Senior Program Manager – Smart Utility

🔥 17 hours ago

🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📋 Program Manager

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Core & Main

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2017

🤝 B2B

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

💰 Post IPO secondary on 2024-02

B2B • Construction • Logistics

Core & Main is a specialty distributor headquartered in St. Louis that provides water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non‑residential and residential markets in the United States and Canada. With more than 370 locations and about 5,600 associates, Core & Main combines local branch-level expertise with a national supply chain and offers product lines (pipe, valves, fittings, meters, treatment plant supply, HDPE, geosynthetics, etc. ), case-study driven services, and an online ordering platform to support infrastructure projects.

📋 Description

• Oversee a group of related projects, handling high-level strategy, budgets, and cross-team communication to meet contractual standards for large and strategic Smart Utility projects • Align interconnected project efforts with long-term business strategy and customer expectations • Act as lead CNM Smart Utility contract negotiator for large and strategic contracts • Interface with internal cross-functional teams, partners, OEMs, subcontractors, customer stakeholders, and support teams • May manage direct reports serving as second-tier program managers • Establish the initial Program Governance Plan at project launch • Coordinate with external customers, political stakeholders, project management teams, sales teams, OEM representatives, accounts receivable/payable representatives, partners, subcontractors, and OEM participants • Manage funds and share tools across projects; develop or source tools needed for successful delivery • Resolve major problems and overlapping project needs; support project management teams with customer satisfaction and project success • Lead conflict resolution and internal/external change management • Lead negotiations to secure favorable terms, control costs, and manage risk • Draft and review contract terms, service level agreements, and Memoranda of Understanding while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal laws • Collaborate with city departments, elected officials, and legal counsel • Monitor vendor or labor performance, track milestones, and handle contract disputes or grievances

🎯 Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age • Must pass pre-employment background check and screening • Demonstrated success leading large, complex public-sector programs involving multiple stakeholders, subcontractors, consultants, and customer organizations • Experience serving as the primary point of contact for municipalities, counties, utilities, or other public-sector entities • Knowledge of utility infrastructure, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), smart utility technologies, or large-scale metering programs • Water utility experience strongly preferred; electric or gas utility experience also considered • Background with a utility, engineering consulting firm, infrastructure contractor, technology provider, or metering manufacturer • Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, change management, and executive communication skills • Ability to establish customer confidence, build credibility with executive stakeholders, and navigate high-visibility programs • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Public Administration, Project Management, Utility Management, or a related field • Master’s degree preferred • PMP, PgMP, CCM, PE, or other relevant professional certification preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity employer • Employment based on merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence