K&A Engineering Consulting – White Plains, NY is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection, and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in the industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting. 

We strongly believe in building long lasting relationships with our clients and our employees. We love what we do, and our goal is to have the happiest clients and employees in the industry. We deliver a reliable and innovative range of services for dozens of projects around the country. The company’s team members are passionate about engineering, infrastructure, and design, and understand our clients’ business needs and objectives.

Job Overview:

Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking a Project Managers to join our T&D Lines Project Team in Binghamton, New York. This position reports to an office on a hybrid schedule, Tuesday-Thursday in office and Monday/Friday remote. Candidates must have utility experience to be considered. 

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Effective leadership in a matrix organization.
• Initiation, Planning, Executing, and Closing Projects — defining the project WBS, Cost Baseline and OBS structure, initiating the project, building its comprehensive work plan, controlling and managing to the risks, scope, schedule and budget
• Managing Teams — facilitating commitment and productivity, removing obstacles, and managing teams
• Implementation and Management of Quality and Environmental Process and procedures on all projects focusing on meeting SPI and CPI performance indicators less than 1.0
• Management of third-party projects including other transmission owners and interconnecting customers
• Accountable and Responsible for:
• Cost /Budgeting and Management
• Communication Management
• Change Management
• Schedule Management
• Construction Management Oversight
• Commissioning Management Oversight
• Risk Management
• Regulatory and Stakeholder Management

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred
• 7 years relevant project management experience in electric utility projects is required
• Relevant experience in substation, transmission, or distribution.
• Knowledge and experience with project management processes and tools.
• General understanding of utility operations
• Proficiency with financial analysis tools in a utility setting
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively with competing priorities and stressful situations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Must be a New York resident or able to relocate to Binghamton NY for this role