Project Manager II

About the role

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. This role is hybrid – work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period, with a reasonable commute (not greater than 50 miles one way) to the designated Duke Energy facility. Travel requirements are 5‑15%.

Responsibilities

• Create / Staff / Lead Project Team: This position provides leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination with various internal and external organizations providing services to the project (Development, Engineering, Project Controls, Estimating, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Legal, EHS, QA/QC, Operations, Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory, Security, Fuels, Transmission, etc.). The Project Manager guides matrixed members of the team daily. They interface with functional leaders of matrixed team members regarding placement, development, and conflict resolution.
• Establish and maintain communications among project/programs stakeholders: Structure, lead, or assist in project related meetings to ensure open communication between team members, key stakeholders, and management. Prepare, communicate, or report monthly project status, kickoff meetings, weekly and monthly required communication. Assure Project Plans and appropriate reporting means are developed and communicated according to PMCoE Standards and Business Unit implementing procedures. Effectively communicate with appropriate management/governance team.
• Plan assigned project(s) including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspects: Champion the process of project planning including scope and work definition, estimating, schedule formation, monitoring, cost control measures, procurement/contracting strategies, equipment selection, vendor selection, start-up and commissioning plans, turnover to operations, warranty management, and integration processes as applicable.
• Execute projects according to plans within approved scope, cost and schedule constraints: Includes objectives, stakeholders, scope, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedule, external communication, regulatory strategy, procurement strategy, contractor and supplier strategy, resource plan, budget, lessons learned,