Senior Program Manager

Job Title

Location: Fremont, CA

Duration: 1 Month, potential to extend based on work performance

Work Mode: Onsite

Responsibilities

Engage daily with field technicians and material leads to develop, implement, and refine workflows for gas and electric meter check-in and check-out processes.

Partner with the software vendor to update the application based on technician feedback, field observations, and evolving workflow needs.

Ensure passive RFID readers, antennas, and mobile readers remain in good working order; coordinate with internal and external partners to identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Coordinate with metering OEMs to ship new meters with RFID labels through Crawl, Walk and Run phase approach.

Serve as backup to another Program Manager overseeing contractors responsible for auditing and RFID tagging existing issued meters systemwide.

Support RFP-related activities as needed.

Take ownership of aggressive, high-impact milestones across the crawl, walk, and run phases of the project.

Apply strong program management practices, including clear communication, forward planning, follow-up, meeting documentation, risk tracking, and stakeholder alignment.

Maintain an absolute commitment to personal and co-worker safety. Proactively identify and resolve unsafe conditions and promote safety awareness and education across the team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree

Exceptional analytical and technical ability

Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools

Ability to manage time-sensitive priorities

Track record of meeting or exceeding business commitments

Experience in change management

Strong initiative, teamwork, accountability for results, customer focus, and sound judgment

Project, program management, or engineering experience

Preferred Skills

Professional Engineer license or Project Management Professional certification

Minimum five years of post-graduate engineering or project management experience

Operations experience and new technology deployment experience

Ability to motivate others and create enthusiasm for project goals

Excellent presentation and organizational skills in a collaborative environment

Self-starter who can work effectively with minimal oversight

Advanced knowledge of Program Management

Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management

Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints

Knowledge and understanding of business drivers

Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams

Ability to work within a Regulatory environment

Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects

Knowledge of energy industry applications to local level customers, including energy issues, customer energy efficiency applications, and general customer information