Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RDQ, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex engineering and consulting projects in the power and energy industry from scope development through delivery. The role oversees project execution, client relationships, financial performance, schedules, quality, risk, and multidisciplinary teams, while supporting proposals and mentoring developing project leaders.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering and consulting projects from kickoff through final delivery
- Establish project scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, responsibilities, and execution strategy
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams that may include transmission, substation, distribution, BESS, civil, structural, electrical, protection and controls, and other engineering disciplines
- Facilitate project kickoff meetings, design reviews, progress meetings, and client coordination meetings
- Monitor project progress and proactively address schedule, budget, resource, quality, and technical coordination issues
- Ensure project deliverables meet contractual requirements and client expectations
- Coordinate with technical leads to maintain appropriate engineering quality and design review processes
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients throughout project execution
- Develop strong, trusted relationships with utilities, developers, EPC contractors, technology companies, and other energy-industry clients
- Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and upcoming activities clearly and proactively
- Understand client objectives and identify opportunities for RDQ to provide additional value
- Support long-term account development and repeat business
- Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, and schedules
- Monitor labor utilization, project costs, invoicing, profitability, and remaining project effort
- Identify scope changes and manage change orders and contract amendments
- Support proposal development, fee estimates, scopes of work, schedules, and commercial negotiations
- Understand contractual requirements and manage projects in accordance with agreed terms
- Identify project risks early and develop appropriate mitigation strategies
- Provide leadership and direction to project teams while maintaining clear accountability for deliverables
- Coordinate staffing requirements with discipline and department leaders
- Mentor Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, and other developing leaders
- Promote strong communication and collaboration across engineering disciplines
- Help establish scalable project-management practices appropriate for RDQ’s growing organization
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field
- Significant experience managing engineering, consulting, construction, or infrastructure projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, and client communications
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Experience working with multidisciplinary technical teams
- Strong commercial judgment and understanding of professional-services project economics
- RDQ will not sponsor applicants for work authorization
- Experience in the electric utility, power generation, renewable energy, data center, or broader energy industry
- Experience with transmission lines, substations, distribution systems, BESS, grid interconnection, or related infrastructure
- Engineering consulting or Owner's Engineering experience
- PMP certification
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Experience developing proposals, scopes of work, project estimates, and change orders
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental and vision coverage
- Life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k Retirement savings and profit-sharing
- Continuing ed + training & coaching opportunities
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