Project Manager; Sr Commercial Building, Capital Construction

Position: Project Manager (Sr. - Staff) | COMMERCIAL BUILDING, CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Job Posting End Date
10-24-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced commercial building project manager with a strong background in construction and capital project delivery. The ideal candidate will have the capability to represent and protect the Owner’s interests on major capital construction projects for AEP facilities and manage projects ranging from $40 million to $250 million.

Job Description More Specific to This Opportunity: ​Partner with Project Sponsors and Executives to define and initiate projects

Assemble, lead, and manage the internal project team Develop project scope, cost, and schedule plans

Secure project funding approvals

Coordinate with Procurement to manage the full bid process, including RFP development, contract negotiation, and award

Manage contractors to ensure delivery of contracted scope within approved budget and schedule

Coordinate and integrate all scheduled activities across multiple contractors and Owner-provided scope

Lead project risk identification, analysis, mitigation, and tracking efforts

Ensure proper turnover of all project documentation to internal stakeholders

Close out all contracts and work orders upon project completionWHAT YOU'LL DOPlan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project activities becoming proficient in all aspects. Utilize various project management principles and techniques (Waterfall, Agile) and successfully implement these techniques in project management for the organization.

Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.

Manage, develop, review and coordinate the project/outage plan, schedule, and budget becoming proficient in all aspects. Manage cost and timely reallocation of funding.

Effectively communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project updates including typical stakeholder presentations. Provide clear and concise written and oral reports and other communications.

Develop and actively manage working relationships with the project team, plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Foster teamwork and actively pursue customer satisfaction.

Provide specific guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs. Confidently challenge others at a level of informed understanding in all project work.

Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate effective and efficient performance of project work activities on intermediate project level at a minimum.

Mentor other project managers. Direct and supervise sub-team project managers as assigned.

Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources. Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc.

Conduct and supervise closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits.

Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.

Manage programs as assigned.

WHAT YOU'LL DOBased on education, experience, interview and internal equity, this opportunity will be filled at either title. For this posting, minimum requirements are stated at the lower grade. Increased expectations are at the higher grade.

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