Portfolio Development Project Manager - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters

About the role

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].

Responsibilities

• Strategic development and balancing of the capital portfolio (10-year portfolio) and providing oversight by performing financial analysis, resource evaluations, and ad-hoc support as necessary.
• Aiding in the development of detailed project scopes for all of the FirstEnergy Transmission portfolio of projects.
• Supporting comprehensive review plans at specific asset locations and promoting projects into the overall capital portfolio plan.
• Initiating, recommending, and assisting in the development of the capital portfolio for reliability, operational, and condition-related projects.
• Supporting the project prioritization and presentation efforts of the Transmission portfolio of projects.
• Performing strategic research data mining and analytics to support Portfolio analysis and reporting.
• Supporting the preparation and development of strategic content and messaging for internal and external audiences, including presentation development for senior leadership.
• Interfacing with stakeholders to coordinate efforts to meet overall portfolio goals and supporting budgeting/forecasting and rates filing timelines.
• Providing excellent customer service through timely and accurate information, analysis, and reporting.
• Managing the current year portfolio and the emergent projects entering the portfolio.
• Maintaining relative priority of projects to accommodate off-budget cycle requests.
• Demonstrating a questioning attitude while also maintaining complete commitment to the overall success of the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field is required.
• In lieu of degree, consideration may be given to applicants having 7 years related experience or 5 years transmission or distribution utility experience.
• Minimum of 3 years’ related experience required.
• Related experience includes project organization, engineering, finance, construction, project management, planning or project controls.
• Strong project management abilities with exceptional time management skills are required.
• Candidate needs the demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and control multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills along with strong analytical ability are required.
• Experience with a project management tool such as Primavera, MS Project, etc. with related Scheduling / Resource Planning expertise is a plus.
• Related experience includes detailed Project Controls experience.
• Understanding of construction timing and construction documentation.
• Demonstrated abilities of effective analytical and reasoning capabilities.
• Refined oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively structure and confidently present information to peers and leadership.
• Experience compiling, preparing, and analyzing various statistical/analytical data, reports, statements, studies, or projects.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Word is required.
• Knowledge of Qlikview/PowerBI reporting and SAP data mining is required.
• Basic researching skills required.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills is required.
• Desire to continue to learn and grow, work across FirstEnergy, and deliver results is required.
• Ability to deliver high quality and accurate work within established deadlines is required.
• Self-motivated, self-starter, customer focused, and results oriented.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs.

FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.