Project Manager, AMI

E Source is a research, data and analytics, and technology-focused professional services firm serving the utility industry in the US and Canada. The Project Manager will lead complex AMI and utility technology initiatives from planning through implementation, coordinating schedules, budgets, vendors, risks, resources, and client expectations. The role will also oversee cross-functional workstreams, executive reporting, governance, and project financial performance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day project management for complex AMI and related utility technology initiatives
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, dependencies, resources, and deliverables
• Coordinate activities across client teams, E Source subject matter experts, AMI vendors, system integrators, field deployment contractors, and other third parties
• Manage project risks, issues, decisions, actions, assumptions, and changes, driving timely resolution and escalation as appropriate
• Facilitate project meetings, executive updates, workshops, and cross-functional working sessions
• Monitor vendor performance and contractual commitments, including milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and acceptance activities
• Coordinate across AMI workstreams such as meter and network deployment, systems integration, testing, data readiness, operational readiness, and customer-facing activities
• Provide clear, decision-oriented reporting on project status, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and upcoming decisions
• Maintain effective project documentation and governance, while building trusted client relationships and identifying opportunities to provide additional value
• Forecast project resource needs and maintain resource bookings, and monitor project financial performance to support accurate, timely monthly client invoicing and revenue forecasting

Requirements:

• • Are skilled at coordinating complex, cross-functional technology implementations involving utility business teams, IT and/or OT organizations, vendors, system integrators, and field resources
• • Bring strong facilitation skills and can communicate effectively with executives, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and field personnel
• • Can identify emerging project challenges, develop practical courses of action, facilitate decisions, and drive issues through resolution
• • Act as an effective bridge between business, operational, and technical teams
• • Are comfortable working independently in environments where all information may not yet be available, and can maintain momentum across complex initiatives
• • Work effectively in hybrid, virtual, and in-person environments, collaborating with geographically distributed client and project teams
• • Five or more years of project or program management experience within the utility industry
• • Demonstrated experience managing or supporting an advanced metering infrastructure implementation for an electric, gas, or water utility
• • Working knowledge of AMI program components such as meters and endpoints, communications networks, head-end systems, meter data management systems, systems integration, testing, deployment, data management, and operational readiness
• • Experience managing complex project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and executive reporting
• • Proficiency with project-management tools and Microsoft Office applications
• • Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
• Travel is dependent on project and client needs (up to 50%)
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada
• • Have a PMP or comparable project-management certification
• • Have experience with Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling tools
• • Have experience across multiple phases of the AMI lifecycle