Project Manager 2-Substation

Job Description

Summary:

The Project Manager II 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 complete assigned projects within established scope, schedule, quality, and cost parameters as agreed upon by the client and the company. The Project Manager II is responsible for day-to-day project operations and represents the company with clients, ensuring safety, protection of company assets, and compliance with contractual requirements.

The Project Manager II works closely with internal and external project managers, discipline engineers, procurement, project controls, finance, and business development personnel to support successful project performance. This role requires a strong foundation of technical and project management knowledge appropriate to the project's level of complexity and financial risk. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is recommended.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is subject to supervision of progress and results. Among the incumbent's major responsibilities are the following:

Complexity of Work:

Semi-routine; majority of work covered by established procedures.

Relationship Outside Work Group:

Influences decisions of major nature. High degree of tact and diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

May assist lower-level Project Manager or APM with their projects, as needed. Provides project-level oversight to assigned discipline leads.

Qualifications:

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.

Regular attendance is required.

Education and/or

Experience:

Required High school degree or GED.

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.

Experience:

Minimum of 8 Year(s) experience in engineering, construction, project controls, project management and/or procurement experience. Proven performance as a Project Manager on complex projects and demonstrated ability to serve as the highest-level project lead.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred.

Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred

Language

Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical

Skills:

• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Demonstrated negotiating and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated skills in providing leadership, motivation, vision, and direction to project team
• Strategic thinking and ability to identify business improvement opportunities
• Communicate and work with senior management
• Demonstrated skills in verbal/written communications
• Demonstrated management and business skills
• High energy level with the ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Proven success in developing and maintaining relationships
• High commitment to achieving goals and plans
• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.
• MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, and Teams)
• Provide multi-disciplinary team leadership
• Budget management and financial strategy
• Strong communication skills with Clients and Client team members
• Proactive approach to anticipate or offer support to Client needs

Physical Demands:

• Stand: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Walk: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Sit: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Talk or Hear: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Use Hands to Feel or Handle tools or controls: 2/3 and…