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Eliassen Group Utility Project Manager in United States
Utility Project Manager
Type: Contract
Category: Program/Project Management
Industry: Energy
Reference ID: JN -042026-106388
Date Posted: 04/14/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/VCbqMR
Description
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Description:
Hybrid 3 days onsite in Plainfield, IN
Our client seeks a Utility Project Manager to lead or support planning and execution across multiple low to moderate complexity capital projects under $10M. The role will drive scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and risk control while coordinating matrixed teams and stakeholders. Candidates should bring core project management capabilities and experience in utilities, energy, or comparable infrastructure domains. The position requires structured reporting, governance engagement, and disciplined project controls from initiation through closeout.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $50.00 to $57.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
Create, staff, and lead project teams with daily oversight of matrixed members and coordination with functional leaders.
Establish and maintain stakeholder communications, lead project meetings, and deliver structured status reporting per PMCoE standards.
Plan project scope, schedule, cost, safety, quality, contracting, procurement, and commissioning strategies.
Drive estimating, schedule development and monitoring, cost control, vendor selection, and equipment selection.
Manage execution through design, construction, start-up, commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty.
Administer comprehensive project plans including objectives, roles, assumptions, WBS, risk, quality, safety, environmental, security, data, communications, change, and closeout.
Experience Requirements:
Core project management experience in scheduling, milestones, planning, deliverables, phasing, and project reporting.
Experience managing multiple low to moderate complexity projects under $10M.
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners.
Background in utilities, energy, transmission, distribution, substation, or generation; telecom, major construction, or civil engineering experience accepted (preferred).
Minimum 2 years of related experience with an associate degree, or 5 years related experience with high school/GED.
Education Requirements:
Associate degree, or high school/GED with additional experience.
Bachelor’s degree (preferred).
Certified Associate in Project Management (certification) (preferred).
Project Management Professional, PMP (certification) (preferred).
Professional Engineer, PE (license) (preferred).
Configuration Management II Professional, CM2-P (certification) (preferred).
Recruitment Transparency Notice
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
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