Project Manager Sr Generation; EPC gas Turbine in AEP Service Territory

Position: Project Manager Staff Sr. | NEW GENERATION (EPC gas turbine) *** anywhere in AEP service territory
** Job Posting End Date*
* 07-10-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

** Job Summary*
* Manage multiple projects or programs at the highest level of complexity within a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short- and long-range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions.

Build relationships and effectively communicate with all project stakeholders including internal and external customers, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers to achieve project goals and obtain customer satisfaction.  Lead project teams in managing multifaceted contractors, as well as, developing and managing performance-based contracts including timely resolution of technical and commercial issues. Lead by example in building trust and achieving results to create a culture aligned with the organization's values.

Maintain an adaptable management philosophy which emphasizes continuous improvement, improved management processes, resource effectiveness, productivity, communications, and financial accountability. Managing all resource aspects including employees, staff augmentation, and consultants/vendor management.

** Job Description*
* ** FOCUS**  -- EPC Gas Turbine Projects

** LOCATIONS** :

- ** Columbus, OH**  / AEP Corporate Headquarters; OR,

- ** Anywhere in AEP's service territory
** in these states: OH, WV, VA, KY, TN, IN, MI, OK, TX, LA, AR, with a preference in any of the vertically-integrated operating companies (OPCOs).

** WHAT YOU'LL DO*
* + Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and manage assigned project work activities with expert level of proficiency in all aspects as well as provide guidance of others leading these activities. Skillfully and successfully use project management principles and techniques (Waterfall, Agile) for project management for the organization.

+ Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.

+ Manage, develop, review, and coordinate the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff as well as provide guidance of others leading these activities. Effectively and efficiently, manage cost and timely reallocation of funding.

+ Effectively communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project updates including detailed and complex stakeholder presentations. Ensure those supervised are adequately and effectively prepared for their audience. Provide clear and concise written reports.

+ Develop and actively manage working relationships with project teams, plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Foster teamwork and actively achieve customer satisfaction.  Provide leadership and coaching to project team members to accomplish the same.

+ Provide wide range of detailed guidance, instruction, and training to others to improve designs, systems, processes, procedures, schedules, and costs. Confidently challenge others at the highest level of informed understanding in all aspects of project work.

+ Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate highly effective and efficient performance of project work activities on all responsible projects. Lead with character, competence, connection, clarity, support, and accountability to enable others' success.

+ Represent AEP, as required, with industrial customers, vendors, and regulators as assigned projects dictate.

+ Provide leadership, guidance and support for your assigned projects long range budget and forecast to assure effective development of estimate and cash flow basis, change management of projections, stakeholder communication and acceptance of the budget and forecasts. Provide clarity, support, and accountability to enable others' success.

+ Use and help align the organization with the AEP project management organizational standards. Manage projects to those standards.

+ Guide the development of contracts aligned with program or project execution strategy. Direct and provide guidance in the management of contracts and contractors. Resolve all issues both technical and commercial in a timely manner or escalate as necessary.

+ Own, develop and/or improve guidelines, procedures, and processes to achieve organizational goals and objectives for continuous improvement.

+ Adherence to the established business unit/corporate policies and standards using established business unit systems and processes, including maintaining pertinent documentation.

+ Have…