Project Manager III

Position Summary

Provide end-to-end project management, leadership and coordination for multiple, large complex projects or a transformational project work stream with responsibility for project initiation, approval, scope, schedule, cost, resource planning, and risk management. Manage alignment of financial, compliance, safety, customer and operational goals between/among projects and the BU or corporation. Lead the project team to achieve all critical financial, timing, operational, and change management metrics. Ensure effective sourcing, management and engagement of all resources.

The Project Manager III provides the Generation Development team and individual project teams with deliberate and organized project management support to plan and develop new dispatchable generation projects and large-scale improvement projects at existing generation plants. Development work is largely focused on project origination and conceptual design leading to technology selection, optimized cost estimates, schedules, preliminary technical designs, major supply contracts, and EPC contracts. The work also includes planning the development process by leveraging corporate development, regulatory, project controls, environmental, technical, supply chain, and other disciplines while driving the project forward with cost and schedule control. The project manager is expected to be highly collaborative and capable of leading high-impact conversations with both internal executives and outside parties.

The candidate should have at least 10 years of progressively more responsible experience in project management of new-build thermal power plants/process plants, or experience with large-scale brownfield projects on existing power and process sites. The candidate should have a strong understanding of project management principles, the industrial project development cycle, and heavy industrial construction. This is a senior-level role. Accordingly, the candidate is expected to work independently with limited need for technical direction while working collaboratively to advise a diverse project team including environmental professionals, supply chain, technical representatives, leadership, etc. The candidate is expected to mentor earlier-career project managers but the role does not have direct reports. 

Essential Responsibilities

• Project Planning: Identify quality project options, develop business cases, and secure required approvals. Lead requirements gathering and planning process while engaging all key stakeholders. Develop solution designs that define appropriate project scope, align with corporate strategies, ensure coordination with key initiatives, and assure dependencies are identified/addressed. Define deliverables, success metrics and key milestone schedules. Develop work plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis.

• Project Management: Ensure successful delivery of committed project benefits and operational metrics in a dynamic/complex environment. Independently manage detailed project plans to approved scope/schedule and provide cross-functional tracking as needed. Define and manage a regular status reporting process to monitor progress and resolve risks to goal. Continually identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.

• Financial Management: Function as project controller. Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking. Facilitate RFP and contract management processes. Review actuals versus planned budget throughout project life cycle to identify variances and recommend corrective action.

• Resource Management: Forecast, schedule, and manage resources, both internal and external. Manage assigned contracts and associated payments/performance requirements. Develop and adapt a comprehensive resource plan for a matrixed team of diverse talent to maximize skills and minimize cost. Provide training and coaching to less experienced project team members.

• Scope & Risk Management: Manage scope change process for large transformational project or best practices for business area in addition to own projects. Identify risks and issues throughout the project and create mitigation strategies/contingency plans.

• Relationship Management: Communicate project status to all levels of the organization. Establish effective, collaborative working relationships up to senior leader level to maximize project efficiency, responsiveness and resource allocation.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 10 years work experience in operations, technology, finance, or comparable function; utility experience preferred

• BS Engineering, Construction, Business, Information Technology or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 10 years' experience in project management and process improvement; project management certification preferred

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate, train, lead and influence others, and adapt to change quickly

• Experience with providing work direction to diverse/distributed work teams Understanding of core business processes/industry trends with ability to interpret/apply ongoing changes

• Knowledge of project planning and business need justification process and methodology

• Vendor/contract management experience preferred

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with simple cycle and combined cycle, geothermal, steam-electric cycles, or large renewable plant development and/or project management. 

• Experience with power plant development activities including interconnection queues, natural gas pipeline contracts, air permitting. 

• Construction cost and schedule estimating for power or large heavy industrial projects. 

• PMP and/or PE certification.