Date Posted: 09/21/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 507831
Industry: Utility
Job Title: Senior Utility Program Manager - RFID Technology & Change Management
Job Location: Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 2
Min Hourly Rate($): 60.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Change Management, PowerBI, Project Management
Experience Desired: Leading Change Management, Project/ Program management experience (6 yrs); RFID Technology deployment experience (6 yrs); Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools (6 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Certifications/Licenses: Professional Engineer license or Project Management Professional certification
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Required Education:
• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
Preferred License/Certification:
• Professional Engineer license or Project Management Professional certification
Required Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
• 6 years of related experience
• Leading Change Management,
• Project/ Program management experience, and
• RFID Technology deployment experience
• Exceptional analytical and technical ability
• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools
• Ability to manage time-sensitive priorities
• Track record of meeting or exceeding business commitments
• Experience in change management
• Strong initiative, teamwork, accountability for results, customer focus, and sound judgment
• Project, program management, or engineering experience
Preferred Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
• Five years of post-graduate engineering or project management experience
• Operations experience and new technology deployment experience
• Ability to motivate others and create enthusiasm for project goals
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills in a collaborative environment
• Self-starter who can work effectively with minimal oversight
• 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
Job Summary:
Personal phone may be usesd for internal commnucation.
The vendor should supplier any necessary peripherals. Note that Client worksites already have monitors, keyboards, mouses, and docking stations on cubicle spaces.
Client will provide the safety vest and safety goggles as needed
Interview plan: HM would like to see 7-8 profiles for the initial screening. They plan to conduct phone screening first and then invite 3-4 people for in-person interviews at the San Jose Cinnabar yard
Job Responsibilities
• Engage daily with field technicians and material leads to develop, implement, and refine workflows for gas and electric meter check-in and check-out processes
• Partner with the software vendor to update the application based on technician feedback, field observations, and evolving workflow needs
• Ensure passive RFID readers, antennas, and mobile readers remain in good working order; coordinate with internal and external partners to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Coordinate with metering OEMs to ship new meters with RFID labels through Crawl, Walk and Run phase approach
• Serve as backup to another Program Manager overseeing contractors responsible for auditing and RFID tagging existing issued meters systemwide
• Support RFP-related activities as needed
• Take ownership of aggressive, high-impact milestones across the crawl, walk, and run phases of the project
• Apply strong program management practices, including clear communication, forward planning, follow-up, meeting documentation, risk tracking, and stakeholder alignment
• Safety
• Maintain an absolute commitment to personal and co-worker safety. Proactively identify and resolve unsafe conditions and promote safety awareness and education across the team
• 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
Travel may be required
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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