Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Regulatory Compliance Specialist

• Manage multiple highly complex projects or programs within a matrix team environment
• Lead, direct, train, coordinate, and communicate throughout project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure
• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and supervise customer project and outage activities
• Apply Waterfall and Agile project management principles and techniques
• Enforce AEP safety policies and standards and support the "Zero Harm" commitment
• Supervise and coordinate project/outage plans, schedules, budgets, tools, and staff
• Manage costs and reallocate funding; communicate project and outage status
• Lead planning meetings, project updates, and complex stakeholder presentations
• Produce written reports and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and customers
• Monitor customer satisfaction and foster teamwork
• Provide guidance, instruction, and training on designs, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs
• Supervise direct reports, support their development, and mentor project and assistant project managers
• Represent AEP with industrial customers, vendors, and regulators as required
• Develop and manage procurement plans and outside-service contracts, including proposals, bid evaluation, vendor selection, negotiations, performance oversight, and quality assurance
• Manage project closeout and assess project success and realized benefits
• Align projects with AEP project management standards and governance requirements
• Manage assigned programs

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field with seven (10) years qualified experience; OR Associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with nine (12) years qualified experience; OR High School Diploma/GED with eleven (14) years qualified experience
• PMP certification required unless approval to waive the requirement is given by the organization's SVP or OPCO President
• Qualified experience in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment
• Demonstrated successful project management duties, business acumen, and prior responsibility for all certifying body knowledge areas
• Demonstrated specialist-level PM knowledge in construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, and risk management
• Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems favorable
• Valid state driver’s license
• Effective leadership, team building, meeting management, communication, listening, economic analysis, risk assessment, prioritization, conflict management, scope management, technical solution evaluation, contract development and management, and project risk management skills
• Ability to perform light physical duties, including construction site walkdowns on unstable surfaces and climbing ladders
• Ability to work at AEP locations including homes, offices, power plants, nuclear sites, and construction sites
• Ability to work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure at nuclear power sites within NRC-prescribed limits
• Ability to travel, typically 25% or less

Demonstrates expertise in project management principles, including Waterfall and Agile methodologies, while effectively leading complex projects in a matrix environment. Proficient in stakeholder communication, risk management, and construction safety, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and successful project outcomes.

• PMP Certification
• Project Management
• Construction Safety
• Stakeholder Communication
• Risk Management

• Project Estimating
• Project Controls
• Cost Estimating
• Scope Development
• Quality Control
• Negotiations
• Construction Contracting
• Project Reporting
• Technical Solution Evaluation
• Project Closeout

• Effective Leadership
• Team Building
• Meeting Management
• Conflict Management
• Communication

• PMP Certification

• Utilities
• Commercial Nuclear Power
• IT Systems
• AEP Safety Policies
• Zero Harm Commitment