Engineering Project Manager

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and facilitate assigned project or multiple projects, from beginning to end in collaboration with senior management, external industry entities and stakeholders, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
  • Actively engage with the business to properly understand the business needs, identify dependencies, project expectations, milestones, resources and other initiatives, and assist the manager in deploying the solution.
  • Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project.
  • Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with and provided by appropriate performance managers.
  • Collaborate with business units and performance managers to resolve resource allocation issues.

REQUIREMENTS Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)

• A Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Management, Organizational Development, Computer Science or other directly related technical disciplines is preferred.
  • 5 years of experience is required with an applicable Bachelor s degree.
  • 7 years of experience is required without a Bachelor s degree in the applicable field.
  • 10 years of experience is required without a degree.
• Experience should include project coordination/ management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution. Note: Level 2 is typically responsible for medium-sized projects (less than 25M cost) or portions of larger projects

Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)

• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft SharePoint or similar system to store, analyze, and manipulate information.
• Demonstrated proficiency using MS Office Suite to store, analyze and manipulate information.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar program

Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix)

• PMI or PMP certification.
• Demonstrated proficiency with ArcMap or similar GIS program
• Experience with electric utility industry data.
• Working knowledge of the Electrical Substation environment, functional and technical specifications, and life-cycle management.