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American Electric Power · 9 hours ago

(Project Manager Sr.- Project Manager Prin.) - Transmission Project Management

New Albany, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$115K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

American Electric Power is a dedicated energy company committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage complex projects, providing leadership and effective communication to achieve project goals and customer satisfaction.

Clean EnergyEnergyEnergy ManagementFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project activities becoming proficient in all aspects

Utilize various project management principles and techniques (Waterfall, Agile) and successfully implement these techniques in 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/outage plan, schedule, and budget becoming proficient in all aspects

Manage cost and timely reallocation of funding

Effectively communicate project details and status updates

Lead planning meetings and project updates including typical stakeholder presentations

Provide clear and concise written and oral reports and other communications

Develop and actively manage working relationships with the project team, plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers

Foster teamwork and actively pursue customer satisfaction

Provide specific guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs

Confidently challenge others at a level of informed understanding in all project work

Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate effective and efficient performance of project work activities at an intermediate project level at a minimum

Mentor other project managers

Direct and supervise sub-team project managers as assigned

Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources

Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc

Conduct and supervise closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits

Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards

Manage programs as assigned

Qualification

Construction ManagementRisk ManagementCost EstimatingProject ManagementPMP CertificationAgile MethodologyWaterfall MethodologyTeam BuildingStakeholder ManagementLeadershipCommunicationNegotiation

Required

Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field of study dependent upon business unit requirements with five (5) years qualified experience

Or two-year associate degree in the same required disciplines with seven (7) years of qualified experience

Two (2) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER (Grade 7) OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter timeline

Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment

Experience must exhibit progressively increasing project management and business acumen and responsibility for most of the certifying body knowledge areas

Demonstrated preparation for journey level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc

Valid state driver's license is required

Provide effective leadership, team building and meeting management skills as outlined by the certifying body and the AEP leadership competencies and values

Develop a high level of confidence in the ability, and demonstrate the motivation and attitude, to lead a team and a project to successful conclusions

Lead with effective and compelling communication, including the use of effective listening, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management and senior management

Apply economic analysis techniques and an acumen for business and profession in project decision making and ensure alignment of project and company financial goals

Influence the engineering and design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, and Construction procedures and processes to optimize project execution

Ensure the project team utilizes the latest business unit guidelines and requirements

Identify opportunities for business improvement within project scope

Apply working knowledge of the certifying body Project Management tools and techniques

Provide strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities

Globally, we view the project from all angles such as safety, constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify and to avoid or to mitigate project risks

Also, demonstrates sound decision-making practices

Provide organization of project activities, delegate project task assignments, confidently set team requirements and expectations to manage deliverables and hold team members accountable

Provide constructive feedback to team members

Effectively prioritize and manage conflict to provide solutions to issues that maximize synergies with an overriding goal to do the 'right thing' for the company

Take timely independent action and know when to elevate an issue

Proficient in scope management, evolution of technical options, and project risk factors and mitigation methods

Proficient in contract development and management with acceptable allocation of risks within the terms of the contract

Act with integrity by demonstrating accountability for project assignments

Promote continuous improvement and maintain a strong questioning attitude

Ask intrusive questions and challenge assumptions

Seek input from Subject Matter Experts by asking questions for understanding and comparing them with their own knowledge base

Lead the evaluation and determination of the skill sets and capabilities of team members and then make recommendations to ensure project success

Safely and effectively Perform light physical duties

Duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions

Perform work at various AEP locations in varying conditions

Work sites will include home, office, power plants (including nuclear), and construction sites for Distribution, Transmission, Generation, and Telecom infrastructure

Work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC

Travel is typically 25% or less, however greater travel may be required in support of specific assignments

Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP