Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Matrix PMO is seeking an execution-focused Project Manager to lead the development and delivery of hydroelectric infrastructure projects. This role will manage a $500M portfolio of non-powered dam projects, ensuring they are delivered on schedule and on budget.
Responsibilities
- Support early-stage project development activities, including feasibility studies, site evaluations, Own full lifecycle project delivery — licensing through construction — as the single point of accountability for scope, schedule, cost, and risk
- Apply technical/engineering judgment to project decisions: interpreting designs, evaluating construction approaches, and advising on equipment, vendors, and capital investments
- Drive project execution against the schedule with a working understanding of critical path, dependencies, and milestone drivers
- Lead structured project coordination — meetings, action tracking, and timely issue escalation — to keep momentum and avoid surprises
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders (USACE, FERC, resource agencies, contractors, local partners) to ensure alignment and timely decisions
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risk across permitting, engineering, supply chain, construction, and regulatory fronts, with a focus on protecting the critical path
- Own project financial performance: forecasting, monthly variance reporting, invoice/change order management, and cost tracking that reflects actual conditions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
- 4+ years of project delivery experience with a proven track record delivering complex infrastructure projects
- Working knowledge of project controls tools (MS Project, P6, or similar) and critical path scheduling
- Experience operating in small, cross-functional teams, applying practical (not rigid) project methodologies
- High ownership mindset — proactively surfaces issues, drives resolution, adds value beyond the task at hand
- Intellectually curious and prepared — asks the right questions and stays ahead of issues rather than reacting to them
- Strong communicator across internal teams, contractors, and agency stakeholders
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities under pressure without losing attention to detail
- Experience in hydroelectric, power generation, or heavy civil industrial projects
- Advanced degree or PMP a plus
- Experience with federal agencies (USACE, FERC)
- Experience working in a fast-paced, project-based environment
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