Project Coordinator , II or Sr

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.

LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.

LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Under general supervision, this position provides project management services to the Transmission Department for the execution of projects that will have a measurable impact on LG&E and KU's operations and/or investment planning. Projects are somewhat complex, costly, and consequential to Company. Position ensures that project estimating, planning, design, construction, and closure are safely completed within time, budget, and scope that meets the customer's needs.

Will work with some autonomy while receiving occasional guidance from Manager. Accountabilities for all Project Coordinator levels are essentially the same but will be performed at varying proficiency levels.

• Manages “scope, schedule, and budget” for simultaneous portfolio of Transmission projects.
• Provides project management for medium projects. Schedules project activities and logistics of projects. Maintains an understanding of the full life cycle of project management and demonstrates the ability to fulfill the cycle to bring projects to successful completion.
• Works to assist Senior Project Coordinator for larger more complex projects and may serve as the co-project lead.
• Regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced staff.
• Develops project work plans, including milestones, critical path identification, float, engineering, material delivery, outage schedules, and construction activities.
• Effectively communicates with clients, peers and departmental management in business matters, focusing on the underlying business benefit and/or impact of proposed action.
• Resolves project changes, problems (risks), and ensures remedies are implemented to ensure project schedule is maintained.
• Achieves effective coordination and harmonious departmental relations through regular communication, leading project meetings, and reporting.
• Coordinates both in-house resources and contracted resources, both engineering and construction.
• Acts as an intervener to assure dues dates per project plans are met.
• Work with project engineers to understand and track departmental accruals for capital material and contract labor as necessary.
• Independently interacts with departmental business partners to address…