Utility Program Manager

Position: Program Project Manager

Location: Columbus, OH 43015

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Pay Rate: $50-70/hr, OT eligible, PTO, Benefits (Eligible Day 1, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401)

Notes: We are looking for candidates with a go getter attitude / dive head first into projects!

Project Overview: We are seeking a Program Manager to join our Evergreen team within the Applied Engineering Services practice. This role will ensure grid reliability and compliance by managing our client's interconnection projects in the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) area. Our client aims to reduce their backlog, expedite the study process, and facilitate faster plant connections. These studies involve larger connections requiring a Full Interconnection Study (FIS) for projects of 10MW or higher, governed by ERCOT Interconnection Study criteria. Applicants typically include developers of solar farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), industrial loads, wind farms, and other projects.

Must Haves:

Utility/Energy Experience

5+ Project management experience

Presentation skills

Management experience

Experience managing a program

Great communication skills as you will be interfacing with customers

Go getter personality

Technologically savvy

Plusses:

Experience with renewable energy resources

Generation and Transmission experience

Utility industry experience

Co-location experience

RTO experience

Day to Day: The Program Manager lead will lead and manage the evergreen team that is made up of 2 leads and 4 project engineers.

Their duties will include:

Primary Source of coordination with client stakeholders

Lead the team

Process improvement

Training

Run twice a week meeting on the new studies

Weekly meeting with stakeholders to give updates

Ensure the kickoff milestones for each project are complete per procedure

Ensure coordination of team members and study contractors are lively

Escalate issues as appropriate

Evergreen: Insight Global's Professional Services Division, called Evergreen, is a group of over 200 Project Managers, Engineers, and Solution Architects committed to developing and managing turn-key services for customers within the Utility, Engineering, Government, and Commercial space. Evergreen is comprised of five practice areas: Applied Engineering Services (AES), Cloud Services, Data & Apps, Talent Services, and Customer Experience. Evergreen has over 200 active projects and employs over 5,500 consultants. In 2023, Insight Global's Professional Services Division generated over $800M in revenue.