Rochester Gas & Electric · 7 hours ago
Project Manager – Substation Engineering & Construction
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$104K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expRochester Gas & Electric, an Avangrid Company, is seeking a Project Manager for Major Construction. The Project Manager will lead and coordinate multiple complex activities related to substation construction projects, ensuring compliance with project and quality management processes while managing resources and stakeholder engagement.
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Hiring Manager
Kimberly Garvey
Responsibilities
Analyzes project performance and initiates actions to control scope, schedule, and cost performance. Proactive approach to overseeing work measures progress and takes actions to ensure budgets and deadlines are achieved. Approves project plans, executes contract strategies to undertake work and controls and authorizes expenditures. Initiates actions to ensure compliance with project and quality management processes and procedures. Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule, and budget. More specifically:
Coordinates with project stakeholders including other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. May represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal, State or local agency or municipal meetings
Development and maintenance of detailed schedules and risk management plans to execute projects
Execution and management of multiple procurement efforts to obtain contractors for design, construction, and oversight of projects
Utilizes schedule management techniques, such as critical path and earned value, to continuously monitor project progress and develop corrective actions to maintain scope and cost of projects
Investigation and analysis of variances with recommendation to senior level management
Ensuring a safe work environment through process and procedure adherence and safety metrics
Considers innovative ways to undertake work, promoting automation and efficiencies in day-to-day work streams
Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure that it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation
Works with senior leadership on the risk definition, cost, and the mitigation action analysis
Attendance at Executive management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required
Qualification
Required
Ability to mobilize matrixed team members to deliver projects on time and under budget
Expert in risk management and mitigation plans
Development of cost loaded, critical path project schedules and earned value reports
Expert in utilizing financial spreadsheets for data analysis, budgeting and planning
Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts utilizing scheduling software tools
Understanding of quality assurance processes and implement with project structure
Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines, and cable; gas gate and regulator stations, distribution and storage) infrastructures
Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment
Experienced in managing heavy construction projects
Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management
Proven experience obtaining siting permits
Project Management Professional Certification
Construction Safety Training
Experience in public speaking, construction management, and regulatory compliance
Bachelor's degree with 5 years relevant experience required
Preferred
Primavera preferred
Degree in Engineering or experience in energy industry
Project Management and OSHA Certification
Advanced degree
Global view of the Business – Competent
Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements – Advanced
Initiative – Advanced
Innovation & Creativity – Competent
Flexibility & Globalization – Advanced
Customer Focus – Advanced
Communicating & Influencing – Advanced
Teamwork – Advanced
Team Management – Advanced
Developing Others – Competent
Company
Rochester Gas & Electric
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) was founded in 1848, and has been in the Rochester community ever since.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
Rochester Business Journal
2025-03-21
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