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Job Description

Evergreen, Insight Global’s Manage Service Division partners with a large local utility company and we are seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager to oversee a team of engineers supporting substation engineering and design work for our client. You will not only lead a priority project, overseeing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and ensuring safe, on-time, and cost-effective delivery of substation and related utility work, but future state you would serve as the Evergreen PG&E/Utility engineering service lead. The ideal candidate brings deep Substation Engineering experience and the organizational rigor to manage multiple projects and stakeholder groups simultaneously.

What you’ll do

• Oversee Engineers who are owning project delivery end-to-end for substation (and adjacent utility) engineering efforts: scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and change management.

• Act as the engineering service lead for the division—standardize methods, mentor engineers, set technical direction, and drive best practices across projects.

• Supervise and develop project engineers and designers; provide coaching, performance feedback, and capacity planning across a dynamic portfolio.

• Lead process improvement and cost control initiatives (estimate accuracy, earned value, productivity metrics, lessons learned, continuous improvement).

• Coordinate across many internal and external groups

• Maintain rigorous project controls: baselines, milestones, dashboards, progress reporting, and risk logs; escalate issues proactively.

• Champion stakeholder communication—from internal leadership to client teams—and contribute to technical presentations and status reviews.

• Partner with Sales/Account teams to articulate capabilities, share case studies, and help win new work with client stakeholders.

• Oversee the engineers executing the defined scope of work associated with this requisition; align resourcing and delivery to contractual requirements.

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Skills and Requirements

• 8–12 years of total engineering experience in utilities, with strong Substation Engineering/Design exposure.

o Experience in transmission line (T-Line), distribution, or power generation also acceptable.

o PG&E experience and familiarity with PG&E standards/processes are ideal.

• 3–5 years experience performing hands-on engineering similar to your team’s scope (solid foundational substation design knowledge and nuances).

• Proven management/leadership experience: team oversight, process improvement, cost controls, performance management.

• Field construction experience supporting utility projects (constructability, RFIs, commissioning support).

• BS in Electrical Engineering (EE) or Mechanical Engineering (ME) required.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritize, and maintain excellent organization/documentation.

• Based in West Sac – okay with travel to visit team at each hub, West Sac, Oakland and Fresno (~1x/week) • PE license (Electrical or Mechanical) in CA or ability to obtain.

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.

• Experience leading multi-office delivery models and standardized engineering workflows (templates, QA checklists, design reviews).

• Familiarity with utility work management systems, permitting processes, and construction/commissioning packages.