Senior Program Manager

Overview

Company Summary

Intren West (IW) Professional Services Construction Management Solutions provides strategic program management, construction management, and operational consulting services supporting complex infrastructure, utility, and capital improvement initiatives. The company specializes in delivering high-impact solutions across planning, execution, field operations, stakeholder coordination, and regulatory compliance for public and private sector clients.

With expertise in utility operations, infrastructure modernization, wildfire resilience, climate adaptation, and operational strategy, IW Professional Services partners with organizations to improve project delivery, operational efficiency, safety, and long-term asset performance. The firm supports cross-functional program execution through disciplined governance, technical oversight, risk management, and data-driven decision-making.

IW Professional Services is committed to delivering scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that help clients navigate evolving operational challenges while advancing reliability, resiliency, and customer-focused outcomes.

Job Title: Senior Program Manager

Location: Hybrid - Auburn, CA or Chico, CA

HOURLY RANGE: $82.60- $97.39

Summary of Position:

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading and supporting moderate to complex programs, ensuring successful execution of project plans, deliverables, budgets, and operational goals. This role works independently while providing guidance on program strategy, tracking performance, analyzing budget variances, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders at multiple levels of management. The position requires strong project management, analytical, and reporting skills, with an emphasis on data management, business insights, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a regulated environment, strong proficiency in Excel (data management, reporting, and graph creation), and the ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines. Success in this role requires excellent communication skills, technical writing capabilities, a collaborative team-oriented mindset, and the ability to assess issues and recommend effective solutions. Experience with instrumentation, knowledge of the energy industry, and customer energy efficiency programs are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Completes moderate to complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions plan and goals.
• Works independently on most issues.
• Provides direction on overall program plan and goals.
• Responsible for most/all deliverables within the program implementation plan.
• Communicates findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Develops budget forecasts, conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and develops solutions to address.
• Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations and provides business insight.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Experience:

• 6 years of related experience or equivalent

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 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.
• Technical writing skills
• Ability to work in a team enviroment
• Excel data management
• Ability to create graphs in excel

Travel may be required.

HOURLY RANGE: $82.60- $97.39

Benefits:

Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefit plan which includes the following:

• 401(k) Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid time off

Intren West, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.