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Assistant Project Manager - Program Management (Mountain Region)

Vancouver, WA, USFull-time$110k–$240k2026-11-08 → 2026-11-09

Core

Assist project managers on utility transmission and substation projects or manage smaller projects independently, acting as a coordinator and liaison to clients, subcontractors, and vendors.

Role type

Assistant Project Manager (Program Management)

Builds

Substation, transmission line, and telecommunication projects from inception through design and construction to closeout.

Domain

Utility infrastructure (electric transmission and distribution)

Required skills

Project management, cross-functional team leadership, schedule and cost management, risk identification, client gate approval navigation, financial forecasting, resource coordination, portfolio management, outage sequencing, site walkdowns, engineering drawing review, stakeholder communication.

Preferred skills

ProjectWise, SharePoint, SAP, cost/schedule management tools, PE or PMP certification.

Technologies

ProjectWise, SharePoint, SAP, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to execute substation and transmission projects; oversee 5-20 concurrent projects; manage schedule and financial adherence; navigate client gate approval processes; coordinate craft labor resources; develop multi-year capital expenditure plans; create outage sequences and construction lifecycles; conduct site walkdowns; review engineering estimates and change requests.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC