Project Manager - Power Delivery (Chicago)

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Job Title - Project Manager, Power Delivery

Location - Austin, TX | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO (Centennial) | or Muscatine, IA

Job Type – Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11397

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Project Manager with industrial building and energy experience managing design teams for Power Delivery projects. This includes managing all activities related to large generation projects such as: project scope, schedule, cost/budget, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements to optimize client service, quality, and financial performance on large, complex, and challenging projects.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead the planning and implementation of medium to large multiple discipline engineering projects with various stake holders ranging in complexity and utilizing resources from multiple office locations
• Support business development by participating in project scoping, fee development, proposal preparation, interviews, negotiations, and contract development
• Review assigned project(s) after award to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, vendor lists and progress billing points
• Form a project team and see that responsibilities are assigned, and the execution of tasks are begun and completed according to schedule
• Submit documents to federal, state, and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains permits required
• Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion
• Maintain a continuing business relationship with clients as part of ongoing business development efforts
• Plan, organize, communicate, and coordinate project engagements
• Manage the day-to-day activities of project engagements including Clients and the various Project Stakeholders
• Prepare project opening orders, project outlines, project initiation, project schedules, project executions, and project closings
• Achieve project objectives including quality/scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive Project Records
• Achieve project performance metrics established for the engagement (i.e. target margins, revenue, multiplier, etc.)
• Analyze project performance, resource utilization, profitability, margins, and revenues
• Identify potential out of scope work. Manage and negotiate contract change orders
• Identify and manage project risk from the proposal phase through the duration of the project
• Has fundamental understanding of key commercial elements associated with Energy projects
• Train, mentor, and oversee other Project Managers and conducts/participates in portfolio and project reviews

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science in engineering, construction management, or business from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 10+ years of increasing experience in the Energy Engineering Industry with a minimum of 5 years in project management
• Experience in Transmission Line, Substation, and Distribution projects
• Firm understanding of PMP Principles
• Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing large multi-discipline programs, projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects
• Outstanding time management skills
• Experience in Design Bid Build project delivery methods

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Certification
• Experience in Design Build, GMP, and EPC project delivery methods

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