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Project Manager 1

Pike Corporation

Mount Laurel, NJJob$80–120K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$80–120K/yr
Location
Mount Laurel, NJ
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Project Manager 1 oversees assigned projects to deliver quality work on schedule while efficiently using Pike Engineering resources. The role supervises project progress and workflow, maintains quality control, communicates status to management and clients, and develops project specifications and practices. It also requires familiarity with utility policies, line construction and maintenance, the National Electric Safety Code, and distribution equipment hazards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Organizational PlanningVerbal and Written CommunicationNegotiationDecision-MakingManagementBusiness SkillsLeadershipMotivationWorking in Ambiguous EnvironmentsCustomer Relationship DevelopmentGoal AchievementSelf-MotivationIndependent WorkTeamworkCustomer OrientationMultitaskingProject SupervisionQuality ControlProject SchedulingResource UtilizationProject Status CommunicationProject Specification DevelopmentUtility Policies and ProceduresLine Construction and MaintenanceNational Electric Safety CodeDistribution Equipment

Qualifications

Two-Year Engineering Technology or Related Degree or Two Years Related ExperienceTwo Years Related Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Position Overview:

Assures quality workmanship and on time delivery to the client for all projects assigned. Responsibility includes the efficient utilization of Pike Engineering resources to enhance the return on investment of these resources. The PM does not have the authority to hire or terminate employees. Generally, hiring, termination, and reprimanding of employees will be the responsibility of the AM/DM/RVP. The PM will have a working knowledge of the Pike Engineering Employee Handbook.

The incumbent’s primary responsibility is to accomplish the assigned task within the parameters of quality and acceptable time frames which are acceptable to the client and the company.

Duties & Responsibilities

This position is subject to supervision of progress and results. Among the incumbent’s major responsibilities are the following:

  • The incumbent will adhere to and be a strong advocate for Pike Engineering’s Core Values to both Pike Engineering employees and our client(s).

  • Energetically support the organization’s vision and strategy and demonstrate initiative and personal accountability to meet work demands according to the highest standard.

  • Exhibit the highest day to day standards and demonstrate the highest level of business ethics and consistently adheres to and promotes key values and principles in all transactions.

  • Direct project supervision and project workflow.

  • Maintain proper levels of quality control.

  • Meet all project schedules.

  • Efficient utilization of resources.

  • Communicate project status to management and to the client

  • Develop project specifications and implement practices which will achieve defined objectives to the satisfaction of the client and of management.

  • Additional responsibilities and/or duties as assigned.

  • Maintain working knowledge of utility company policy and procedures in order to communicate effectively with various professional staffs from client companies.

  • Be well versed in the basic tenants of line construction and maintenance. Must have a working knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code and the ability to recognize distribution equipment and associated hazards.

  • Be held accountable for maintaining all confidences regarding highly sensitive and proprietary information.

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Requirements

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge:

  • Excellent organizational and planning skill

  • Demonstrated skills in verbal/written communications

  • Demonstrated negotiating and decision-making skill

  • Demonstrated management and business skills

  • Demonstrated skills in providing leadership, motivation, vision, and direction

  • High energy level with the ability to work in a fast paced, ambiguous environment

  • Proven success in developing and maintaining customer relationships

  • High commitment to achieving goals and plans

Education, Licensing and Experience:

  • Graduate with two-year degree in an Engineering Technology or related field and/or minimum of two years of related communications or distribution experience.

Other Skills/Abilities

  • Self-Motivated

  • Work independently

  • Team-Oriented

  • Customer Oriented

  • Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.

United Grid Solutions offers a wide variety of benefits including but not limited to Medical; Dental and Vision Insurance; Paid Time Off; 401(k); Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance; Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Critical Illness; Accident and Whole Life Insurance; Legal Services, Identity Theft, and Cyber Security; Employee Discounts and Service Awards. All health care benefits are available upon election on day one (1) of your employment with Pike.

The compensation range for this position is between $80,000.00 and $120,000.00.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company

Requisition ID: 26003887

How this job compares

Set against the 22,776 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–120K/yr
  • New Jersey median$116–180K/yr417 salary ranges
  • US median$110–175K/yr14,193 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $100K, is 31% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($145K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Manager salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 521 open Project Manager jobs in New Jersey and 22,776 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 19,680 postings).
Education
12,311 of the 22,776 open Project Manager jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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