EPC Project Manager

About the role

The Energy Delivery Project Management organization is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of large projects for both low and high-voltage distribution, gas transmission and gas distribution with a particular emphasis on those investments involving large customers, reliability improvements and infrastructure modernization. The team also serves as a resource for providing key project management tools and practices for other Distribution Operations & Engineering and Transmission teams. The team's success is measured through making and meeting commitments, informing and offering customer options while delivering safe, reliable service in support of the Company's overall business strategy.

The following key functions make up the Energy Delivery Project Management organization: Gas Project Management, Electric Project Management, Major Projects, Project Control and Analysis, and Special Programs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage medium-to-large sized projects of moderate-to-high complexity
• Ensure project results contribute positive business value
• Meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality objectives
• Develop and maintain project plans that provide timely deliverables in order to achieve project objectives
• Identify initial risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution
• Work collaboratively with other functional areas in the development of project tasks and deliverables ensuring the successful execution of projects
• Manage multiple projects at various stages of development concurrently
• Facilitate the flow of work during a project to ensure that it conforms to the project plan covering forecasting, scoping, planning, scheduling, execution and closeout
• Ensure that team members understand their authority and responsibility regarding their portion of the project
• Assume project communication lead role throughout the life cycle of the project
• Perform presentations for the Consumers Energy leadership team
• Assist in the development of performance metrics and track performance of the projects executed
• Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process management
• Identify, prioritize and drive the implementation of process enhancements
• Validate financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures

Requirements

• 5 or more years of engineering/business experience with demonstrated capability to lead medium to large scale projects, simultaneously with multiple small scale projects
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Planning, organizational and leadership skills
• Communication skills including verbal, written, meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
• A proven ability to work across departments collaboratively to resolve issues, drive projects to closure, achieve desired results/goals, and/or implement change as needed
• A proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (Required within 3 years of starting this position.)
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with electric or gas transmission or distribution infrastructure
• Experience leading complex projects, with impacts to large energy customers, municipalities, or agencies
• Demonstrated success in identifying and managing risk
• Communicating and reporting project status to senior leadership

Schedule

• Minimum 40 hours per week (45-50 typical)
• 85% of time spent in the office or specific field locations
• Travel required to job sites and project meetings, potentially significant dependent upon location
• Willing to work additional hours as necessary to meet deadlines or assist with storm restoration activities
• Participate in on-call rotation in case of potential storms
• May work outside of assigned headquarters to help with storm restoration, potentially requiring overnight stays