Job Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will oversee Electric Utility Projects to include but not limited to leading a cross functional team of Design and Construction Engineers in the execution of Projects from Initiation of the Project through Closeout. The Sr. PM will manage project budgets and interface with other Client departments for addressing project needs in a matrix environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strictly adhere to Client’s procedures (note that practically all work is covered by some type of procedure either written or implied);

• Lead the efforts of Client and Contractor personnel towards the safe and successful completion of capital projects through distinct phases: Initiation, Definition, Execution (Design and Construction) and Closeout;

• Critical success factors;

• Manage the program or portfolio of projects in a given region chartered to improve, maintain, or repair the electric utility distribution infrastructure;

• Communicate and interface with state or regional management for specific project needs;

• Utilize and navigate client systems for cost and schedule reporting and management;

• Negotiate and manage contracts and contractors;

• Keep Program Manager apprised of status, issues and needs;

• Maintain good documentation;

• Continually follow-up on key activities;

• Hold Client personnel accountable through their direct Supervisors;

• Develop Project Scoping Plans (scope of work (Word), cost estimates (Excel), schedules (P6 - Scheduler), etc.);

• Develop Project Charter;

• Develop Project Execution Plans (scope of work (Word), cost estimates (Excel), schedules (P6 - Scheduler), one-line drawings (CAD & PDF - Designer), layouts (CAD & PDF -Designer), etc.;

• Develop funding requests for approval (Excel);

• Develop and maintain work orders for approval (Power Plant);

• Provide weekly status reports (e-Mail);

• Provide monthly status reports as required (e-Mail);

• Maintain electronic central project file (e-Room);

• Participate in routine Construction meetings (teleconference);

• Facilitate interactions with external Customers (phone, e-mail, meetings, etc.);

• Update Project Cost Sheets every month (Excel);

• With assistance from Scheduler, perform schedule maintenance once per week (P6);

• Provide records for all significant meetings (e-mail);

• Conduct Lessons Learned at the completion of each project and update the Lessons Learned database (Excel and e-Room);

• Participate in monthly budget reviews with Client Management;

• Update miscellaneous reports (Construction Report, etc.);

• Conduct Gate reviews with the Program Manager at the completion of each applicable Project Phase (Initiation, Definition and Closeout).

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Requires ten (10) years of Project Management experience, Electric Utility Industry, Oil and Gas Industry, or other technical industry experience required;

• Program Management Experience preferred;

• Construction Management Experience in Electrical, Civil, or Industrial preferred;

• Four (4) Year Bachelor’s Degree Required;

• MBA, Master’s Degree, or other Graduate Level Degree is preferred;

• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred;

• PMP desired;

• Must be able to work effectively in a matrix environment and manage employees without direct (hard line) authority, must have superior interpersonal, leadership, communication, organizational, and presentation skills;

• Project Budget Responsibility from $250k to $100m+;

• Requires a working knowledge of PMBOK;

• Requires familiarity with Primavera software (v6.0 or newer) and/or Microsoft Project;

• Must have a proven ability to lead many diverse teams through successful completion of projects from initiation to closeout;

• Must have superior interpersonal, leadership, communication, organizational, and presentation skills;

• Requires a proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written;

• Must possess advanced knowledge of MS Office suite of products (especially MS Word and MS Excel).

Working Conditions:

• Work is primarily conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private office) but also requires occasional travel to off-site work locations;

• Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or field atmosphere;

• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel;

• Working offshore or in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;

• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;

• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes;

• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

Physical Requirements (With or without Reasonable Accommodation):

• Must be able to lift and carry twenty (20) pounds;

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively;

• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation;

• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations;

• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties;

• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.