- A minimum of five (5) of those years must be specifically on high-voltage transmission projects.
- At least ten (10) years managing Bulk Electric System transmission line construction projects at 115 kV or higher.
- Demonstrated experience managing transmission construction projects, each with a total construction value exceeding $75 million.
- Demonstrated experience with transmission line rebuild projects. Candidates should be prepared to provide project examples.
- Demonstrated experience with design-bid-build delivery, including coordination between the designer of record and the construction contractor. Candidates should be prepared to provide at least one project example.
- Demonstrated experience leading and coordinating cross-functional project teams in complex organizational environments where influence, rather than direct supervisory authority, is essential. This includes experience navigating the organizational structures and internal dynamics of federal agencies, large utilities, Power Marketing Administrations, or similar entities.
Successful candidates must be able to align diverse stakeholders on priorities and decisions, resolve conflicts, and consistently drive measurable progress in scope, schedule, and cost performance.
Key ResponsibilitiesProject Leadership and Execution
- Lead planning and execution of high-voltage transmission projects at 115 kV and above.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and performance baselines.
- Maintain project schedules, cost forecasts, milestone tracking, and risk registers.
- Monitor project performance against scope, cost, schedule, and contractual requirements.
- Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate critical issues as needed.
Owner’s Representative and Owner’s Engineer Support
- Serve as the owner’s representative in coordination with contractors, consultants, stakeholders, and agency partners.
- Support owner’s engineer functions across planning, design, construction, and closeout.
- Review technical submittals, RFIs, construction documentation, change documentation, and project correspondence.
- Support constructability reviews, design coordination, and field change evaluations.
- Coordinate between the designer of record, construction contractor, owner, and other project stakeholders.
Construction Phase Support
- Lead issue resolution during active transmission construction.
- Support contract administration, documentation review, and construction-phase decision-making.
- Review pay applications, change orders, claims documentation, and schedule updates.
- Coordinate outage planning, site access constraints, construction sequencing, and field activities.
- Support project closeout, lessons learned, and final documentation requirements.
Environmental, Right-of-Way, and Stakeholder Coordination
- Support project coordination involving environmental, cultural, biological, and right-of-way constraints.
- Coordinate with utilities, federal agencies, tribal entities, landowners, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
- Support compliance coordination related to transmission corridors, access roads, vegetation management, and construction limitations.
- Facilitate communication among internal and external teams to keep project work moving forward.
Financial and Reporting Responsibilities
- Track project expenditures, budgets, forecasts, and work order status.
- Prepare project status reports covering scope, cost, schedule, risk, action items, and key decisions.
- Support financial reconciliation, cost tracking, change management, and project forecasting.
- Maintain clear, accurate documentation to support leadership decisions and project accountability.
Team and Stakeholder Coordination
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering, environmental, construction, procurement, financial, and operations disciplines.
- Facilitate meetings, presentations, project briefings, and decision-making discussions.
- Coordinate with senior leadership, project controls teams, contractors, consultants, and owner representatives.
- Drive project progress in complex organizational environments where direct supervisory authority may be limited.
Required Expertise
- Bulk Electric System transmission line construction projects at 115 kV or higher.
- High-voltage transmission project management.
- Transmission line rebuild projects.
- Large transmission construction projects exceeding $75 million.
- Scope, schedule, and cost control.
- Design-bid-build project delivery.
- Owner’s representative or owner’s engineer project delivery.
- Contractor coordination and construction-phase support.
- Change management, forecasting, cost tracking, and schedule control.
- Cross-functional coordination in large utility, federal agency, or complex infrastructure environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with utilities, federal agencies, Power Marketing Administrations, or large infrastructure owners.
- Familiarity with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements.
- Familiarity with North American Electric Reliability Corporation standards.
- Familiarity with National Electrical Safety Code requirements.
- Experience with environmental compliance coordination.
- Experience with tribal coordination, culturally sensitive projects, or projects involving multiple landownership or right-of-way constraints.
- Experience supporting contract administration under federal or utility project requirements.
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software.
- Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
- Asset, cost, or financial systems such as Maximo, SAP BOE, or similar platforms.
- Working knowledge of GIS, mapping, right-of-way constraints, or transmission corridor planning is preferred.
Work Environment and Requirements
- Fully remote role supporting an office in Arizona.
- Must be available to work from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM MT, Arizona time.
- Standard business hours, with occasional extended hours during critical project phases.
- Periodic same-day travel within Arizona may be required for project meetings, site visits, training, or field coordination.
- Ability to support both office-based project management work and field coordination related to substations, transmission corridors, construction sites, and utility infrastructure.
- Due to client, federal contract, or project access requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens and legally authorized to work in the United States.
Benefits and Compensation
CD&E offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. As a full-time employee, you will be eligible to receive the following benefits in accordance with the company’s employee handbook.
Compensation
- Hourly pay of $75 to $80 per hour, depending on experience.
- Eligible for performance bonuses.
Paid Time Off
- 160 hours of annual vacation.
- 40 hours of annual sick leave.
- 11 paid federal holidays per year.
Insurance Benefits
CD&E currently offers 100% company-paid employee premiums for employees and eligible dependents, subject to plan terms.
- High-Deductible Health Plan, including an annual HSA contribution of $4,400, subject to applicable limits and plan terms.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Telehealth services.
Retirement Plan
- 401(k) plan with a generous employer match of up to 4%, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.
What This Role Offers
- Opportunity to lead high-impact transmission infrastructure projects.
- Direct involvement with critical power delivery systems in the Desert Southwest.
- Remote flexibility while supporting an Arizona-based project team.
- Exposure to complex, multi-stakeholder utility and infrastructure environments.
- Long-term contract stability.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit a resume highlighting relevant high-voltage transmission project experience.
Resumes should clearly identify project examples that demonstrate:
- Bulk Electric System transmission line construction experience at 115 kV or higher.
- Transmission project management experience.
- Project values exceeding $75 million.
- Transmission line rebuild experience.
- Design-bid-build delivery experience.
- Direct accountability for scope, schedule, and cost control.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams in complex utility, federal agency, or infrastructure environments.
Please submit resumes to: [email protected]
Pay: $75.00 - $80.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Project management: 10 years (Required)
- engineering, construction, or utility infrastructure : 10 years (Required)
- managing (BES) transmission line const. project at 115 kV: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
