Project Manager, Grid Engineering

ICF

Project Manager leading power delivery projects for utility infrastructure. Overseeing engineering deliverables to enhance grid reliability and modernize substations.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $98,614 - $167,644 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead power delivery projects from initiation through closeout, including scope development, resource allocation, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder reporting.
Serve as the primary point of contact for utility clients, engineering partners, and internal leadership, ensuring all project activities align with client standards, regulatory requirements, and system performance goals.
Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables, emphasizing technical quality, safety, and on‑time performance.
Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including substation design, physical/electrical engineering, system protection, SCADA/communications, and civil/structural contributors.
Manage subcontractors and external partners, ensuring work products meet technical specifications and project requirements.
Facilitate design reviews, technical work sessions, and project check‑ins to maintain alignment across teams and resolve engineering challenges.
Monitor project performance metrics - including design progress, engineering quality indicators, and cost/schedule variance and recommend corrective actions as needed.
Support business development activities, including the preparation of proposals, cost estimates, work plans, and client presentations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma
8 + years of experience in power delivery engineering project management
5+ years of experience preparing forecasts, accruals, & invoicing for power delivery projects
3+ years of experience in a cost allocation, project coordination, or assistant project manager role
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Business Administration or related field
Experience working with investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, and/or rural electric cooperatives
Experience with change order management, schedule creation, and budget tracking/forecasting
Ability to prioritize work while working on multiple projects
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Advanced user of Microsoft products, specifically Word and Excel
Working knowledge of utility substation engineering project scopes
Comfortable with client facing communication.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote, flexible schedule, work-life balance
Donation matching, volunteer opportunities
Tuition reimbursement, access to professional development resources, 401k matching
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
And many, many more (Ask your recruiter for more details!)

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Hard Skills & Tools

power delivery engineeringproject managementbudget trackingcost allocationschedule creationchange order managementrisk managementstakeholder reportingengineering quality indicatorsforecasting

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillsprioritizationteam coordinationproblem-solving