Utilities Project Manager (Gas)

Utilities Project Manager – Gas Location: Sacramento, CA

Industry: Transportation and Rail Construction

Area of Specialty: Project Management / Utilities and Gas / Transportation and Rail Construction / Heavy-Civil

Are you an experienced Utilities Project Manager with a focus on gas infrastructure and a knack for successful coordination? We are seeking a highly organized professional to manage the complex coordination of utility work, specifically for gas infrastructure, between our project teams, design builders, and third-party utilities. This critical role involves issue resolution, ensuring compliance, and maintaining positive relationships with all external partners.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate Utility Work: Coordinate all utility work between the Authority, Design Builder, PCM teams, and third-party utilities or railroads.
• Relationship Management: Develop, build, and maintain a positive and productive relationship with third-party utilities or railroads.
• Establish Priorities and Monitor Progress: Work with the Authority, PCM, and the design builder to establish priorities, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with Authority goals and requirements.
• Issue Resolution: Participate in utility and railroad issue resolution.
• Reporting and Tracking: Prepare status reports, report on discovered utility/railroad issues, and develop and maintain a project tracking system/log for issues and resolutions.
• Timely Response: Address the utility or railroad needs in a timely manner.
• Review Documentation: Attend meetings and review project documents.

What You'll Bring

• Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in the utility/railroad field.

• Experience reviewing utility/railroad designs to ensure compliance with utility/railroad land rights and design standards.

• Experience in developing and reviewing alternative route studies.

• Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), with the ability to speak knowledgeably with consultants, stakeholders, governmental agencies, and citizens.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track large data sets, and illustrate, analyze, and convey those data sets effectively.

• Ability to prepare technical correspondence and complete comprehensive reports, analyze situations accurately, and adopt an effective course of action.

• Collaboration skills for meeting established project goals and objectives.

• The ability to identify potential land rights conflicts that could create project delays.

• A general understanding of land survey principles and the ability to read and plot legal descriptions.

• The ability to maintain good communication skills and working relationships with third-party agencies, management, consultants, and contractors.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• A degree in engineering, business, or law is preferred.

• Knowledge of utility relocation manuals (e.g., Caltrans) and relevant statutes (Federal and State).

• Proficiency with computer software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Power BI, scheduling software, and SharePoint.

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