Job Title: Utility Project Manager
Type/Schedule: Full-time/ M-F (7-4pm/8-5pm)
Rate of Pay: $30-$40+/hr. (DOE)
Location: Torrance, CA
Benefits: 50% Medical, Dental, Vision/ Vacation & Sick time
Utility company seeks a motivated, technically adept individual to help support our quickly expanding Utility Planning department. This position will offer competitive pay, high performance, a fun environment, and exposure to various exciting new development projects across Southern California. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of electrical distribution design and experience working with a utility company or contractor. Our department leads have decades of experience in the utility industry and will provide project-specific training. Project management skills and a great attitude are necessary as this Utility Project Manager will have heavy interaction with fast-moving, high-visibility projects. Our company prides itself in caring for customers, exploring new and better ways to operate, and having fun!
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of electrical distribution design
- Utility Planning knowledge (SCE/LADWP/SDGE/PGE specifically)
- Strong MS office skills (Word, Excel, Design software)
- Experience working with external customers
- Experience managing multiple projects with customer commitment dates
- Strong understanding of civil construction drawings (Street Improvement, Site Plans, Utility Plans)
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Willing to commute to various locations throughout Southern California
- Ability to collect accurate field information independently
- A great attitude, a drive to create solutions, and a desire to have fun in a fast-paced environment
- Must have a current CA Driver’s License
Preferences:
- Experience working for Utility, Utility design contractor, or Applicant Designer.
- Experience using pole-loading software such as SPIDA or O-Calc.
- Experience in collecting field data for utility lines.
- Knowledge of SCE standards, including PLM, DDS, UGS, DOH, and GO 95.
Typical Duties:
- Collect field data, including height/distance measurements, pictures, and sketches of utility pole lines and existing utility facilities.
- Create field sketches of current and proposed utility facilities.
- Draw map(s) using the correct mapping symbols, callouts, decals, proper tie-downs, etc.
- Complete engineering functions and calculation to provide accurate proposed utility designs.
- Create composite utility designs for new development and relocation projects.
- Includes Power, Communication, Gas, and all other utilities.
- Input pole loading information. Engineer pole installation and replacement.
- Interact with clients and their design teams.
- Create and implement design solutions for a variety of projects.
- Track and manage multiple projects in various phases of design and construction.
- Work with the construction department to create workable, efficient designs.
- Complete Applicant Design submittals to utility companies.
- Train and build skillsets of team members.