Prin EPC Project Mgr

Location

This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and may be assigned to one of the following locations:
Jackson, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Saginaw, Alma and Kalamazoo. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate to a Service Center in one of these locations (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

The Principal Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Project Manager is responsible for overseeing complex projects in Electric Distribution ensuring they are finished on time and within budget. This role involves managing large teams throughout every phase of the project, supervising contracts, engineering, construction, quality control, and safety, as well as handling internal and external communications. Additionally, the manager maintains customer relationships to achieve project objectives.

This role also is a liaison for the department to assist the High Voltage Distribution Planning and Economic Development organizations in responding to customer requests for electric service prior to contract execution. The Principal EPC Project Manager will provide high level verification of scope, schedule and cost that will be included in proposals to customers along with identifying risks to the project and developing strategies to appropriately account for and communicate the risks in contract documents.

This will involve coordination with Scheduling, Cost, Construction Management Estimating, Environmental, Real Estate, Design Engineering, Planning Engineering, Field, and occasionally other groups. This will also involve coordination with ITC/METC  Principal EPC Manager applies an intensive and diverse knowledge of electric infrastructure projects to be able to function autonomously and make quick decisions based on experience with similar projects to meet short deadlines when responding to customer requests.

• Provides coaching, mentoring, technical expertise, and guidance to cross-functional project teams, effectively motivating team members to take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Develops and manages comprehensive project KPIs and execution metrics. Conducts data analytics and trend analysis, deploying problem-solving methodologies to ensure consistent performance and process compliance.
• Designs and implements appropriate visual management strategies and facilitates operating reviews.
• Establishes and oversees complex project procurement strategies and contracts, including negotiations with contractors and customers, contract execution management, and the mitigation of financial risks to maximize operational and financial outcomes.
• Identifies and manages project schedules, dependencies, and critical paths using advanced scheduling tools and methodologies such as predecessor activities, resource-loaded schedules, and float analysis. Ensures timely updates and sufficient detail for tracking progress and communicating with project teams and stakeholders.
• Recommends and introduces new cross-functional processes, techniques, and that drive continuous improvement and resolve existing project challenges.
• Manages large project teams and contractors, ensuring effective resource allocation and completion of planning, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases for utility projects. Ensures compliance with technical specifications, permitting, regulatory, engineering, and environmental standards and procedures.
• Demonstrate strong technical acumen in engineering, construction management, and quality assurance methodologies for complex designs. Leads resolution of technical, construction, or quality issues and establishes risk mitigation strategies to optimize project constraints and minimize execution risks.
• Prepares monthly, annual, and overall project forecasts for major board‑level projects and programs, providing ongoing cost reconciliation and ensuring adherence to established budgets.
• Leads and manages all communications related to project updates, overviews, and issue resolution for key stakeholders, including project teams, executive leadership, regulatory agencies, commercial and strategic clients, and community leaders. Manages agreement negotiations and prepares and presents detailed project progress reports and issue resolution documentation.
• Assumes responsibility for the planning, governance, and execution of projects from inception to closeout, applying project management methodologies to achieve objectives in scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and performance for large, complex engineering and construction projects.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Able to connect with and effectively communicate, negotiate, and influence key stakeholders, including executive management, strategic and commercial clients, regulatory and government agencies, and members of the…