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Project Manager - Commercial Power and Utility ConstructionJob Description This role leads one or more intermediate and complex commercial construction projects within the electrical utility or power systems space. You will manage projects in a matrix team environment, providing leadership, direction, and coordination across stakeholders to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects safely, efficiently, and economically. The position focuses on delivering high-quality results quickly within a rapidly growing project portfolio, while ensuring strong customer satisfaction and effective risk-balanced decision-making. Responsibilities + Manage one or more intermediate and complex projects or program areas within a matrix team environment, ensuring alignment with short- and long-range business goals. + Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and clear communication to project teams throughout all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation through closeout. + Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and manage all assigned project activities with demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of project management. + Develop, review, and manage comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, tools, and staffing requirements. + Effectively manage project costs, monitor financial performance, and reallocate funding in a timely manner to maintain budget alignment. + Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for adhering to the internal System Safety Process, promoting a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm. + Lead planning meetings and project or outage updates, including preparing and delivering detailed and complex presentations for stakeholders. + Communicate project details and status updates clearly and consistently to internal and external stakeholders, including customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers. + Prepare clear and concise written and oral reports and other project communications to document progress, issues, and outcomes. + Develop and actively manage strong working relationships with project teams, plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. + Promote teamwork and collaboration across all project participants to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction. + Provide detailed guidance, instruction, and training to improve design practices, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and cost performance. + Confidently challenge assumptions, decisions, and approaches at a high level of informed understanding in all areas of project work to drive better outcomes. + Ensure maximum customer satisfaction by demonstrating effective and efficient performance of project work activities on complex projects. + Supervise up to two employees as assigned, including developing well-written performance plans and supporting professional development. + Provide coaching and support to direct reports in their development activities and serve as a mentor to other project managers. + Apply strong business acumen and project management discipline across all

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knowledge areas, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management. + Incorporate construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, and risk management into day-to-day project execution. Essential Skills + Demonstrated project management experience in major commercial construction within electrical utility or power system projects. + Experience managing power utility construction projects, including field activities and coordination with multiple stakeholders. + Proven ability to manage all

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knowledge areas with prior responsibility for scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management. + Qualified experience in one or more of the following: project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, or comparable experience in a competitive production environment. + Demonstrated preparedness for specialist-level project management knowledge in construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, and risk management. + Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide, train, and coordinate cross-functional and matrixed teams. + Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver detailed stakeholder presentations and clear project reports. + Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. + Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 3 years of qualified experience for Project Manager level. + Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 5 years of qualified experience for Senior Project Manager level. + Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 7 years of qualified experience for Principal Project Manager level. + Alternatively, a two-year Associate's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 5 years of qualified experience for Project Manager level. + Alternatively, a two-year Associate's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 7 years of qualified experience for Senior Project Manager level. + Alternatively, a two-year Associate's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field with at least 9 years of qualified experience for Principal Project Manager level. Additional Skills & Qualifications + Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly preferred. + Experience working within a matrix team environment, coordinating across multiple departments and functional areas. + Proven ability to operate at a high level of business acumen in a competitive production environment. + Experience supervising employees, including performance planning and professional development support. + Demonstrated ability to start quickly, adapt to a fast-growing project portfolio, and perform at a high level with minimal ramp-up time. Work Environment This position operates within a growing project portfolio where projects move quickly and expectations for performance are high from the outset. The standard schedule is a 40-hour work week with a flexible arrangement of either four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days. Overtime is not expected as part of the regular work pattern. The role is designated as onsite five days per week, providing close collaboration with project teams, plant and operating company staff, and other stakeholders. Travel is limited to occasional day trips to visit project sites, with no routine overnight travel anticipated. The work environment emphasizes safety through adherence to an internal System Safety Process focused on Zero Harm, and relies on modern project management tools, structured planning practices, and regular stakeholder meetings and presentations to manage complex commercial power and utility construction projects. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Johnstown, OH. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $65.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Johnstown,OH.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jun 24, 2026. About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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