Associate Project Manager

Ulteig is hiring an Associate Project Manager to support utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. The role coordinates scope, schedules, technical inputs, resources, and compliance documentation while supporting audit readiness and project delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the management of scope, schedule, and cost for the project
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the assigned projects
• Develop, maintain, and communicate discipline-specific scope, schedule, and milestones, and deliverable lists
• Represent the discipline in internal and client cross-functional project discussions
• Identify technical or compliance risks early and escalate appropriately
• Participate in early project planning to identify discipline‑specific resource needs based on project scope, complexity, study requirements, and NERC deliverables
• Maintain visibility into resource assignments, workload distribution, and dependencies across active projects
• Track discipline hours against budget and forecast, ensuring accurate reporting to Project Management
• Follow information into future proposal development
• Regularly communicate with stakeholders:
• Identify resource‑related risks that could affect project milestones
• Develop mitigation strategies (e.g., adjusting schedules, redistributing work, or escalating priority conflicts)
• Document resource risks and communication impact proactively to the stakeholders
• Identify and communicate inefficiencies, gaps, or bottlenecks in workflows

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 1–3+ years of experience supporting engineering project delivery, power system studies, protection & controls, or compliance documentation
• Demonstrated ability to organize and set priorities across multiple projects, manage action items, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Strong documentation skills: able to prepare clear and concise meeting notes, status updates, deliverable trackers, risk logs, and evidence indices
• Experience with document control concepts (versioning, review/approval workflows, transmittals) and maintaining auditable project records
• Strong quantitative and tool skills, including intermediate Excel (trackers, pivots, basic formulas) and comfort working in SharePoint/Teams or other collaboration platforms for controlled file sharing
• Excellent verbal/written communication, time management, interpersonal, and organizational skills; able to work effectively with internal SMEs and external clients/vendors
• Must have permanent authorization to work in the US
• NERC experience preferred
• Familiarity with common generator/IBR standards and deliverables (as applicable to role)