Sr Project Manager - Transmission and Substation Projects

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Are you in? Primary Purpose:

Manage transmission, substation, distribution, gas, and/or information technology projects consisting of cross-functional teams involving multiple disciplines and multiple operating areas including contract resources. Responsible for managing the scope, schedule, budget, and safety performance of multiple projects and programs. Leads project teams through business case / capital approval process, development and execution of project plans and project closeout. These projects have budgets that will typically range from $250K to $15 million. Also, may manage business initiative projects with direct accountability for project execution while leading a team to accomplish objectives within a given time frame and with limited resources. 

 

Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Primary Duties:

• Responsible and accountable for overall project performance for projects including major transmission, substation, distribution, and gas construction, new technology programs, information technology and organizational initiatives. 
• Ensures project costs, schedule and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans, to stay within approved limits.
• Interface with external and internal stakeholders to coordinate project requirements. 
• Primary communicator with the sponsor and key stakeholders on project issues, including executive level and interdepartmental presentations. 
• Ensures a good working relationship between the project team, line managers, and interfacing organizations. Coaches and leads team members to ensure completion of assigned tasks. 
• Identify and obtain project team resources. 
• Ensures project team members understand their respective responsibilities. 

Job Scope:

The Project Manager is an individual contributor accountable for project budgets, team performance and developing strategic plans to implement projects for various organizations. Responsibilities also include managing scope, budget and schedule within approved parameters and providing structured and detailed reports to the appropriate Management team. Tasks may include but are not limited to, ensuring the completion of business cases, budgetary approvals, project scheduling, requirements engineering, design and engineering tasks, vegetation management reviews, project reporting, project financial analysis, major equipment procurement, environmental analysis, obtaining real estate and relationship management with external customers, vendors, townships and regulatory agencies, project quality assurance, and change management. Interacts routinely with key internal and external stakeholders including senior management, the Utility's largest customers, and governmental and regulatory officials.

Minimum Qualifications:

• For construction project management: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field and 4-7 years relevant project management or related experience, OR High School Diploma and 6-9 years of relevant project management or related experience; For non-construction project management: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field and 4-7 years relevant project management or related experience, OR High School Diploma and 6-9 years of relevant project management or related experience
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or achieve CAPM within two years of job entry (PMP certification will fulfill this requirement)
• Demonstrated and documented success at managing projects
• Ability to work independently and as a team leader including the ability to handle conflicting priorities in a multi task environment
• Demonstrated strong independent judgment skills
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and time management skills
• Valid driver's license and access to an automobile

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or CAPM certified a plus. 
• Strict attention to detail, proven ability to review, analyze, and validate time and material-based contracts, reviewing with utmost prudency.
• Must demonstrate a questioning attitude, not shy about questioning contractors and must always act in the best interest of Exelon and its affiliates.
• Incredible documentation on all project-related matters, including meeting minutes, action items, critical documents, emails, etc.
• Deep-rooted knowledge of schedules and earned value management, critical path method (CPM), successor predecessor relationships.
• Must have a strong ability to communicate with all stakeholders to effectively oversee creation of a logic-tied project schedule (does not need to work in scheduling software but must be able to showcase ability to lead push pull planning, CPM, or other schedule-based meetings).
• In-depth understanding of risk registers and identifying project risks, ability to work through mitigation methods with other stakeholders (internal and external) to define a working risk register for the project.
• Must be able to monitor risks and understand when risks have passed and clearly document if mitigation was used or if risk dissolved, how to reallocate or remove contingency, how to anticipate new project risks and mitigation methods, and finally, demonstrate how to react when unforeseen risks have arisen.
• Strong financial acumen: being able to cashflow a project throughout its lifecycle and monitor control financial vulnerability.
• Full ownership of project budget experience, accountable for all aspects of project financials, authorization, forecasting, long range budgeting.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, along with the leadership qualities needed to guide cross-functional teams to meet or exceed project goals related to schedule, cost, and quality.
• Strategic thinker to align project execution with broader organizational goals and long-term objectives.
• Must be able to work independently and identify parallel and serial work streams must be a self-starter and require little no guidance for daily responsibilities. 

Benefits:

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $100,800.00/Yr. – $138,600.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.