Project Manager III - Substation

The Project Manager III is responsible for on-time delivery of all assigned projects, ensuring quality workmanship to the client. Responsibility includes the efficient utilization of United Grid Solution resources to enhance the return on investment of these resources.

The primary responsibility of this role is to deliver projects within defined scope, schedule, quality, and cost parameters acceptable to both the client and the company. The Project Manager III has full accountability for the overall operation of assigned projects/contracts, including employee safety and well-being, protection of company assets, stewardship of company funds, and representation of the company to clients.

This role is expected to ensure projects are completed in compliance with contractual requirements, company standards, and regulatory obligations while maintaining and strengthening client relationships to support future business opportunities.

The individual will work collaboratively with internal and external project managers, discipline engineers, procurement, project controls, finance personnel, and business development teams to ensure successful project performance.

This role requires an appropriate combination of education, experience, technical expertise, and leadership capability commensurate with the project’s financial risk and complexity. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is recommended.

• Coordinate and direct project workflow for internal and external initiatives with all stakeholders
• Communicate project status to management and stakeholders
• Develop project specifications and implement practices which will achieve defined objectives to the satisfaction of stakeholders and management
• Maintain all confidence regarding highly sensitive and proprietary information
• Maintain expected levels of quality control
• Meet all project schedules
• Utilize project resources efficiently
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Ability to proactively identify potential project problems or opportunities, analyze
  the issues using all appropriate resources, develop alternatives, and arrive at the most optimum approach to mitigate problems or exploit opportunities.
• Clearly understands scope of work and contract
  requirements for his/her area of responsibility.
• Supports or conducts formal presentations to clients and/or management.
• Maintains consistent communication with management on key project issues, potential client issues and approach to resolutions.
• Demonstrates command of the schedule goals, key milestones, and approach to the work embodied in the schedule.
• Builds client confidence and nurtures positive client relationships.
• May serve as a Proposal Manager for medium-to-large-sized projects.
• Travel to Customer offices and job sites as required.
• Identifies and ensures compliance with regulatory, licensing and state requirements.
• Develops plan to support procurement of all engineered items to be purchased for project in conjunction with the project procurement manager.
• Coordinates development of work-hour estimates and transfers information to Project Controls for preparation of engineering cost estimate.
• Conduct internal meetings with department leads/managers and external meetings with client and any relevant stakeholders.
• Works with Business Development in developing proposals and presenting company capabilities to enhance success in meeting new business objectives.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or other relevant discipline.

Required Understanding of substation electrical engineering, transmission line engineering or project management experience in the energy industry.

Preferred substation experience with substation system protections.

Minimum of 12 Year(s)…