Chef de projet - Chef de portefeuille / Project Manager - Portfolio Leader
Remote · United States or Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead a portfolio of complex U.S. utility projects and programs focused on grid modernization, electrification, grid reliability, and infrastructure expansion. Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development for project managers and project teams, building organizational capability and strengthening portfolio excellence. Drive a culture of people leadership, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement, while supporting talent development and succession planning. Partner closely with utility customers to build trusted relationships, understand strategic priorities, and ensure successful delivery aligned with contractual and operational expectations. Own portfolio performance across safety, quality, on-time delivery, cost, cash flow, margin, risk, and customer satisfaction. Establish and maintain robust portfolio governance, including operating reviews, forecasting, performance metrics, risk reviews, and escalation management. Ensure effective execution across the full project lifecycle, from proposal support and pre-award planning through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and closeout. Partner cross-functionally with engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, field operations, commercial, finance, and quality teams to ensure alignment, resource planning, and issue resolution. Lead portfolio-level risk identification and mitigation, proactively addressing execution challenges, resource constraints, and customer issues. Provide oversight for contract administration, change management, claims, and commercial strategy across the portfolio. Champion compliance with all safety, technical, quality, regulatory, and contractual requirements. Support business growth by contributing to customer discussions, proposal strategy, and execution planning for new opportunities within the utilities segment. Drive standardization, operational rigor, and continuous improvement to improve project outcomes and customer experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or a related field from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 10 years of experience leading utility, transmission, distribution, substation, grid infrastructure, or high-voltage EPC projects, or a related area including portfolio, program, or senior project leadership responsibilities
- Demonstrated success leading customer-facing project organizations with accountability for operational execution, financial performance, and customer outcomes
- Proven management experience, including leading teams, coaching project managers, developing talent, and driving team performance in a matrixed environment
- Strong knowledge of project execution, portfolio governance, forecasting, contract management, risk management, and change management
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence internal and external partners at multiple levels
- Strong customer mindset with experience building long-term relationships and delivering in demanding utility environments
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa support
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%, including customer and project site visits
- Must comply with applicable company travel and tax policies
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