[Remote] Project Manager - Electric Distribution

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ENTRUST Solutions Group specializes in planning and upgrading electric distribution systems, providing engineering and consulting services to various sectors. As a Project Manager, you will lead electric distribution design projects, ensuring high-quality delivery while managing client relationships and project financials.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of electric distribution design projects and programs, including overhead and underground work, system upgrades, and modernization efforts
• Own scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across multiple concurrent projects
• Serve as a primary point of contact for client stakeholders, building trusted relationships through clear communication and consistent delivery
• Coordinate work across designers, engineers, and technical leads, ensuring teams have clear priorities and direction
• Oversee project financials, including forecasting, fee tracking, and change management
• Ensure work complies with industry standards, permitting requirements, and regulatory expectations
• Support permitting and third‑party coordination efforts (municipalities, DOTs, joint‑use utilities) as needed
• Review deliverables for quality and constructability before submittal
• Provide construction support and help resolve design‑related issues during build
• Mentor technical leads, help shape program strategy, and support growth
• High‑volume distribution design programs (repeatable work with defined standards and workflows)
• Voltage Optimization (VO) initiatives focused on system performance and efficiency
• Distribution Automation (DA) projects, including device upgrades and grid modernization
• Municipality‑ and DOT‑driven relocations tied to roadway and infrastructure improvements
• Distributed Energy Resources (DER) including solar (PV), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), backup generators, EV chargers, etc

Skills

• Project management experience supporting electric distribution or utility infrastructure programs, or other engineering/construction related spaces
• Experience managing scope, schedule, and budget in a consulting or utility‑facing environment
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with utility clients
• Strong leadership and team management skills, potentially including leadership of other PMs
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and keep work moving in a deadline‑driven environment
• Proficiency in forecasting and financial management, especially in a Fixed Fee and Unitized platform
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and technical innovations
• Prior experience working with large investor-owned electric utilities (IOU)
• Familiarity with distribution design workflows, permitting, and construction support
• Experience managing program‑based or unitized work
• PMP or similar certification
• Experience with various PM platforms such as MS Project, PE6, Oracle, Maximo, Salesforce

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and benefits
• 401(k) retirement program with a company match
• Career development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work schedule
• Company sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans
• HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts
• Full time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours
• May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company

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