Company: UIL/Avangrid
Business Area: Projects
Department: Substation Projects
Job Title: Senior Project Manager: Major Construction Projects
Reports to: Unit Manager, Substation Projects
Job Summary:
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for coordinating activities between several Substation projects by managing resource requirements, priorities, investment plans, project execution strategy and internal/external resource requirements. Responsibility includes meeting corporate goals for capital investment, managing Construction Work in Progress, and energization of projects. Must manage team performance to maximize the effectiveness of capital budget delivery considering the environment, operating efficiency, regulatory, CWIP and operational needs.
Represents the company in regulatory and public forums. Coordinate activities of project team members including engineers, construction managers, and external contractors. Facilitates the work of external contractors and other internal business areas. Holds contractors accountable for performance. Holds project team members accountable for results. Provides technical advice to senior management when required. Responsible for the overall project control and reporting, providing leadership and coordination of the scheduling, cost controlling and reporting processes and functions. Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and in conformance to quality and engineering standards.
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
- Program and project management skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Works within the project unit, managing internal and external project resources.
- Oversees project budgets, O&M and Capital. Analyzes project performance and initiates actions to control scope, schedule and cost performance.
- Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule, and budget.
- Informs management and project teams regarding cost and schedule performance variances and corrective action required.
- Coordinates with other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, municipal stakeholders and local permitting agencies, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers.
- Responsible for the overall management and control of project budgets including O&M and Capital.
- Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure that it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.
- Considers innovative ways to undertake work, promoting automation and efficiencies in day-to-day work streams.
- Provides recommendations on policies and goals desired and implements new/revised processes and procedures according to established guidelines.
- Responsible for ensuring the risk control system is utilized.
- Responsible for Risk definition, cost, and the Mitigation Action analysis.
- Attendance to Executive management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.
- Interface with municipal stakeholders and local permitting agencies.
Job Requirements:
Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to mobilize team members to deliver projects on time and under budget.
- Expert in integrating Scheduling IT tools and software: MS Project and/or Primavera with costs and resource requirements.
- Expert in risk management and mitigation plans.
- Expert in utilizing MSExcel for data analysis, budgeting and planning.
- Ability to use and query SAP.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts presented accordingly.
- Results oriented.
- Understanding of quality assurance processes (QMS, EMS, ISO 9000, ISO 14000) and implement with project structure.
- Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines, and cable) infrastructures.
- Supervision of field personnel and construction contractors.
- Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment.
- Team oriented.
Experience/Training:
- Utility experience strongly preferred. Substation experience preferred.
- Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management.
- Proven experience obtaining siting permits.
- Project Management Professional Certification preferred.
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related field, with 12 years relevant experience in energy industry required.
- Or more than 20 years relevant experience in energy industry required.
- MBA preferred.
Competency Requirements:
It is preferred that for this job, the candidate fulfills the requirements in terms of levels indicated below:
1. Delivering for the Business:
• Global view of the Business – Advanced
• Achieving Results and continuous improvements - Advanced
• Initiative – Advanced
• Innovation & Creativity - Advanced
2. Global Relationships:
• Flexibility & Globalization - Competent
• Customer Focus - Advanced
• Communicating & Influencing – Advanced
• Team Work - Advanced
3. Global Leadership:
• Team management – Advanced
• Developing Others - Advanced
Mobility Information:
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.
AVANGRID’s employment practices and policies are geared to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. At AVANGRID we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
