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Project Manager I or Project Manager II

Duke Energy
relocation assistance
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
Jul 16, 2026

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In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Thursday, July 23, 2026 More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

Job Summary

This position has single point accountability, or canpossibly beunder the general direction of a Project Director,Manager ofPM or Senior PM. The Project Manager (PM) position is responsible for the managementofall phases of project planning and execution to ensure all project success factors are met, including but not limited to scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration.

This position typically is assigned to multiple "White" or "Green" projects per the Project Management Center of Excellence Project Profile Matrix. These projects range from $1M to $100M with a Low to High level of complexity impacting only the facility or department level within the Company.

The PM serves as the unifying agent providing leadership, management, direction, coordination, and control of the overall project in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements of The Company. A solid project management background in cost and schedule management is essential to successfully plan, monitor, control, and deliver project outcomes.

The PM must also demonstrate strong leadership in leading people, building alignment across teams, and driving accountability. Examples of key leadership qualities include effective communication, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, decisiveness, collaboration, conflict resolution, accountability, mentoring, stakeholder influence, and the ability to motivate teams through changing priorities and project challenges.

The PM must demonstrate strong soft and administrative skills to proficiently establish and continuously update project schedules and cash flows; remain agile in response to consistent changes and project complexity; adapt to an always-evolving industry; and effectively manage project priorities, stakeholders, and deliverables.

This position will manage the Oconee, Catawba and McGuire nuclear switchyard execution projects. Switchyard projects require extensive coordination between the Transmission and Generation teams.

The PM will focus on gaining a detailed knowledge of the interface points, switchyard operating guidelines and nuclear planning/implementation processes to ensure each project is successfully executed.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Associates Degree
  • 2 years minimum related work experience
Additional Preferred Qualifications
  • Working Knowledge to Proficiency in Project Management, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving
  • Project related work experience
  • Risk Management, Project Leadership, Proven Collaborative Team Member
  • Utility Experience, Construction Management knowledge
  • Working knowledge to proficiency in project related Scheduling/ Cost Controls
Working Conditions
  • To be determined by hiring organization (in person, hybrid, or remote)
Specific Requirements

The Project Manager I may have relationships with individuals in the following organizations ranging from individual contributors to Department Leadership (i.e. individual contributors up to executive management):

  • Community Relations
  • Enterprise Security
  • Finance
  • Engineering
  • Environmental, Health and Safety
  • Global Risk Management and Insurance
  • Human Resources
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Quality
  • Development
  • Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
  • Project Controls
  • Construction Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Legal Department
  • Operations
  • Corporate Communications
  • Regulatory and Compliance
  • Fuels
  • Others
  • Sales/Marketing Leadership of external Suppliers/Vendors
  • Project teams of external Suppliers/Vendors
  • Regulatory agencies

Travel Requirements

5-15% Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)No Represented/Union PositionNo Visa Sponsored PositionNo. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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