Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Long Term Assignment!!
100% On-Site
Location: Raleigh, NC
Job Description

Seeking a Project Manager to support our growing North America FACTS and Substation business (GPQSS). The GPQSS team provides solutions which help enhance the safety, reliability and efficiency of power networks while minimizing environmental impact. The Project Director is responsible for the successful conclusion of EPC project. This key role oversees project teams, who coordinate activities to ensure that work is completed on time and within budget, to a high standard. As well as provide leadership to strategically manage risk, monitor finances and ensure each phase of work is started or completed on time. Ensure the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies. If you have a proven track record and passion for driving large complex EPC projects, we want to hear from you!

Technical FACTs and Substation Experience

Support proposal efforts by introducing and promoting innovation, cost saving ideas, risk mitigation strategies, and value-added solutions to the overall system design concept.
On-site assessment and evaluation of existing equipment, steel structures, foundations, etc., in so called brown field substation projects
Providing expertise and support to the proposal and project teams in validating sub-contractor bids, and in negotiating sub-contracts for electrical substation and switchyard projects
Conform Bid packages with Customer Project Documents:
Review customer Request for Proposals / Quotations (RFPs / RFQs), and proposals to ensure conformance with the bid package by:
Identifying and clarifying technical ambiguities and conflicts in the documents
Identifying potential or probable risk during construction and installation
Developing mitigation strategies for identified risks
Work with the proposal team to ensure that the sub-contractor scope of work is clearly defined, that contract Terms & Conditions include appropriate flow downs, and that risks are properly allocated between the client and the sub-contractors
Validate Sub-Contractor Bids:
Analyze sub-contractor bid responses for inconsistencies, oversights and mistakes
Lead sub-contractor bid reviews to resolves bid response inconsistencies, oversights and mistakes
Provide cost recommendations to the proposal team based on the bid review analysis
Support the development of single-line diagrams, layout drawings, civil foundation drawings, raceway systems, grounding systems, station service, auxiliary systems, and BOMs for substation/FACTs design packages.
Perform technical, cost savings, and constructability reviews of design packages from internal engineering, outsourced sub-contractor engineering and equipment factories.
Generate equipment specifications, monitor vendor technical compliance and witness factory acceptance testing.
Experience in HV Gas-Insulated Switchgear up to 550 kV.
Experience in MV Gas-Insulated Switchgear.
Experience in hybrid PASS Gas-Insulated equipment.
Experience in Civil Design Requirements for a Substation/FACTs projects
Project Planning and Scheduling Project Financial and Cost Management Legal and Contract Management for Projects Project Reporting Project Risk and Opportunity Management Procurement Management for Projects Quality Management for Projects
Responsible for Diverse Supplier participation including setting goals, monitoring status

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business, construction management or related field with 8+ years of experience or alternately a Masters degree in engineering, business, construction management or related field with 5+ years of experience. Experience delivering turnkey substation/FACTS projects is an advantage and certification as Project Management Professional is a plus.

Strong interpersonal skills are required to achieve cooperation, negotiate and reach agreement with customers and suppliers. Requires strong technical and business skills to evaluate and solve complex technical and financial problems and to cost effectively meet tight schedules that may involve multiple projects, while ensuring customer satisfaction and adherence to Company objectives.