Project Manager - Project Execution

Project Manager – Region of San Francisco Bay, CA – Full Time – ID# 6727

Are you ready to make an impact in the Power industry? Join PTAG, a leading Project Management Advisory & Services firm, recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully.

We are seeking a Project Manager - Transmission & Substation (High Voltage) to support our growing team in the San Francisco Bay region of CA. In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving project excellence, collaborating with industry leaders, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across complex initiatives.

About PTAG

At PTAG, we help our clients plan, manage, and execute their most challenging projects with innovation, integrity, and collaboration.

Our mission is to help our clients achieve successful delivery and efficient operation of their capital projects.

Our vision is to support global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their major initiatives.

Our Values Include

• Safety: The safety of our employees, suppliers, and clients is always the top priority.
• Collaboration: We build true partnerships with clients and service providers.
• Leadership: We elevate project performance through the application of best practices.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for every aspect of our engagements.
• Client Satisfaction: We strive for 100% satisfaction on every project.
• Integrity: We believe in open and transparent communication at all levels.

Role & Responsibilities

In this role, you will support the engineering execution and lifecycle management of high-voltage transmission line and substation integration projects.

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead transmission and substation capital projects through initiation, planning, execution, commissioning, and close-out
• Define and manage project scope, WBS structures, cost baselines, and schedule integration
• Oversee outage-driven project sequencing and energization planning
• Monitor and control performance using schedule and cost metrics (SPI, CPI, EVM)
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks in high-visibility utility environments
• Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables, procurement timelines, and field execution

Transmission & Utility Execution

• Manage projects involving high-voltage transmission (115kV+), substation builds, expansions, or major upgrades
• Coordinate transmission line rebuilds, underground segments, reconductoring, and associated substation tie-ins
• Provide oversight of construction, commissioning, and energization readiness
• Ensure compliance with utility standards, regulatory requirements, and interconnection processes
• Support wildfire mitigation, grid resiliency, and modernization initiatives where applicable

Stakeholder & Governance Management

• Serve as primary interface between utility stakeholders, contractors, engineering teams, and regulatory bodies
• Lead project governance meetings, executive reporting, and performance reviews
• Ensure adherence to IOU capital governance processes and reporting cadence
• Resolve cross-functional conflicts and remove execution barriers
• Support audits, documentation controls, and regulatory reviews

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Champion safety-first execution in live utility environments
• Enforce Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety standards
• Ensure permitting, compliance, and funding requirements are met
• Maintain disciplined change control processes

Qualifications / Requirements

To succeed in this role, you bring:

• 10+ years of experience managing high-voltage transmission and/or substation capital projects
• Demonstrated experience within regulated Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) environments
• Strong experience managing outage-driven construction projects
• Experience leading matrixed teams across engineering, construction, procurement, and project controls
• Solid understanding of cost management, earned value, and capital forecasting
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects within complex capital portfolios
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capability

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification or P.Eng designation
• Experience supporting wildfire mitigation, undergrounding, or grid modernization programs
• Experience managing data center interconnection or mission-critical infrastructure projects
• Familiarity with SAP, EcoSys, Primavera P6, or similar capital governance tools

Mandatory Experience Alignment (Non-Negotiable)

Candidates Must Demonstrate

• Direct experience managing 115kV+ transmission or major substation projects
• Experience operating within regulated IOU governance environments
• Exposure to outage-based project sequencing and energization planning

Candidates without high-voltage utility experience will not be considered.

Location & Work Model

• Primary locations: San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento…