Senior Utilities Project Manager
Asheville, NC
Category: Program/Project Management
Industry: Energy
Reference ID: JN -052026-106817
Date Posted: 05/07/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/HujXin
Description:
Hybrid 3 On in Asheville, NC
Our client seeks a Senior Project Manager to deliver distribution substation optimization projects. The role will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk, and drive communication with stakeholders. Utility project management experience is required, with preference for electric distribution or transmission backgrounds and tools such as Maximo and Excel. The work will support grid modernization objectives and operational reliability.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $65.00 to $75.00/hr. w2
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Responsibilities:
- Create, staff, and lead project teams across development, engineering, project controls, estimating, construction management, supply chain, legal, EHS, QA/QC, operations, communications, stakeholder engagement, regulatory, security, fuels, and transmission.
- Provide daily leadership, oversight, and coordination for matrixed team members and engage functional leaders on placement, development, and conflict resolution.
- Establish and maintain stakeholder communications through status reporting, kickoff meetings, and recurring updates aligned to standards and procedures.
- Plan scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality, including estimating, schedule development, cost control, procurement and contracting strategies, equipment and vendor selection, and commissioning plans.
- Execute projects within approved constraints, managing objectives, scope, roles, deliverables, WBS, schedules, communications, regulatory and procurement strategies, contractor and supplier plans, resources, budgets, lessons learned, risk, quality, safety, environmental, security, integration, data management, reporting, change control, and closeout.
Experience Requirements:
- Utility project management experience.
- Electric distribution or transmission experience (preferred).
- Maximo experience (preferred).
- Strong Excel skills, including advanced functions and data analysis (preferred).
- EPC project experience (preferred).
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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Please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:
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- Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group, as indicated above