Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager 

Energy Jobs with David Evans and Associates:

At David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), our Energy team provides unmatched infrastructure solutions for power delivery and renewable energy, offering expert planning and design for low- to high-voltage facilities. We deliver safe, reliable, and affordable electricity for communities across various sectors, including power generation, renewables, and transportation electrification. Our comprehensive services are tailored to meet the technical, financial, environmental, and political needs of our clients. Whether the goal is to enhance current infrastructure or embark on a new innovative energy project, DEA has the expertise to see it through to completion and foster a more resilient future. 

The Transmission Practice is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Portland, OR.

The Senior Project Manager will lead large, complex, multi-project programs and help deliver an exceptional client experience across the full project lifecycle. This role is responsible for aligning scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, client communication, and financial performance while partnering closely with client team leaders, delivery leaders, group leaders, technical teams, subconsultants, and operations. The ideal candidate brings senior-level project or program management experience, strong client relationships, business development credibility, and the judgment to lead complex power delivery work from pursuit through closeout.

What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities:

• Function as a senior project or program manager for large, complex, multiple-project programs, including work with phased deliverables, long-term contracts, multiple stakeholders, public involvement, and coordination of subconsultants.
• Deliver project results on time, at a high level of quality, within budget, and with strong client satisfaction and project profitability.
• Develop the project's understanding, approach, work plan, staffing strategy, communication protocol, scope, schedule, budget, assumptions, and performance expectations.
• Manage project setup, execution, change management, QA/QC planning, invoicing, accounts receivable, unbilled, project closeout, and monthly cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Lead project teams, mentor project managers and task leaders, provide feedback on delivery of team performance, and help determine appropriate team members, pursuit teams, teaming partners, and subconsultants.
• Serve as a trusted client partner by setting clear expectations, maintaining proactive communication, leading project check-ins, identifying risks, and resolving issues with urgency, clarity, and accountability.
• Support proposal and pursuit efforts, participate actively in business development, cultivate client and community relationships, and help identify incremental or new project opportunities.
• Adhere to DEA tools, processes, and policies related to project accounting, contracting, workload planning, revenue forecasting, quality requirements, and financial performance.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to become a certified or provisionally certified Project Manager through the DEA PM Program.
• Generally, 15 or more years of relevant experience in the discipline.
• Experience functioning as a project or program manager for large, extensive, and complex multiple-project programs.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver project results on time, at a high level of quality, within budget, and with strong client satisfaction and project profitability.
• Experience managing project closeouts, invoicing, accounts receivable, contracts, subconsultants, write-offs, monthly cost-to-complete, and 12-month rolling net revenue forecasting.
• Strong client relationships, active business development participation, and demonstrated ability to build relationships within the community.
• Expert-level technical knowledge with a broad understanding of related fields and operational areas that affect project delivery.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related discipline.
• Registered professional with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience managing power delivery, utility, or infrastructure projects with complex stakeholders, clients, and subconsultant coordination.
• Experience leading multi-year, multi-million-dollar project portfolios, generally within the $2M to $5M revenue range.
• Experience supporting strategic pursuits, proposal development, client planning, and long-term client relationship growth.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor project managers, guide project teams, and establish clear expectations and accountability across disciplines.
• Active involvement in professional organizations, industry groups, committees, special project teams, or community relationship-building efforts.

What We Offer

We foster an environment where talented professionals have the freedom and support to do their most meaningful work. Our values and company culture form the foundation of our success, creating a positive and collaborative work environment. These guiding principles are vital to our continued achievements and unwavering commitment to improving the world around us.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to cultivate and develop your skills and work alongside talented colleagues who are committed to improving the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship of the built and natural environments.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance, for employees and their families
• Financial wellness: Health Savings Account (HSA) and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contributions
• Professional development: Support for continuing education and training opportunities
• Work Schedule: Flexible work schedules including a 9/80 schedule—every other Friday off!
• Paid Time Off (PTO) program: Paid time off (PTO) beginning at 120 hours annually for full-time employees, with increased accrual based on years of service (up to 200 hours)
• Paid Holidays:7 paid holidays per year
• Retirement: 401k plan with employer match program
• Wellbeing focus: Holistic Wellbeing Program centered on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community health
• Growth opportunities: Access to mentorship, professional support, and pathways for career advancement
• Employee bonus program:Eligible employees may participate in DEA’s employee bonus program, which is based on company profitability.
• Potential salary range: $180,000 - $210,000/annually

·        The posted salary range represents the typical range for this position and is provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

If you are a recruiter, search agency, or otherwise wish to refer a candidate to DEA, you will not be compensated in any way for your referral of a candidate to DEA without an active and signed written agreement in place in advance with DEA Human Resources. Any resume submitted to any DEA employee by an external recruiter without a written agreement in place at the time of submission will be considered the property of DEA and DEA will not be liable for the payment of a placement fee. If you would like to notify DEA of your interest in initiating a written agreement for services, please e-mail careers@deainc.com.

Potential office locations include: Portland, OR.