Description
Project Manager - EV Infrastructure
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Commercial Land Development Project Manager to join our EV Infrastructure team. The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing complex and/or multi-service projects for Westwood. They will ensure the successful completion of projects within scope, schedule, and budget, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and delivering high-quality results. The Project Manager will also provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members and collaborate with service leads to coordinate project activities. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Requirements
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing complex and/or multi-service projects. You will ensure the successful completion of projects within scope, schedule, and budget, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and delivering high-quality results. In addition, you will provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members and collaborate with service leads to coordinate project activities.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Take full accountability for multiple EV Infrastructure projects and clients at once.
- Manage stakeholder relationships, both internal and external.
- Coordinate and manage project teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
- Develop and implement project plans, monitoring progress and making adjustments as needed.
- Oversee project work and ensure deliverables meet quality standards and contractual obligations.
- Track project health and take corrective action when necessary.
- Manage uncertainty and change, such as scope creep and change orders.
- Ensure timely invoicing and accounts receivable collection.
- Support the electrical engineering aspects of EV Charging Facilities.
- Support the electrical engineering aspects of Energy Storage Projects.
- Oversee the review of utility service/interconnection requirements for various utilities and manage the technical portions of service/interconnect applications for EV clients.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other project disciplines including civil engineers, geotechnical/structural engineers, and surveyors.
- Ability to conduct electrical engineering design and develop construction documents for EV projects.
- Stay updated on the latest equipment and industry best practices.
- Manages land development civil engineering projects efficiently (meets schedules and budgets)
- Administers the construction services portions of projects including RFI response, site meetings with contractors, etc.
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain one within 6 months of employment.
- Strong knowledge of utility service requirements and interconnection processes.
- Basic understanding of electrical calculations and studies.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- 3-5 years of experience in a project manager or similar role
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Proficiency in project management software and tools
- Attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Preferred Experience:
- Extensive experience in electrical engineering design for EV Charging projects.
- Experience in the renewable energy industry.
- Experience in the commercial land development market.
- Experience managing complex and/or multi-service projects.
- Experience with program management.
- Advanced knowledge of project financial management.
- Experience with contract negotiation and management.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
- Excellent presentation and public speaking skills
About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)
At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, we stand at the forefront of our industry, dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.
Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative “One Team” mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.
We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients’ success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make.
We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.
Join us in creating a better world.
In 2025, Westwood was recognized as #77 on the ENR Top 500 Design Firms. Additionally, Westwood was ranked #5 for ENR's Top Design Firm for Solar, #6 for Battery Storage, and #3 for Wind (2025). The firm consistently ranks on the industry's top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.
Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.
- 3-5 years of experience in a project manager or similar role.
- Strong knowledge of utility service requirements and interconnection processes.
- Basic understanding of electrical calculations and studies.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills; attention to detail and ability to multitask.
- Ability to conduct electrical engineering design and develop construction documents for EV projects.
- Experience administering construction services (RFI response, site meetings with contractors).
- Extensive experience in electrical engineering design for EV charging projects.
- Experience in the renewable energy industry.
- Experience in the commercial land development market.
- Experience with program management and managing complex/multi-service projects.
- Advanced knowledge of project financial management and contract negotiation/management.
- Excellent presentation and public speaking skills; strong mentoring capability.
Westwood Professional Services Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Westwood Professional Services and has not been reviewed or approved by Westwood Professional Services.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match plus profit sharing is emphasized, with contributions into the plan noted when performance is strong. This structure is consistently highlighted as a meaningful part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options and an EAP form the core of a comprehensive package. The breadth of health offerings is presented as competitive for the industry.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, certification support, identity protection, pet insurance, and referral bonuses indicate breadth beyond core benefits. Additional perks like holiday cash and student-loan services reinforce lifestyle support.
Westwood Professional Services Insights
What We Do
Westwood is a leading multi-disciplined AEC industry professional services provider for national wind energy, solar energy, electric transmission, private development, and public infrastructure projects. Westwood was established in 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Through a focus on its people, culture, and clients, Westwood has quickly expanded to serve clients across the nation from multiple U.S. offices. Awards In 2021, Westwood placed #4 and #21 respectively on Zweig Group’s national Hot Firms’ and Best Firms to Work for Lists, and received two 2nd place awards for Zweig’s Marketing Excellence. Westwood also ranked consistently higher four years in a row on the Engineering News Record (ENR) list as a leading design firm in the country. The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-winning projects nationwide. Multi-Disciplined Surveying & Engineering Services Westwood’s core services, surveying and engineering, are greatly enhanced by the in-house expertise of our planners, landscape architects, GIS experts, and environmental scientists. As a full-service firm, our clients are able to easily tap into the extra knowledge it sometimes takes to keep projects moving forward. Westwood’s multi-disciplinary services frequently provide all that is needed in one consultant. We offer several services including surveying, aerial mapping and LiDAR, civil engineering, PV engineering, water resources management, transportation engineering, construction management, land planning & design, landscape architecture, environmental permitting, GIS, cultural resource services, NPDES and SWPPP compliance. - See more at: https://westwoodps.com/about-us/our-company
