Why join us?
Our Utility Sector team is growing! The Utility Project Manager supports electrical utility capital projects including substation upgrades, transmission line upgrades, hydro projects, Smart Grids, environmental compliance work, and gas projects. They maintain primary focus on practice related services (management of the delivery of all project management related services) and a secondary focus on internal business operations (active engagement with business development, financial management, and staff development matters). Has significant independent responsibility for assignments including entire projects as determined by the manager in situations where the project scope and complexity are limited.
About Us
AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.
How will you contribute to the team?
- Provides management and daily leadership for AtkinsRéalis project team.
- Provides primary daily point of contact to client, contractors, and consultants at project level.
- Creates and executes project execution plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and AtkinsRéalis scope of services.
- Promote effective communication among all project stakeholders.
- Effective implementation of all management systems supporting the project (e.g., quality assurance, Quality Gates, integrated safety management, risk management, change control, performance management and contract management).
- Support early integration of safety into the design process.
- Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
- Review deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
- Prepares for project reviews and quality assurance procedures.
- Minimizes AtkinsRéalis' exposure and risk on project.
- Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
- Supports manager in providing regular forecast and expense updates to project budget.
- Supports manager in determining appropriate revenue recognition, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, and monitoring project receivables.
- Supports the manager in monitoring and addressing all project billing issues and anomalies, both internal and external.
- Manages and reviews consultant invoices on behalf of the client.
- Follows up with clients and consultants, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.
- Supports the manager in developing project accounting forecasts and summaries.
- Reviews the Project Status Report (PSR) and general financial reporting required to generate client cost reports.
- Supports the manager in forecasting revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization.
- Effectively pursues the execution and filing of project legal documents.
- Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.
- Complexity - Work involves conventional practice but may include a variety of complex features.
- Decision-making - Most assignments are performed solitarily. Makes decisions on technical problems and methods. Receives approval on proposed plans for projects and general direction as to results expected or on unusual problems.
- Work direction given to others - Has direct supervisory responsibilities for direct reports, and indirect supervisory responsibilities related to the professional and practice related development of other project staff.
What will you contribute?
- Must have 2+ years of experience in utility project management. Additional years of experience quality for higher levels.
- Must have a bachelor's degree. Engineering or MBA preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (Pumps] [certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Professional Engineering licenses is optional.
- Must possess a thorough understanding of Project Management, Building Design & Construction, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Building Cost Modelling and Risk Analysis. Should have a general understanding of Primavera, Expedition/Prolong or similar, and AtkinsRéalis
- proprietary Epoch and CATO software.
- Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Project.
- Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities.
- Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:
AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.
Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible work schedules
- Group Insurance
- PTO plus two Floating Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
- Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals
- A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college
If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!
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Expected compensation range is between $85,000 - $130,000 yearly depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.
We are hiring Project Managers in the following location:
Rochester, NY
*Relocation assistance will be provided to qualified and approved candidates
Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.
Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:
In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.