Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions. They are seeking an experienced Utility Project Manager to support large-scale data center infrastructure projects, acting as the single point of contact for all utility-related scope and ensuring the successful execution of utility and substation work.
Responsibilities
- Act as Single Point of Contact for all utility and substation scope (transmission, distribution, substations)
- Lead weekly design and site coordination meetings with Energy, Engineering, Construction, Utilities, and AHJs
- Develop and maintain responsibility matrices and stakeholder contact lists
- Track and manage utility agreements, easements, deeds, and ROW documentation to meet project schedules
- Establish and manage budgets, estimates, contingencies, and not-to-exceed values
- Track purchase orders and report funding status at defined milestones
- Ensure scope validation prior to work execution
- Manage all change orders and scope changes through formal change management processes
- Develop and publish detailed utility and substation schedules
- Identify critical path activities and maintain zero-float logic
- Track long-lead equipment (LLE) delivery and on-site readiness
- Provide mitigation plans, recovery schedules, and cost impacts for delays
- Publish weekly progress reports with photos and milestone updates
- Conduct weekly site walks and pre-construction walkthroughs
- Verify substation civil and electrical work meets utility and data center standards
- Identify, document, and escalate quality issues proactively
- Champion safety as a core value on all data center sites
- Develop and submit Energization Safety Plans
- Lead pre-energization coordination walks with all stakeholders
- Review and coordinate Methods of Procedure (MOPs)
- Verify downstream scope completion prior to energization
Skills
- 10+ years of utility experience, including transmission, distribution, and substations
- Proven experience supporting data center or mission-critical infrastructure projects
- Strong knowledge of easements, ROW, and utility agreements
- Solid construction project management fundamentals
- Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in fast-paced, high-visibility environments
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Project Management
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