Project Manager ​/ Senior Project Manager - Oahu, Maui, or Hawaii Island

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Oahu, Maui, or Hawaii Island

The P PF PROJECT INITIALIZATION Department of the P INVESTMENT PLANNING & STRATEGY Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. This position may be filled on Oahu, Maui, or Hawaii Island. This posting seeks to fill at either the Project Manager or Senior Project Manager; whichever level is most suited to the qualifications of the applying candidate. (Role: Professional)

Project Manager JOB FUNCTION:
Drives the critical annual and long-term (5-10 years) investment objectives for projects and programs that enhance performance of reliability, resiliency and service across Oahu, Maui County and Hawaii Island. Establishes projects and programs to achieve performance-based investments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Project Initialization Provides project management expertise required to develop the scope for T&D projects and programs in sufficient detail to develop a schedule and cost Class Level 4 estimates that can be used for initialization. Anticipates potential challenges, provides project management expertise, and develops appropriate strategies to address these challenges. Works with the planning department and other internal departments to finalize project scopes.
  
  Evaluates and selects the best solution amongst alternatives to develop schedule, costs and risks for projects. Initiates projects and programs in alignment with the corporate budget process. Coordinates across multiple divisions, as part of the asset strategy investment planning process, to input projects and programs into the company portfolio for review and approval at the executive level.
• Project Planning Confirms/clarifies project initiation scope, stakeholders, requirements, expectations, goals, objectives, deliverables, constraints, risks, and milestones. Develops and maintains project initiation schedule, scope and costs. Plans, organizes, and manages all project initiation tasks including but not limited to organizing project team, role and responsibilities, resources, schedule, costs, controls, risk and contingency measures, performance criteria/measurement for communications, budgeting, and that support project initialization activities.
  
  Develops necessary strategies required to meet project goals. Makes early identification of potential problem areas.
• Alternatives Evaluation Evaluates alternative scenarios to achieve a functional project scope at a level that allows for the development of a project initiation plan; through the coordination of various internal and external stakeholders to identify schedule and cost implications and potential risks. Drives Efficiency Drives efficiency through the utilization of standardized T&D engineering design and materials. Works with the Conceptual Engineering department and other internal departments to ensure that work initiated is supported by purchasers and suppliers that provide materials and equipment consistent with design specifications and technical requirements.
  
  Develops, monitors, analyzes metrics to track project progress and performance, including performance-based metrics and KPIs for the division and process areas, as needed. Ensure that budgeted goals and performance outcomes are achieved for the investments made and are consistent with the established strategies using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Project Team Management Provides project leadership and work direction and secures commitment from all levels within the company, to ensure that project team members meet all project initiation milestones. Ensure team members have all resources, information, and direction necessary to successfully perform their jobs. Assesses progress and performance of project team members and makes recommendations regarding performance actions necessary to accomplish project initiation objectives.
• Industry Knowledge, Leading Practices and Department Support and Improvement Keeps up to date with the latest thinking, leading practices, tools, and techniques in project management within the utilities industry as well as other relevant industries. Participates and represents Hawaiian Electric…