
Program Manager (Digital Twin) - R01554295
- Los Angeles, CA
- $150,000-160,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Drive the planning, scoping, and delivery of Digital Twin initiatives across
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, IT, GIS, SCADA, and field operations.
- Translate utility-specific business needs (asset health, load forecasting, grid simulation) into technical requirements.
- Manage external vendors, integrators, and platform providers through RFPs, POCs, and full deployment.
- Track timelines, risks, and milestones to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery.
- Oversee integration of real-time telemetry, GIS data, SCADA systems, and historical CMMS/ERP data.
- Define and monitor KPIs for twin performance, utilization, and business value realization.
- Develop data pipelines and governance processes in collaboration with data engineering teams.
- Support change management, including stakeholder training and communication strategies.
- Ensure compliance with NERC/CIP, FERC, or other applicable regulations.
- Lead change management efforts and end-user training in operational teams.
- Report project status and ROI metrics to executive leadership and regulatory stakeholders.
- Lead planning, design, and implementation of digital twin projects across physical assets, operations, or systems.
- Serve as the IT liaison for other grid digitalization towers, ensuring alignment, dependency tracking, and cross-tower reporting.
- Bachelor's or master's in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years managing IT or OT transformation projects in utilities (electric, water, or gas).
- Demonstrated experience delivering at least one full-scale digital twin project from planning to execution.
- Strong knowledge of SCADA, GIS, AMI, or utility asset management systems.
- Experience with vendor platforms like GE Digital, Siemens, ABB Ability™, AVEVA, or Bentley Open Utilities.
- Familiarity with real-time data ingestion, predictive analytics, and grid modeling.
- PMP or Agile certification.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (e.g., NERC, ISO, EPA).
- Understanding of smart grid, DERMS, or outage management systems (OMS).