Right-of-Way FERC Project Manager in Kentucky

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Gray Hawk Land Solutions is currently hiring for the position of Project Manager in Kentucky. Project duties include, but are not limited to planning, scheduling, and assigning all activity to the Field Staff Project Team to assure the successful completion of a Right-of-Way project. The PM shall have a good understanding of the legal aspects of the documents required to complete the Project, as well as property values, environmental issues and the state statutes, county and municipal ordinances and permitting requirements of the jurisdictional agencies in the Project area. The Project Manager must have a minimum of ten (10) years’ relevant experience. Other factors such as education, other work experience and licenses or accreditations may be considered in determining the experience qualification as being met.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and managing all aspects of the execution of the Project from beginning to end.

• Achieving Project deadlines within the planned milestones and within budget, this includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of the field staff team members and third-party ROW contractors or consultants to deliver completed projects according to the execution plan developed by the Project Manager in collaboration with the Client.
• Managing the defined Project’s objectives and overseeing quality control throughout the Project’s life cycle.
• Appropriately and effectively delegating appropriate parts of the workload to his direct reports; and keeping the Client informed of progress, difficulties, and successes.

Planning: The Project Manager collaborates with the Client’s Senior Management/Client Project Manager to define the project scope, goals, and deliverables (Project Execution Plan) that support the Client’s expectation to construct and/or complete the Project by a specific date through these key activities:

• Evaluating and determining the quantity of work to be performed by estimating the number of tracts (or other parameter needed to establish workload) that covers the length/area of the Project.
• Determining the number of field office resources and field staff needed to achieve Project goals given the estimated workload.
• Developing the Project schedule (a Gantt Chart or other scheduling tool) to timely provide in sequential order the following services in executing the Project including:
• Undertaking title research management
• Contacting tract owners for survey permitting
• Commencing and coordinating entry access for civil, environmental, and engineering / construction survey teams.
• Undertaking acquisition activities, including obtaining interests in tracts for facilities placement, temporary workspace, and access roads for construction.
• Supporting eminent domain activities of the Client and their legal counsel.
• Providing construction support; and completing orderly wind-down of ROW Activities and transfer of records to the Client.
• Staffing: Developing an organizational plan for the field staff through a reporting structure that flows upward to the Project Manager. (Recruiting, interviewing, and selecting staff )
• Where required, coordinating the acquisition/use of required supporting personnel from within the Company such as GIS, HR, and accounting services.
• Delegating Project management tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel, such as ROW Supervisors and field clerks.
• Experience with geoAMPS or Pandell Projects and ESRI GIS software is preferred
• Identifying and resolving personnel issues and conflicts within the Field Staff Project Team, working with the Company HR department; and continually re-assessing the need for additional/reduced staff and/or consultants during the Project duration and communicate changes to the Client.
• Project Execution: The Project Manager will execute the Project throughout its life cycle by periodically meeting with the Client, setting priorities among his staff and needed tasks, supervising the progress of the ROW Supervisors and other members of the Field Staff Project Team in achieving the milestones of the schedule.
• Effectively communicating Project progress to the Field Staff Project Team and Client; and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion through periodic meetings and conference calls.
• Coaching, mentoring, motivating and supervising Field Staff Project Team members and ROW contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work to maintain the Project Schedule with positive results; and proactively managing changes in Project scope, identifying potential crises, and devising contingency plans.
• Client Reporting: The Project Manager will provide periodic reporting to the Client by:
  • Tracking Project milestones and deliverables to identify and manage Project dependencies; and
  • Developing and delivering periodic progress on title work, survey permitting and acquisitions which
  • By determining the frequency and content of status reports from the Project team, analyzing results, and troubleshooting problem areas.
• Project Close Out: The Project Manager will wind down the Project by:
  • Orderly releasing Field Staff Project Team members as segments of work are completed.
  • Overseeing completion of the assembly of files to turn over to the Client, closing out the field office(s), and conducting post-project reviews to determine Project successes and disappointments to create a recommendations report for the Company in order to identify successful and unsuccessful Project elements; and assist in developing best practices and tools for future Project execution and management.

Additional Information

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 10 years minimum experience as well as preferred requirements to perform this job successfully, an individual must have a working knowledge in all aspects of Right of Way and be capable of performing all tasks as set forth above. The education, prior experience, licensing, physical job demand requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Ten (10) years direct work experience in a Senior ROW Agent including title, some of which must be in a supervisory capacity, such as a ROW Supervisor role, to be a Project Manager.

LICENSING: Must meet the minimum licensing requirements of the state or state in which the Project is being undertaken, such as a real estate license where required.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from four-year College or university, and ten or more years of right- of-way experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. IRWA instructional training and certification in many aspects of right-of-way work, as well as one or more supervisory courses, is considered beneficial to holding the position.

Benefits:

Eligible for medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.

This position offers a competitive 6 day per week pay rate plus a 7 day per week per diem.