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Carimus · 2 days ago

Mid-to-Senior Level Project Manager - Energy & Utilities Sector

Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Carimus is a brand experience and digital transformation agency that is part of the Spyrosoft Group. They are seeking a Mid-to-Senior Level Project Manager to manage project delivery for clients in the Energy and Utilities sector, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget while aligning with business goals.

AnimationAppsCreative AgencyDigital MarketingSoftwareWeb AppsWeb DesignWeb Development

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manage 4–6 active projects with Energy & Utilities clients, with the goal of increasing account footprint through monthly recurring revenue and delivery

Own end-to-end delivery for multiple client accounts, balancing scope, resourcing, delivery quality, and industry-specific regulatory and operational considerations

Align clients, creative teams, engineering around clear scope, timelines, resourcing decisions, and delivery constraints common in Energy & Utilities environments

Partner closely with engineering to plan work, estimate effort, and ensure teams are appropriately staffed and aligned, accounting for system dependencies, reliability requirements, and regulatory timelines

Plan, organize, monitor, and control projects using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure the project team adheres to project requirements, regulatory standards, and operational expectations

Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all stakeholders, including operational, compliance, or regulatory partners and ensuring technical and operational feasibility

Develop and maintain a project plan, which outlines a project's tasks, milestone dates, status, costs, and allocation of resources to stakeholders and other interested parties

Monitor scope creep and convert changes into billable change requests when possible, particularly as requirements evolve due to regulatory, operational, or safety considerations

Accurately book and forecast required staff across creative and engineering teams; monitor utilization, burn, and delivery health in complex, reliability-critical client environments

Track and roll up key information that allows leadership to understand the health of each project, including: Profit & Loss, Schedule, NPS Survey Scores, Customer Issues or Escalations, Delivery team utilization percentage, Project Risk

Anticipate delivery risks and resolve issues such as regulatory delays, system dependencies, vendor coordination, or operational constraints before they impact milestones, budgets, or client trust

Lead internal and external meetings to drive alignment, accountability, and forward progress

Support long-term account health by delivering consistently and identifying opportunities to expand ongoing or recurring work in long-term, trust-based Energy & Utilities client relationships

Conduct project reviews and lessons learned to improve future delivery, particularly in regulated, infrastructure driven, or operationally complex engagements

Understand business requirements to provide guidance to the team to capture and document the requirements

Understand how to manage and track budgets across the portfolio so you can allocate funds appropriately to achieve project objectives

Provide revenue forecast for your assigned projects/accounts

Facilitate Business Reviews with clients on a quarterly or semi-annual basis

Qualification

Energy & Utilities experiencePMP certifiedProject managementAgile methodologyBudget managementAnalytical skillsClient-facing experienceCommunicationProblem-solvingOrganizational skills

Required

8+ years of project management experience in client-facing environments, including work in Energy, Utilities, Infrastructure, Industrial, Government, or similarly regulated industries

Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery across cross-functional teams

Working knowledge of planning, estimation, and resourcing for technical, digital, data, or platform based work delivered in regulated or operationally critical environments

Experience managing scope, timelines, and budgets with accountability for outcomes, including navigating regulatory requirements, approval cycles, operational dependencies, or safety-related constraints

Excellent organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects at once

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Able to demonstrate confidence when working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Passion for superb customer experience

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail, particularly in delivery, risk, and compliance-sensitive work

Experience delivering web, application, data, or platform-based projects, including systems that support operational workflows, infrastructure visibility, or mission-critical services

Background in an agency or consulting environment

Familiarity with agile or sprint-based delivery with the ability to adapt delivery approaches to regulatory, infrastructure, or operational constraints

Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or accounts

Experience managing client-facing projects with a focus on creative or web development projects

PMP certified