Prin EPC Project Mgr

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Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.

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This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and may be assigned to any Consumers Energy Service Center located throughout Michigan's lower Peninsula. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

Consumers Energy is significantly expanding its renewable energy portfolio across Michigan's Lower Peninsula, focusing on new generation projects. All assigned projects are located within the Lower Peninsula of Michigan focusing on new renewable energy projects, including solar, wind and battery assets. Projects are developed on diverse sites like brownfields, farmland or industrial land near transmission lines, requiring adherence to various regulations and ordinances.

Successfully delivering on these commitments is crucial for the company's reputation and its Clean Energy Plan.

The New Assets renewables energy organization, part of the Enterprise Project Management Electric Supply business segment, is responsible for the entire lifecycle of renewable energy projects, including planning, execution, and delivery of all new renewable energy generation projects. Effective collaboration with Clean Energy Development is essential for integrating development and execution activities. The Renewables Energy Principal Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Project Manager role involves leading, directing, overseeing, and managing risk for all assigned projects.

Renewable Energy projects include new solar, wind, and battery etc. generation assets and infrastructure needed to ensure safe, reliable and clean energy supply to meet generation capacity requirements. The Principal EPC Project Manager is responsible for managing renewables energy projects of significant complexity.

This position is responsible for leading and managing large-scale cross-functional matrixed Project Teams including external stakeholders and contractors to ensure projects meet objectives on scope, budget, and schedule. The role is responsible for all aspects of the project from initiation, planning, execution to closeout. This role will address project issues, take corrective measures, communicate escalations, resolve internal conflicts with project stakeholders, and be accountable for project metrics to ensure predictable results.

The ability to negotiate, interpret, understand standard contract language, and complex contract structures are key to this role. Leverage digital tools and visual management to report on project status and metric performance. In this role, the Principal EPC Project Manager will be the Subject Matter Expect on the project while interfacing with internal departments including Clean Energy Development, Procurement, Legal, Engineering, Operations, Metering, Accounting etc.

and external local, state, and federal agencies for permitting and utility interconnections etc.

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• Coaches, mentors, motivates and provides technical and project expertise and guidance to cross functional project team members and influences them to take action on assigned work
• Prepare monthly, annual and overall project forecasts for large Board of Director projects/programs and provide on-going cost reconciliation for project expenditures. Accountable to ensure projects are completed within monthly, annual and multi-year budgets.
• Identify and recommend new cross-functional processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and continuous improvement as well as problem solving on existing projects for process improvements.
• Manage large project teams and contractors to ensure appropriate resource management and proper completion of the planning, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for utility projects. Ensure all team members and contractors are executing to technical specifications and requirements including all permitting, regulatory, engineering and environmental standards and procedures.
• Develop and…