Assistant Project Manager – Transmission & Distribution Program Support

Key Responsibilities

• Support project managers in the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of transmission and distribution projects.
• Assist with project coordination across engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, project controls, and client stakeholders.
• Track project action items, deliverables, milestones, risks, issues, and documentation requirements.
• Support project controls activities, including cost tracking, schedule updates, budget reporting, cash flow forecasting, and progress reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of internal and client-facing project reports, dashboards, meeting materials, and status updates.
• Coordinate project documentation, including submittals, requests for information, design updates, drawing logs, meeting minutes, and closeout packages.
• Support contract administration activities, including invoice review support, change order tracking, field change documentation, and contractor coordination.
• Help monitor contractor progress and support communication between project teams, contractors, engineers, and client representatives.
• Maintain organized project files, logs, trackers, and reporting tools to support project visibility and accountability.
• Participate in project meetings and support follow-up on decisions, commitments, and open items.
• Support compliance with client procedures, project governance requirements, safety expectations, and documentation standards.
• Assist with project closeout, including final documentation, lessons learned, punch list tracking, and turnover packages.
• Perform occasional client site visits as needed to support project coordination and delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field required.
• 3+ years of experience supporting utility, infrastructure, engineering, construction, project controls, or capital project delivery environments.
• Experience with electric transmission, distribution, substation, utility, or energy infrastructure projects preferred.
• Strong understanding of project coordination, documentation management, reporting, cost tracking, scheduling support, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to support project managers across multiple active projects and priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with project management, scheduling, document control, or reporting tools preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients, project managers, engineers, contractors, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
• PMP, CAPM , or similar project management certification is a plus.
• Utility client or consulting experience is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing project needs.

Why CARIAN

Equal Employment Opportunity