Assistant Portfolio Engineer
the Client•Akron, OH
•Onsite
About The Position
The FirstEnergy Program is expanding to support FirstEnergy's increased capital spend and shift to a 10-year capital portfolio. Staff on the portfolio team will assist with the assembly of transmission line, substation, network, and physical security projects.
Requirements
- High attention to detail and organization
- Excellent communication skills and professional etiquette
- Ability to coordinate projects across multiple organizations during the project initiation
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program (Required)
Nice To Haves
- 1 year field assignment to Akron, OH preferred; will discuss support from BMcD office with monthly travel to Akron, OH
- Engineers in Training (EIT) Certification (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Daily interface and coordination with planning portfolio engineers, client management, and client sponsors to develop the long-range integrated portfolio plan based on existing projects and Planning strategies
- Ensure synergies across projects are incorporated into the portfolio of work
- Attend budget planning meetings with different client stakeholders (general managers, supervisors, etc.) and ensure the incorporation of the long-range plan
- Work with multiple client stakeholders to determine budget year for transmission projects based on feasibility, budget, and need
- Review client sponsors' projects and ensure project is supported by proper justification
- Create conceptual estimates and schedules by working with sponsors and Project Managers on their requests
- Support the client in the development of the 10-year plan
- Help create and compile the client's rate filing for PJM
- Review tabletop engineering estimates for accuracy and scope
- Work with outage coordination to assemble a set of regional projects that do not cause conflicts including incorporating project constructability and the long-term plan
- Informal mentoring and training of client's portfolio engineers on T&D Design and projects
- Interface with client's accounting group to establish financial setup for projects
- Create analyses & reports to assist the client in tracking, coordination, and execution of projects
- Build baseline scopes, schedules, and budgets to be released to multiple client stakeholders
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
- 401k Retirement Fund
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
