Manager-Project/Product II

Job Title: Manager-Project/Product II
Job Location - Pomona, CA (Hybrid: Onsite M & Tu)
Duration - 18 Months

Experience and Education

3-5 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Typically possesses one to three years of experience coordinating or managing small to medium projects or product workstreams.

Knowledge and Skills

Working knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques. Demonstrated ability to gather requirements, support the development of project plans, manage schedules, track progress, and contribute to the execution of defined deliverables. Proven ability to problem-solve, anticipate issues, maintain documentation, and operate effectively under moderate time constraints. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact with cross-functional teams and communicate status updates to various audiences.

Education Requirement

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Day-to-Day Responsibilities/Workload

• Lead/manage multiple, programmatic projects (between 100 – 150 small/medium projects within a portfolio) with responsibility for results in terms of scope, costs, schedule, methods, and outcomes.
• Provide direction for the project team and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle including scoping and project initiation, planning and design, dependencies (e.g., material delivery, environmental, permitting), construction, and project close-out activities.
• Direct involvement in tasks necessary for successful project execution. Identify problems and solutions. Collaborate to establish project objectives, timelines, risk analysis, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
• Utilize project controls in exercising budget and schedule management, forecasting, performance monitoring such as variance analysis, maintaining schedules and project plans, identifying trends, and assessing performance against budget targets.
• Work independently with minimal project analytical support (e.g., responsible for managing action items, processing change control, setting meeting agendas, taking meeting minutes).
• Resolve issues and ensure task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflicts with team members and functional managers.

Required Skills/Attributes

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 7 years of project management experience with projects in the field.
• Skilled in MS suite, Teams, SAP, Primavera P6 (or equivalent scheduling tool).

Desired Skills/Attributes

• Project Management Professional certification.
• Substation project management, construction, engineering, or related utility experience.
• Organized, good communicator, strong interpersonal skills, self-motivated, and proactive.