United Utility is hiring: Senior Project Manager - Wireless Communication - Remo

Senior Project Manager - Wireless Communication - Remote

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About Us

Welcome to United Utility, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, headquartered in the vibrant city of New Orleans, LA. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry‑leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our Core Values are clear and simple: Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism. At United Utility, we craft power delivery solutions – built safe, engineered smart, and driven by what customers demand – fueling communities with reliable energy. We are the best‑in‑class, trusted partner delivering customer‑centric Power Delivery Construction and Engineering solutions.

About The Role

This is a Remote role, with 3% travel. This position provides high level project management overview, expertise, and direction. Provides overall management of the project with knowledge & experience in all areas of wireless communications (voice & data radio, dispatch/control consoles, RF site development, RF RTU deployment projects, etc), including schedule and budget management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high level project management overview, expertise, and direction.
• Provide overall management of the project with knowledge & experience in telecom, including schedule and budget management.
• Measures the effectiveness of current state of processes, systems, etc. as well as benefits gained through implemented enhancements.
• Familiar with Design Development / Progression (Scope Definition, Conceptual, Prelim, Detailed, IFC).
• Experience w/being a sub‑contractor or working w/sub‑contractors.
• Leads cross functional teams on complex process improvement engagements.
• Identities issues, root causes, strategies for improvement and development of implementation and sustainment plans.
• Develops a summary of findings, recommendations, and action plans for management to review and approve.
• Effectively applies various continuous improvement tools and operating discipline to drive assigned initiatives to positive outcomes.
• Effectively manages assigned process improvement initiatives; scope, resources, schedules, implementation and measurables.
• Develops and maintains tools, applications, and systems critical to the process improvement initiatives.
• Develops tools and leverages technology to share relevant information with all stakeholders so business units can learn from process defects, reduce likelihood of future reoccurrence, and improve the mindset of personnel involved in the process.
• Develop action plans and processes, in coordination with key stakeholders and subject matter experts, for integrating activities and optimizing department resources to meet major goals and objectives.
• Analyzes the needs of an organization and collaborates with key process stakeholders to recommend and implement effective tools and technology in support of innovation and process improvements.
• Ability to performs application configuration and system administration activities for applications and systems within our organization.
• Engages with the user community to build consistent and repeatable processes that effectively leverage the applications capabilities.
• Identifies manual processes that can be automated and the works with the stakeholders to select the appropriate toolset.
• Develops new tools and applications for our internal customers.
• Facilitates and performs the testing and roll‑out of updated features and functions for applications.
• Adept at building relationships to push projects along.
• Develops tools and leverages technology to share relevant information with all stakeholders so business units can learn from process defects, reduce likelihood of future reoccurrence, and improve the mindset of personnel involved in the process.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Expertise and working knowledge of process improvement methods, internal controls implementation, change management leadership, and root cause analysis techniques.
• Self‑motivated and goal oriented; ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to learn about and integrate new process and technologies while, when applicable, breaking old paradigms and barriers.
• Strong facilitation, and communication skills (including written, oral, and public speaking) required.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with stakeholders at all levels of authority.
• Demonstrated aptitude and curiosity for learning and implementing new tools and technology.

Key Qualifications

• Wireless Communication experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred); bachelor's degree in finance, Business or the equivalent degree will be considered.
• 20+ years of related experience in Project Management or Project Developer for complex projects in the development (pre‑construction) phase.
• Experience of land mobile radio system deployments is a must.
• Project management and leadership experience is required.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve problems, analyze data, write reports, and make presentations.
• Possesses the ability to cope with deadlines, manage time, set priorities, define roles and responsibilities, and make decisions.
• Ability to run meetings, motivate others, and interact with others at all levels of the organization.
• The ability to schedule, plan and manage numerous complex telecom projects concurrently.
• Self‑starter with strong communication skills, including listening, speaking, and writing skills.
• Individual leadership abilities, planning skills, decisiveness, and customer focus.
• Knowledge of Project Management principles and practices.
• Excellent leadership, teambuilding, coaching, problem solving, interpersonal and motivational skills required.

Accessibility

If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact
email: HRSC@unitedutility.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

Utility System Construction

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