Engineering Project Manager 3

• Location: Vancouver, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #8909

Overview:

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Manager 3 role leads and facilitates project management support for large, complex High Voltage (HV) system upgrade and modernization projects, typically involving $25M+ in capital investment, throughout the project life cycle from inception and engineering through commissioning and closeout. The Project Manager coordinates, tracks, monitors, and reports on assigned capital programs and projects to ensure objectives are accomplished within approved scope, schedule, funding parameters, and quality standards. Projects may include high-voltage substation expansions and equipment upgrades, transmission line rebuilds and new construction, telecommunications and operational systems, and environmental and regulatory activities. The role provides senior-level leadership and stakeholder facilitation, driving cross-functional alignment among engineering, construction, system operations, a sset and environmental planning, real estate, and customer service teams. The Project Manager also coordinates with external utilities, customers, and regulatory bodies while supporting project planning, critical path alignment, schedule integration, regulatory reviews, permitting, and effective project execution in an advisory and coordinating capacity. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Pay range: $54.81 - $78.30

Benefits:

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the End-to-End Capital Project Portfolio Execution Method:
• Coordinate and provide project management support for assigned high-voltage substation and transmission line capital projects ($25M+ and high-complexity portfolios) from inception through closeout in strict alignment with the TIP Project Management Playbook, Process Classification Framework [PCF], and PMI standards.
• Provide expert guidance and advisory support on project management methodologies, stage-gate governance, best practices, and internal team skill development.
• Cultivate and maintain collaborative working relationships with external utility interconnection customers, regional transmission partners, and interagency stakeholders vital to project delivery.
• Actively navigate high-level project strategy, cross-organizational workflows, and process improvements across Transmission Engineering (TE), Transmission Field Services (TF), System Operations (TO), Strategy & Planning (TIS/TPW), Supply Chain (NS), Environment Compliance (EC), Pollution Prevention (EP), Cultural Resources (EH), and Infrastructure Asset Management (TI).
• Project Initiation & Front-End Project Setup:
• Review Portfolio Execution (TIPE) work intake notifications; review initial Project Detail Page (PDP) setup and Project bundle creation.
• Track funding authorizations for Work Orders (WO) in the project bundle and draft recommended work order modifications for federal review and approval.
• Partner with the Project Engineer (PE) to evaluate and support validation of the Scoping Path Determination (SPD) at Stage Gate 1 (SG1).
• Develop a recommended project schedule and facilitate the SG1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Meeting with the project team, s To view the full job description, <a href="https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjI2MjI1Ljg3NjlAYWNzcHJvc3RhZmZpbmdjb21wLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ">click here</>