Construction Project Manager; Jacksonville

Construction Project Manager (Jacksonville)

At Peoples Gas, we work to make lives better throughout Florida with safe, resilient, clean and affordable natural gas solutions. Our diverse and inclusive team serves more than 520,000 customers across Florida through operations in 14 service areas and our corporate headquarters. We're an innovative and collaborative company focused on building engaged and empowered team members who are valued and celebrated to drive our success.

You'll find competitive pay, inclusive health and wellness programs, and wide-ranging training and professional development. Whether it's your first job or your next big move, Peoples Gas is a growing company with career opportunities that fit your future.

Title:

Construction Project Manager (Jacksonville)

Company:
Peoples Gas

State and City:
Florida - Jacksonville

Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

This position covers Ocala, Jacksonville, Daytona, Eustis, Ocala and Panama City

Peoples Gas is the fastest growing natural gas utility in the Southeast with career opportunities that fit your future. Our organization is diverse – in people, opportunities, and careers. We foster a dynamic and inclusive workplace where safety, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

How will you help drive the future of natural gas?

Manage engineering and construction projects in the PGS Corporate Engineering and Construction Department. Lead project teams as the single point of accountability for all aspects of project execution. The project manager is also responsible for all phases of planning and executing projects to meet the goals of the company with respect to schedule, financial, and operating performance. The duties include conflict resolution between the company and the engineering, construction, equipment, and material providers.

What you need to succeed:

Bachelor's degree from an ABET/regionally accredited institution in Engineering, Construction, Business or a related field. A minimum of 8 years of experience in major construction activities or equivalent combination of experience and education with a focus on engineering, scheduling, budgeting, cost controls and contract claims negotiations. Strong understanding of natural gas transmission and distribution systems engineering, design and construction;
Ability to lead and motivate team members;
Strong communication and teamwork skills are necessary to be effective.

Primary duties & responsibilities:

Manage the construction and contribute to the planning, engineering, procurement, and start-up of multiple capital projects. Manage project scope, cost, time, risk, quality, procurement, communications and human resources in order to drive project execution and meet project objectives. Management responsibilities begin with project construction initiation and include planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and project close-out. Be accountable for project performance measured by safety, schedule, financial, and operating goals.

Thoroughly understand the project business cases. This includes, as necessary, contributing to the development of varying solutions or scope options for comparison, economic analysis, and development of non-economic project justification. Ensure the business case is well documented in project authorization documents (AFE, Work Orders). Manage development of project execution plans and ensure adherence to the project specific plans or to the standard project management procedures as appropriate.

Lead decision making concerning the extent to which detailed project specific plans are required. Ensure plans are updated when needed to meet changing conditions or requirements. Ensure the project plans, estimates, and schedules are reasonable and achievable. Manage change control procedures and forecast project resource requirements. Effectively plan, organize, and coordinate the work of;
Operations personnel, multi-discipline engineers, construction supervisors, procurement personnel, or others assigned to a project team, in a manner that supports the project, company and department goals and objectives. Manage project communications. This includes…