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Project Manager II

Hill International, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026
Job Description

Hill International is seeking a Project Manager II in Santa Ana, CA

Responsibilities

  • Manages moderately complex projects using project management principles, tools, and techniques under time constraints, shifting priorities, and making critical decisions with minimal supervision. Deliver on team goals by influencing department stakeholders and exercising independent decision making.
  • Responsible for directing project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure for core disciplines of project management (scope, schedule, and budget) independently.
  • Collaborates with peer Project Managers, department/division senior leadership, and other stakeholders’ departments as a key consultant to provide recommendations to drive projects forward.
  • Manages planning, development, and/or execution of electric transmission/distribution projects, which may include wildfire, infrastructure replacement, load growth, poles, line upgrades, maintenance, installations, etc.
  • Drives milestones and reports on projects which may include designs, schedules, projects applications, compliance and safety documentation, regulatory filings, and local and state agency coordination.
  • Resolves issues and ensures task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflicts with team members and functional managers.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and with impact, maintain positive working relationships, and exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with multiple parties.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Minimum 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive).
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Excel.
  • Familiarity with Power BI.
  • Electric utility experience preferred.
  • Project Management Professional certification preferred.
  • Must be local to Southern California.
  • This position requires traveling to project site locations or other facilities across territory up to 50% of the time.

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $120,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill’s comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,300 professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at www.gisiconsulting.com .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

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