Project Development Manager - West Region

Project Development Manager

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for an experienced Project Development Manager in our West Region. The Project Development Manager is responsible for development of the performance contracting projects in achieving the project's objectives. They work closely with the Customer, Project Sales Lead, Project Sponsor(s), and Development Team to define the project objectives and create and execute a plan for maximizing the customer current operations through strategic alignment with their vision and mission.

What will you do:

• Responsible for the project site safety during project development/audit phase
• Develop safety strategy for the project and communicate safety requirements to all project team members and subcontractors
• Ensure safety strategy, safety audits and required job hazard analysis and risk assessments are performed
• Ensure all personnel and subcontractors are familiar and adhere to Schneider Electric safe work practices and alignment with customer safety requirements
• Responsible for Customer Satisfaction
• Collaborate with customer to identify and understand the customer's mission and vision
• Develop a project strategy that aligns with the customer's mission and vision and operational needs
• Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding project expectations
• Facilitate the technical communication and presentation in customer project
• Project Leadership
• Demonstrate servant leadership with project team to provide team with direction and tools to be successful
• Innovation leader driving creative solutions and new ideas to exceed customers' expectations and deliver on project goals
• Develop project charter and communication cadence for collaboration of project efforts
• Provide technical leadership on the review of scopes of work, review of project deliverables and customer stakeholder management
• Develop the Project Plan, Schedule and Budget for the Development Phase of the Project
• Collaborate with sales lead to develop a close plan strategy and build a project plan to meet the strategy
• Identify and coordinate internal and external resources required to achieve project objectives
• Identify schedule and budget constraints and opportunities to achieve project strategy
• Collaborate with internal and external teams on budget, phasing and scope of work deliverables to meet the project plan
• Lead, Plan, Organize and Participate in Investment Grade Audits (IGA), Requests for Proposal Audits (RFP) and Business Case (BC) Audits
• Coordinate internal and external teams for facility audits and site access on customer sites
• Lead with Sales Lead, customer kickoff meetings and scope debriefs
• Responsible for developing scope, coordinating technical strategy, project financials, customer reports and final contract
• Lead the effort in defining project scope and acquiring scope of work estimates that meet or exceed the customer and regional goals and objectives
• Review and ensure project estimates are accurate and the project scope is executable within the budget
• Direct the methodologies of performing energy savings calculations and identify any risk associated with the projections
• Review savings projections to ensure plausibility and identify any financial risk
• Prepare final project costs in financial tools for turnkey construction of scope of work
• Collaborate with Sales, Construction and Performance Assurance for alignment of project goals, strategy, scope, costs and project requirements
• Coordinate technical and management reviews
• Prepare technical audit reports
• Organize, develop and negotiate Design Professional Agreements (DPA)
• Responsible for the coordination of efforts, quality control and completion construction contract
• Complete the RITE Review documents and facilitate Signature level authority as indicated by the Authorization Level Document
• Manage the timely resolution of issues, including the escalation of issues that are outside the project team's scope of responsibility
• Track risks and ensure execution of corrective action plans until project closure
• Monitor the project and report the project status to the management team on a regular basis
• Prepare and update project schedule and cost re-estimates on a routine basis

Scope: Medium to Large sized projects with moderate scope complexity, multiple project portfolio potential, large need for internal and external coordination, large project team. Can lead the project and complex stakeholders of all vertical markets: K-12 education, post-secondary and higher education, federal, municipal and county government and healthcare

Education/Certification Required: 4-year college degree or technical degree, and/or relative experience required. Professional Engineering license, or ability to obtain is beneficial; PMP certification is recommended, CEM certification and LEED accreditation are pluses.

Experience Required: Relative engineering and project management experience (7-10 years related work experience preferred). In addition, the candidate will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of performance contracting, project development process and energy use in building systems. An understanding of energy performance contracts or energy focused design-build projects in lower and higher education or municipal facilities is highly beneficial.

Skills: Strong communication (written and verbal) and project management / organization skills required, but not limited to the ability to: handle multiple demands and assignments prioritize tasks effectively and efficiently manage resource procurement and utilization. Influence and persuade internal and external Customers listen effectively and solicit input from others Excellent time management and organization skills required Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including thorough knowledge of MS Project, Word, and Excel required Financial acumen and understanding required Passionate about customer service and team success required Leadership skills: team building, empower and delegate authority, ability to build rapport and consensus required Thorough understanding of contract procedures and tactics required Knowledge of contract law, codes, standards, and industry construction knowledge preferred Ability to lead scope development analysis new technologies, innovations and/or solutions required Ability to manage change management and continuous improvement preferred

Travel: Travel will vary, but may require travel greater than 25% of the time

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary duties. Moving over rough or uneven surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy to light items. Transporting of items such as a laptop computer and luggage; driving an automobile, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the primary duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary duties. While performing the primary functions of the job, the employee is regularly exposed a general office environment. During periods of project site visits, the employee will be exposed to outside weather conditions as well as mechanical equipment rooms, which could consist of confined spaces and loud noises. Employee may work in different environments while on various job sites. This job requires work to be performed on project sites and thus will require greater than 25% travel to project sites. Travel will occur using an automobile or by airplane to destinations.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, ongoing basis. The company does not provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future.