Associate Project Manager Electric Utilities
Company: Leidos
Location: Lansing
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Job Description:
DescriptionJob Description:Associate Project Manager - Electric
UtilitiesLeidos Engineering has an opportunity for an Associate
Distribution/Substation Project Manager who will work alongside
engineers and management for various clients supported by the Power
Delivery Services (PDS) division throughout the Midwest and
Northeast. The qualified candidate will sit in the Novi, MI office
which is right outside of Detroit.The position will have internal
and client facing responsibilities, such as driving scope
execution, schedule/resource management, financial management,
contract management and risk mitigation.The Associate Project
Manager will be part of an established Project Management Office
(PMO) within the PDS Division that provides consulting services to
both public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. These
consulting services provide clients with overall project management
tasks in the areas of comprehensive engineering design of
electrical transmission and distribution, substation and
transmission line projects nationwide.Due to this position being
entry level, qualified candidates will need work out of onsite in a
Leidos facility, in order to learn the position directly from more
senior Project Managers.Associate Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Managing various sized distribution or transmission/substation
projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric
utilities
- Responsible for overall project performance as well as managing
the scope, schedule, budget, and safety performance
- Ensuring project costs, schedule and scope are managed,
including the development of recovery plans, to stay within
approved limits
- Working with Engineering Leads and Managers to track and
execute client deliverables
- Creation and maintenance of client and office schedules
- Development of controls reports to produce weekly/monthly
reports for client and internal management review (i.e. Financial
Reports, Action Item Lists, Resource loading analysis and
schedules, Meeting Minutes, etc.)
- Interfacing directly with the client and internal management to
report progress, costs, schedule and risks across a portfolio of
distribution projects
- Assist with the preparation of bid documents, development of
requests for proposal responses and cost estimates
- Creation and maintenance of comprehensive project dashboard
reports and KPI tracking
- Monthly client invoicingTo be considered you must have the
following:
- Bachelor's degree in the following disciplines: Engineering,
Business or Finance required with 0-2+ years' of relevant Project
Management experience or a Masters with relevant Project Management
experienceAssociate Project Manager Qualifications:
- Familiarity with electric power industry and knowledge of
business issues associated with power delivery services
- Must have the capability for planning, organizing, directing
and tracking technical efforts on assigned tasks
- Experience with MS Project, Primavera P6, JIRA or WorkFront PM
Platforms
- Should be capable of tracking cost and schedule status of
assigned tasks
- Ability to take direction from and discuss decisions with
supervisor, and to coordinate with peers on project
- Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an
effective manner in briefings meetings
- Must have demonstrated success with a team approach to the
consulting business
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills
- Periodic travel is requiredAssociate Project Manager Preferred
Experience:
- Accounting or Operations Management Background
- Should be good with excel, analytics, and mathematicsLeidos
Engineering is a trusted and future-focused solutions provider.
Utilities consistently come to Leidos for reliable power expertise,
as reflected through our work with more than 50 investor-owned
utilities and more than 160 municipals/cooperatives across the
country as well as a growing number of local utility providers and
private developers. Our project portfolio includes large energy
projects for electric utilities, power generation owners, and
industrial clients. In addition, Leidos works with an established
group of industry-leading construction partners delivering
meaningful energy delivery solutions. Our recognition as an
industry leader is confirmed by the latest national rankings by
Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking Leidos within: the Top 10
T&D Firms, Top 10 Program Management Firms, and Top 20 Power
Firms.PDSPMPay Range:
Keywords: Leidos, Lansing , Associate Project Manager Electric Utilities, Executive , Lansing, Michigan
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