Senior Program Manager, Engineering; Hybrid

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.). Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

• Responsible for tracking the life cycle of DER, capacity, and reliability projects from project initiation to full project authorization.
• Interface with project stakeholders, including but not limited to various Engineering disciplines, Substation Construction, Operations, Test Personnel, Contract Administration, Legal, Real Estate, Accounting etc.
• Identify project scope and manage the engineering activities in a manner which ensures compliance with safety, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Own tracking and reporting on project schedule and milestones, and coordinate with stakeholders in ensuring adherence to internal guidelines.
• Lead any ad-hoc administrative activities that may be required in tracking activities of issuing desktop requisitions to contractors in managing outsourcing activities.

• Track status, funding and responsible owner of complex Transmission, Substation & Distribution projects including, but not limited to, new substation additions, transformer and switch gear additions, re-conducting, and major protection scheme modifications.
• Ensure development of accurate schedules and engineering resource projections.
• Working with System Planning project need statements, determines and interprets the project scope.
• Coordinates and interfaces with all involved project team members.
• Provide oversight on project deliverables from the project initiation phase to project authorization phase.
• Ensure that timelines associated with every task of the projects are met per the initial funding and project need date.
• Ensure that proper study deliverables are met per the internal department expectations by adhering to the process flow including engaging other engineering disciplines.
• Work closely with the planning team in providing weekly updates on every milestone of the project.
• Ensure that schedule aligns with any other Power BI data and internal tracking tools.
• Manages and tracks project costs to ensure compliance with financial requirements.
• Initiate corrective actions as necessary on problems throughout the engineering life cycle of the project.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable state and local permitting timeline requirements.
• Participate in weekly internal calls to provide program updates and brief stakeholders on project progress and deliverables.
• Perform any ad-hoc administrative activities related to tracking and reporting on project purchase orders to be issued to external stakeholders.

Technical Knowledge/

Skills:

• Excellent leadership, teambuilding, coaching, interpersonal and motivational skills
• Thorough knowledge of applicable engineering, work practices and procedures, and safety requirements
• Thorough knowledge of engineering and design contracts
• Knowledge of the energy delivery power system
• Ability to schedule, plan, and manage complex projects
• Good human resource management
• Ability to utilize information technology and the use of Eversource’s office automation systems

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science, Business or Engineering.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Engineering preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years of directly related experience.

Licenses &

Certifications:

• None

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• Build trusting relationships
• Manage and develop people
• Foster teamwork and cross-functional…