Mid-level Project Manager - Electric Utilities required
Boswell
About the role
Boswell is a leading, fully integrated, multi-disciplinary firm providing a comprehensive range of professional services to federal, state, county, and local governmental agencies as well as private-sector clients throughout the northeastern United States. At Boswell, we understand the significance of our work and its impact on society. Therefore, we deliver on-demand, sound, and state-of-the-art integrated engineering solutions to satisfy the complex needs of the sectors we serve. Due to continued growth in 2026, we are hiring an additional Utilities Project Manager with major capital construction project management experience for electric utilities. Most of the work is done remotely but both office and site visits are required to S. Hackensack, NJ Headquarters or our East Brunswick, NJ office as well as Utilities Client sites and meetings/ training as needed within NJ and PA.
Electric Utility Project Managers – All levels
Hybrid: Mostly remote in NJ, NY or PA with site and office visits as needed
Are you a PM or PMP with Electric Utilities T&D or Substation experience and a hunger to grow this year? Due to increased Client requests, Boswell is seeking additional Project Managers or Senior Project Manager(s) with experience in the electric utility industry. Our Utilities Project Management Team is an exciting and fast-growing Team with numerous growth and training opportunities.
Responsibilities: • Project managers are assigned projects that range from replacing a breaker at a substation to building an entire new substation and/or relocating or upgrading transmission lines (preferred experience up to and exceeding 500kV). • Typical substation projects may be breaker replacement, cap bank heaters, bus work, transformer replacement, control house rehab or replacement, extending a substation yard, or a new substation • Typical transmission projects may include replacing insulators, replacing the OPGW, adding circuits, or a new transmission line • Project managers may also be assigned transmission line routing studies • Client will provide all of the necessary training for both the project management system that is utilized and all of the mandated client safety training and FERC training • Adhere to internal standards, policies and procedures
Qualifications: • BS Degree in Engineering is preferred • Formal project management training is required with PMP Certification highly preferred (NOTE: This is not a Scrum/ Agile/ Waterfall PMP role!) • An absolute minimum of three (3) years of Utilities project management experience in managing medium to high to extra high voltage substation and/or transmission line projects is required but Project Engineers who work closely with PM’s with 5+ years of similar project oversight are highly valued. • Client requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status for site access. • NO 3rd Party agency submittals or inquiries please!
We recognize that the best way to provide services of the highest quality is by investing in our employees. Our competitive compensation and benefits include: • Boswell Academy Training and vital internal mentoring • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Company paid life insurance and voluntary life insurance • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (STD and LTD) • Flexible spending account (FSA) • Health savings account (HSA) • 401(k) with a company match • Paid Time Off (PTO) for vacation, sick and personal days • Paid Parental Leave • Tuition assistance • Employee referral bonuses • Employees may be eligible for participation in our Company annual discretionary incentive bonus program contingent on business and individual performance
Boswell ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time receive paid sick, family and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.
Boswell accepts applications for this position on an ongoing, rolling basis and reserves the right to cancel this posting at any time.
The salary range below is applicable for the job and location associated with this position. Compensation will vary based on specific relevant experience, education, certifications, skill levels, geographic location and other compensable factors.
Salary Range: $ 115,000.00 – $ 145,000.00
AAP/ EEO/ M/ F/ D/ V Statement
Boswell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Qualifications • BS degree in Electrical Engineering preferred • Formal project management training • At least five (5) years of project management experience • Experience in managing substation and/or transmission line projects
This is a direct hire position with room for growth.
We recognize that the best way to provide services of the highest quality is by investing in our employees. Our competitive compensation and benefits include: • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Company paid life insurance and voluntary life insurance • Short-term and long-term disability • Flexible spending account • Health savings account • 401K with a company match • Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays • Tuition assistance • Employee referral bonuses
AAP/EEO Statement Boswell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Requirements
- An absolute minimum of three (3) years of Utilities project management experience in managing medium to high to extra high voltage substation and/or transmission line projects is required but Project Engineers who work closely with PM’s with 5+ years of similar project oversight are highly valued
- Client requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status for site access
- NO 3rd Party agency submittals or inquiries please!
- Formal project management training
- At least five (5) years of project management experience
- Experience in managing substation and/or transmission line projects
Responsibilities
- Hybrid: Mostly remote in NJ, NY or PA with site and office visits as needed
- Project managers are assigned projects that range from replacing a breaker at a substation to building an entire new substation and/or relocating or upgrading transmission lines (preferred experience up to and exceeding 500kV)
- Typical substation projects may be breaker replacement, cap bank heaters, bus work, transformer replacement, control house rehab or replacement, extending a substation yard, or a new substation
- Typical transmission projects may include replacing insulators, replacing the OPGW, adding circuits, or a new transmission line
- Project managers may also be assigned transmission line routing studies
- Client will provide all of the necessary training for both the project management system that is utilized and all of the mandated client safety training and FERC training
- Adhere to internal standards, policies and procedures
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