Project Manager-1898 Distribution Planning

Description

• Ensure the technical accuracy of deliverables, reports, and client presentations summarizing results and recommendations.
• Manage the full lifecycle of distribution planning projects, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client communications.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to perform load flow, reliability, system impact, and hosting capacity studies for electric distribution systems.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to project engineers, consultants, and analysts working on distribution planning studies.
• Support cross-functional collaboration with adjacent business lines such as Transmission Planning, Power Delivery, and Grid Modernization.
• Foster a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, innovation, and professional development.
• Collaborate with business line leads and proposal teams to develop winning strategies for new opportunities.
• Ensure all project deliverables meet quality standards, technical rigor, and client expectations.
• Develop and strengthen client relationships through project delivery, strategic engagement, and consistent communication.
• Represent 1898 & Co. in client meetings, conferences, and industry forums to expand the firm’s visibility and thought leadership in distribution planning.
• Oversee evaluations of operational technologies and grid device integration such as outage and distribution management systems (OMS/DMS) to ensure client needs are met.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities for distribution planning, grid modernization, and DER integration consulting services.
• Conduct or review data analysis, risk assessments, and financial evaluations supporting project decisions.
• Lead the execution of technical distribution planning studies such as load flow, reliability, DER hosting capacity, and system impact analyses.
• Oversee QA/QC reviews, documentation, and reporting to ensure consistency across deliverables.
• Supervise development of models within software such as CYME, Synergi, Windmil, SKM, ETAP, or equivalent.
• Oversee evaluations of system performance, simulations, and recommended facility upgrades or reconfiguration solutions.
• Train and develop team members in distribution planning tools, modeling techniques, and client engagement best practices.
• Provide technical oversight on assessments of non-wires alternatives and distributed energy integration strategies.
• Coordinate with internal departments and project managers to manage staffing, workload distribution, and project resources.
• Monitor project performance and proactively address risks, issues, and schedule changes to maintain successful outcomes.
• Lead proposal development, including project scope definition, budgeting, and scheduling to meet client requirements.
• Guide the analysis of non-wires alternatives and distributed energy resource impacts, integrating technical and economic considerations into decision-making.
• Ensure adherence to company safety policies, quality standards, and project management best practices.

Requirements

• Experience leading technical aspects of consulting engagements in regards to power systems, distribution planning, and grid modernization.
• Experience on consulting projects, client operations, or executing program management within the critical infrastructure industry.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Bachelor Degree in engineering, business, computer science or related field from an accredited program and 5 years of related professional experience Required
• Knowledge in project management, techniques, and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills.
• Understanding of general business and financial principles.
• Experience with communicating across business segments to understand project objectives.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance