PROJ MGR, TECH II

Posting remains open until filled.

About the role

Under general supervision, plans, develops, coordinates, and directs all phases of large multi-departmental technical projects requiring coordination with external organizations and governmental agencies. Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.

Responsibilities

• Directs projects to completion within schedule, cost, performance objectives, and standards
• Directs detailed and complex projects while minimizing costs and environmental risk
• Leads the development of innovative solutions to technical and engineering problems encountered by the project
• Represents PNM and the project at public hearings and in discussions with government agencies
• Coordinates strategy for the acquisition of the project's regulatory permits and the legal defense thereof
• Directs the compilation of project budgets
• Tracks costs and advises management on project performance
• Delegates assignments among project teams including project goals and schedules
• Directs and oversees the development of project performance standards and criteria
• Promotes awareness and compliance with corporate EEO and loss control policies
• Develops environmental permitting strategies for projects
• Directs internal experts, consultants, and attorneys in the implementation of the environmental permitting strategies for projects
• Represents PNM and the project in meetings with the NM Attorney General’s office and the NMPUC
• Informs and advises management on project direction, economic, and legal risk
• Presents expert environmental and project testimony before commissions, regulatory agencies, Federal and State courts
• Directs, coordinates, and reviews a team of technical and administrative personnel in a matrix management mode for each project of responsibility
• Coordinates external professional, technical, and legal consultants and attorneys working on the project

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a specified technical field with five to seven years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience related to the discipline
• Current, legally valid driver’s license and meets the company’s driving record requirements

Skills

• Broad knowledge of project management techniques and related specialty areas
• Working knowledge of managerial principles
• Ability to work on very complex long-term issues and projects
• Effective time management skills with ability to schedule and track several complex projects at once
• Good to excellent negotiation and facilitation skills for meetings and negotiating sessions internally and externally
• In-depth understanding of company policies and direction, and ability to incorporate into project goals
• Broad understanding of the utility industry, regulatory process, judicial process, and political sensitivities
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Working knowledge of database, project management, spreadsheet, and word processing software
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit up to 2/3 of the time
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds

Work Environment

Office environment.

Pay

Salary Grade: G05
Minimum: $94,831 – Midpoint: $128,022 – Maximum: $161,213