Associate Project Manager I

Mesa Associates, Inc•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

Mesa is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Associate Project Manager I to support project management activities for power delivery substation projects. The role includes material ordering and tracking, coordinating with stakeholders, and supporting successful project delivery. Its primary functions are to support, monitor, and manage power delivery design projects, ensuring project goals and objectives are achieved and business processes and applicable procedures are followed. The position calls for working knowledge of power industry practices, standards, and processes; independent judgment; strong verbal and written communication; and the ability to work with minimal supervision with support from an experienced design team. The Associate Project Manager I will oversee broad-scope projects with medium- to long-term focus and resolve complex problems independently under the direction of a program manager or project lead.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field from an accredited curriculum.
Knowledge of power utility substation design projects.
Ability to manage a large portfolio of projects and respond quickly to update requests.
Ability to interpret written or documented scopes of work, schedules, and related project design and construction criteria, and guide others in applying them to engineering design.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to coordinate and interface with stakeholders at a high professional level.
Strong interpersonal skills for building effective working relationships.
Strong capability in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and scheduling software.
Working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and business operations.
Willingness to develop, promote, and comply with Mesa safety requirements.
Willingness to attend substation meetings on premises and client engagement meetings while following applicable safety protocols and client regulations.

Responsibilities

Support assigned project teams to achieve project goals and objectives and follow business processes and applicable procedures.
Complete project planning documents, including project execution plans, project initiation documentation, communication plans, and RFI logs, and identify opportunities to improve operations and process efficiency.
Assist the project team with monitoring and tracking project schedules and budgets while meeting customer expectations and project requirements.
Work with the project team to identify, document, and resolve changes that affect schedule and budget performance.
Identify, document, assign, and track project issues through resolution; identify and resolve potential risks and develop and monitor risk plans.
Keep the project status reporting system current with actions and changes on assigned projects.
Assist program managers and project leads with controlling project expenditures and schedule performance to fulfill requirements and support satisfactory budget performance.
Work with project coordinators and project controllers to forecast spending and accruals.
Communicate project status, budgets, and improvement opportunities to cross-functional teams across multiple programs.
Assist the design team in resolving technical issues, coordinating design and construction activities and technical information flow, and tracking and resolving action items and information requests.
Support material ordering and tracking for substation projects.
Attend meetings at substations and participate in client engagement meetings while following Mesa and client safety protocols.