Project Manager 2-Substation

About the role

The Project Manager II is responsible for on-time delivery of all assigned projects, ensuring quality workmanship to the client. Responsibility includes the efficient utilization of United Grid Solution resources to enhance the return on investment of these resources. The primary responsibility of this role is to complete assigned projects within established scope, schedule, quality, and cost parameters as agreed upon by the client and the company.

Responsibilities

• Cook up and direct project workflow for internal and external initiatives with all stakeholders
• Communicate project status to management and stakeholders
• Develop project specifications and implement practices which will achieve defined objectives to the satisfaction of stakeholders and management
• Maintain all confidence regarding highly sensitive and proprietary information
• Maintain expected levels of quality control
• Meet all project schedules
• Utilize project resources efficiently
• Perform other duties as assigned by management
• Ability to proactively identify potential project problems or opportunities, analyze the issues using all appropriate resources, develop alternatives, and arrive at the most optimum approach to mitigate problems or exploit opportunities
• Clearly understands scope of work and contract requirements for his/her area of responsibility
• Supports or conducts formal presentations to clients and/or management
• Maintains consistent communication with management on key project issues, potential client issues and approach to resolutions
• Demonstrates command of the schedule goals, key milestones, and approach to the work embodied in the schedule
• Buil client confidence and nurtures positive client relationships
• May serve as a Proposal Manager for medium-to-large-sized projects
• Travel to Customer offices and job sites as required
• Identifies and ensures compliance with regulatory, licensing and state requirements
• Develops plan to support procurement of all engineered items to be purchased for project in conjunction with the project procurement manager
• Coordinates development of work-hour estimates and transfers information to Project Controls for preparation of engineering cost estimate
• Works with Business Development in developing proposals and presenting company capabilities to enhance success in meeting new business objectives
• Works with department leads/managers and external meetings with client and any relevant stakeholders
• Works with Business Development in developing proposals and presenting company capabilities to enhance success in meeting new business objectives

Qualifications

• High school degree or GED
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or other relevant discipline
• Understanding of substation electrical engineering, transmission line engineering or project management experience in the energy industry
• Experience Preferred substation experience with substation system protections
• Minimum of 8 Year(s) experience in engineering, construction, project controls, project management and/or procurement experience
• Proven performance as a Project Manager on complex projects and demonstrated ability to serve as the highest-level project lead
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred

Complexity of Work

Semi-routine; majority of work covered by established procedures.

Relationship Outside Group

Influences decisions of major nature. High degree of tact and diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will.

Supervisory Responsibilities

May assist lower-level Project Manager or APM with their projects, as needed. Provides project-level oversight to assigned discipline leads.

Physical Demands

• Stand: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Walk: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Sit: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Talk or Hear: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Use Hands to Feel or Handle tools or controls: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Climb or balance: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Reach with Hands and Arms: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Taste or Smell: None
• Weight lifted/carried: Up to 10 Pounds: 1/3 to 2/3

Work Environment

• Wet, humid conditions (non-weather): Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Work near moving mechanical parts: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Work in high, precarious places: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Fumes or airborne particles: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Toxic or caustic chemicals: None
• Outdoor weather conditions: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Extreme cold (non-weather): None
• Extreme Heat (non-weather): Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Risk of electrical shock: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Work with explosives: None
• Risk of radiation: None
• Vibration: None
• While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is: Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and or computer printer, light traffic)

Equal Opportunity Employer

United Grid Solutions is an equal opportunity employer EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled United Grid Solutions is a Non-Union Company

About Us

United Grid Solutions is a team of planners and strategic thinkers dedicated to providing critical infrastructure solutions that improve lives around the world. Beginning with our role in connecting the first power plants to the earliest power grids, we have a longstanding history of delivering innovative and transformative solutions to meet the needs of today and tomorrow. Our team members have the opportunity to grow and advance while solving unique and complex challenges for the evolving infrastructure industry.