Project Manager I

K&A Engineering Consulting is a privately held company that provides comprehensive consulting and engineering services to power utility and industrial clients. They are seeking a highly motivated Project Manager I to assist with Distributed Generation Interconnection Projects, managing solar projects, and ensuring successful project delivery. Responsibilities Initiation, Planning, Executing, and Closing Projects — defining the project WBS, Cost Baseline and OBS structure, initiating the project, building its comprehensive work plan, controlling and managing to the risks, scope, schedule and budget Managing Teams — facilitating commitment and productivity, removing obstacles, and managing teams Implementation and Management of Quality and Environmental Process and procedures on all projects focusing on meeting SPI and CPI performance indicators less than 1.0 Management of third-party projects including other transmission Customers and interconnecting customers Accountable and Responsible for: Cost /Budgeting and Management Communication Management Change Management Schedule Management Construction Management Oversight Commissioning Management Oversight Risk Management Regulatory and Stakeholder Management Responsible for the execution and successful completion of the project and the main point of contact between contractors and the client on all project matter Responsible for monitoring and measuring project performance throughout the project and resolving any contract disputes relative to costs, scope, and schedule Skills Highly motivated and skilled Project Manager I Experience in managing Distributed Generation Interconnection Projects Ability to manage numerous solar projects currently in construction Experience in project initiation, planning, executing, and closing Ability to define project WBS, Cost Baseline, and OBS structure Experience in building comprehensive work plans Ability to control and manage risks, scope, schedule, and budget Experience in managing teams and facilitating commitment and productivity Ability to remove obstacles and manage teams effectively Experience in implementation and management of Quality and Environmental Process and procedures Ability to meet SPI and CPI performance indicators less than 1.0 Experience in managing third-party projects including other transmission Customers and interconnecting customers Accountable and responsible for cost/budgeting and management Experience in communication management Experience in change management Experience in schedule management Experience in construction management oversight Experience in commissioning management oversight Experience in risk management Experience in regulatory and stakeholder management Responsible for execution and successful completion of projects Main point of contact between contractors and the client on all project matters Responsible for monitoring and measuring project performance Ability to resolve contract disputes relative to costs, scope, and schedule Company Overview At K&A Engineering Consulting, our clients and employees are at the heart of everything we do. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in White Plains, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship K&A Engineering Consulting has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2025, 9 in 2024, 8 in 2023, 7 in 2022, 13 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.