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New Business Project Manager

ENTRUST Solutions Group
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/3/2026
Are you looking to join a growing engineering consulting firm that offers valuable solutions to challenges faced by our gas and electric utilities clients? We’re seeking New Business Project Managers in Northern and Central California.

What You’ll Do

The New Business Project Managers strategically manage the project portfolio by optimizing project schedules, controlling scope of work, managing project budgets, and partnering with key stakeholders to ensure all timelines and deliverables are being met.

  • Provide project leadership and expertise to the portfolio, drive contractor stakeholders, and partner with government agencies & community parties on project matters.
  • Develop, define & control project scope, create & maintain project schedules, gather work plans including cost, resource, contingency, and communication plans. Adjusting project scope & schedule as appropriate to accommodate change.
  • Travel to project sites conduct job walks as necessary.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders, such as Planning, Estimating, Construction and Metering, etc., in completing the project in a timely manner.
  • Monitor and analyze finical project cost. Look for ways to minimize costs on projects for both the applicant and PG&E.
  • Communicate project status (e.g., scope, schedule, and cost) to all stakeholders throughout the project, as applicable.
  • Prepare contracts, as applicable, to ensure compliance with standards and tariffs.
  • Provide applicants, estimating, engineering, clerical and construction partners with complete and accurate information on rate and rule applicability, potential costs, and timelines.
  • Communicate reasonable estimating and construction dates that address customer’s anticipated schedules.

This role involves acting as a liaison between our clients and project stakeholders for new customer electrical or gas hookups, ensuring smooth project execution. It's a full-time hybrid position with up to 3 days on-site at PG&E offices or in the field. The offices will be selected for you based off your location: San Jose, San Carlos, Fresno, Stockton, Salinas, or Madera, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo.

Required Qualifications

  • Must have valid Driver’s license without restrictions
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or Construction Management OR HS diploma/GED and 1 additional year of equivalent work experience.
  • Min 1 year of experience functioning in a project administration, project operations, project controls and/or project management capacity within a fast-paced environment where you owned the process life cycle(s) from beginning to end.
  • Ability to lead projects by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to manage short duration/ turnaround projects but high volume.
  • Excellent organization and time management skills.
  • Customer experience with affective conflict resolution skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Construction Management
  • PMP Certification
  • Design experience
  • Utilities background-- Electric, Gas, Solar

Not quite right for you? For a full listing of all our openings, please visit us at: https://entrustsol.com/careers/

Who We Are

ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 3,000 strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies.

In Return For Top Talent, ENTRUST Solutions Group Offers

  • Generous paid time off and benefits
  • 401(k) retirement program with a company match
  • Career development programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible work schedule

To learn more about ENTRUST Benefits and Culture, please visit our company LinkedIn page and follow us at:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrustsolutionsgroup

Benefits & Salary

  • This position pays between $90,000 and $120,000 annually and is an exempt position. The specific amount within this range will be influenced by the work location and various factors, such as internal equity, professional skills, work experience, and pertinent education or training.
  • Benefits offered include company sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match. Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans. HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available. These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually.
  • Full time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours.
  • May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.

ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. ENTRUST Solutions Group does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with ENTRUST Solutions Group.

Salary : $90,000 - $120,000

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