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Assistant Project Manager - Gas Utilities

LaBella Associates

Orange, CT · HybridJob$65–110K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$65–110K/yr
Location
Orange, CTHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

CAPM Certification Or Within 9 MonthsBachelor's degree

Job overview

LaBella Associates is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for its Program Management division, supporting a client’s project manager and a multidisciplinary team on natural gas utility infrastructure projects. The role supports projects through design and construction, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, cost control, procurement coordination, and construction management. It is based at the client’s Orange, Connecticut office under a hybrid working model.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationIndependent WorkTeamworkExcelSAP

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering2+ Years Project ExperienceCAPM Certification or Within 9 Months

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

We are currently seeking an Assistant Project Manager for our Program Management division. This position will be located at our Client’s Orange, CT office (hybrid working model).

The Program Management Services Division at LaBella provides comprehensive management services for complex projects and multi-year capital programs. Project teams are established to provide a customized mix of business consulting, project management, financial control and monitoring, administrative, and technical support services.

The Assistant Project Manager position is a strategic partnership supporting our client’s Project Manager and a multi-disciplined team assigned to manage multiple natural gas utility infrastructure projects. The Assistant Project Manager will provide support throughout the design and construction of various infrastructure projects. This includes exposure to capital planning, quality assurance, budgeting, scheduling, tracking and cost control methods, procurement coordination and construction management (budget and schedule management), based on proven best management practices and relevant experience. The Assistant Project Manager will be required to build productive relationships with all team members and client representatives, while ensuring that high quality deliverables are provided in accordance with commitments made to the client throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Interaction and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders

  • Work with a cross-functional team to forecast project schedules, cashflows, material and resource needs.

  • Manage a large data set associated with project requirements.

  • Material tracking.

  • Develop solutions to solve complex problems.

Salary Range: $65,000 - $110,000

The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering

  • At least two (2) years of experience supporting natural gas/underground utility or civil infrastructure projects.

  • Certified Project Management Professional (CAPM) Certification from PMI or the ability to obtain within nine (9) months of hire.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

  • The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

  • The ability to travel to project sites throughout Rochester, NY and surrounding area.

  • Intermediate or higher knowledge level of Excel.

  • SAP experience, preferred.

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet-LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.

  • Flexible Work Schedule

  • Health/Dental Insurance

  • 401k Plan with Employer Match

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Short & Long Term Disability

  • Profit Sharing

  • Paid Time Off

  • Leadership Development Program

  • Fitness Reimbursement

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Referral Bonus Program

  • Wellness Program

  • Team Building Events

  • Community Service Events

  • LaBella is committed to facilitating a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are respected, valued, and celebrated by implementing thoughtful, practical, and innovative strategies that support our employees and serve the communities in which we reside. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

  • LaBella Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, nor do we accept resumes from any source that does not reference a specific, open position. LaBella Associates will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes submitted by recruiting professionals or agencies that do not have a current placement fee agreement with LaBella Associates. All initial communication with recruiting professionals or agencies must go through human resources.

How this job compares

Set against the 15,463 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–110K/yr
  • Connecticut median$102–187K/yr144 salary ranges
  • US median$103–167K/yr9,783 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $88K, is 39% below the Connecticut median midpoint ($143K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Management salary ranges in Connecticut.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 181 open Project Management jobs in Connecticut and 15,463 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Connecticut
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,280 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,257 of the 15,463 open Project Management jobs (40%) 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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