Innovation Program Manager

Job#: 3044692

Job Description:

Innovation Program Manager

Location: St. Louis, Missouri (Onsite)

Role Overview

Our clients Innovation Team is seeking a strategic Program Manager to help identify, fund, launch, and oversee emerging technology initiatives across the enterprise. This role requires a combination of business development, regulatory knowledge, internal stakeholder management, funding expertise, and project execution. The ideal candidate will be a self-directed individual who can generate opportunities rather than simply track tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop innovation opportunities across business units.
• Work directly with internal stakeholders to build support for innovation initiatives.
• Facilitate project funding approvals.
• Navigate regulatory, capital, and operating expense considerations.
• Develop business cases for emerging technology investments.
• Drive pilot programs from concept through implementation.
• Manage timelines, budgets, risk, stakeholder communication, and governance activities.
• Support innovation projects involving energy management, grid modernization, analytics, AI, robotics, and emerging technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Utility industry experience.
• Program or project management experience.
• Deep understanding of project funding processes.
• Experience working with capital expenditure (CapEx) and operating expense (O&M) models.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience influencing executive and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to operate independently within ambiguous environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with the client company.
• Utility consulting experience.
• Experience supporting regulated utility organizations.
• Familiarity with Missouri and Illinois utility regulatory environments.
• Experience working within innovation, strategy, technology, grid modernization, transmission, generation, or customer transformation functions.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

St. Louis, MO, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

August 6, 2026

Pay Range:

$60 - $90 per hour

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