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Sr Project Manager - Utility Relocation

at Exelon

📍 OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, United States Unknown 💰 $15 – $250 USD / year Posted April 16, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $15 – $250 USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Project & Program Management

About this role

This senior project manager role leads utility relocation-related projects across transmission, substations, distribution, gas, and potentially information technology. The position is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, and safety performance, and it drives teams through business case/capital approval, execution of project plans, and project closeout.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own overall project performance for utility and technology initiatives
  • Manage scope, schedule, and budget including recovery plans
  • Coordinate requirements with external and internal stakeholders
  • Lead executive-level communication on project issues and presentations
  • Develop and close out project plans through capital approval and end-stage closeout

Technical Overview

The role manages multi-discipline project delivery involving cross-functional teams and contract resources. It includes planning and execution across major utility construction workstreams and programs, with ongoing cost/schedule/scope control using recovery plans and formal business case/capital approval processes.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior project manager experienced delivering complex utility projects across transmission, substations, distribution, and gas (and potentially IT). They manage scope, schedule, budget, and safety performance end-to-end, lead cross-functional teams through business case/capital approval, and ensure disciplined execution and closeout with strong stakeholder and executive communication.

Must-Have Skills

Manage transmissionsubstationdistributiongasand/or information technology projectsResponsible for managing the scopeschedulebudgetand safety performance of multiple projects and programsLead project teams through business case / capital approval processdevelopment and execution of project plans and project closeoutManage projects with budgets typically ranging from $250K to $15 millionAccountable for overall project performance including major transmissionsubstationdistributionand gas constructionnew technology programsinformation technology and organizational initiativesEnsure project costsschedule and scope are managedincluding the development of recovery plansInterface with external and internal stakeholders

Required Skills

project scopeproject scheduleproject budgetsafety performancetransmissionsubstationdistributiongas constructionbusiness casecapital approval processproject plansproject closeoutrecovery plansstakeholder management

Hard Skills

project scope managementproject schedule managementproject budget managementsafety performance managementtransmission projectssubstation projectsdistribution projectsgas projectsinformation technology projectscross-functional team leadershipcontract resources managementbusiness case / capital approval processproject plan developmentproject executionproject closeoutproject cost managementrecovery plans developmentstakeholder managementexecutive presentationsinterdepartmental presentationsmajor transmission constructionmajor substation constructionmajor distribution constructiongas constructionnew technology programsorganizational initiatives

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingteam managementcommunicationexecutive stakeholder managementinterdepartmental collaborationaccountabilityplanning and organizationability to work extended hours during emergencies

Industry & Role

Industry Energy
Job Function Manage end-to-end utility relocation project delivery with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and safety.
Role Subtype Project Manager

Keywords for Your Resume

Sr Project ManagerProject ManagerUtility Relocationtransmissionsubstationdistributiongasinformation technology projectscross-functional teamscontract resourcesscopeschedulebudgetsafety performancebusiness casecapital approval processproject plansproject closeoutrecovery plansstakeholdersexecutive presentationsinterdepartmental presentationsstormsenergy delivery emergencies$250K$15 million

Deal Breakers

Must be able to manage projects across transmission, substation, distribution, and gas (and/or information technology), Must be able to own scope, schedule, budget, and safety performance for multiple projects, Must be able to work extended hours for storms or energy delivery emergencies

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