Manager, Project Planning and Scheduling (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource Energy•Hartford, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eversource is seeking a Manager, Project Planning and Scheduling to lead the group responsible for providing leadership, tools, and systems for effective and proactive planning and scheduling of complex electric power infrastructure projects for the Transmission Organization. This role oversees project planning and scheduling throughout the entire project life cycle, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing out projects. The position is responsible for monthly project performance tracking and reporting, focusing on schedule accuracy, critical paths, risk identification, and forecasting. The role also involves creating complex reports and analyses to support Eversource’s projects and capital program, streamlining the scheduling process using Primavera, and ensuring adherence to company policies, procedures, and standards. As a manager, this role includes assigning work, training, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and personnel recommendations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent degree.
10 to 12 years of related experience preferred.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager, accountant, or financial business analyst in a business involved with managing large complex multi-year projects is desirable.
Working knowledge of Oracle’s Primavera software and Unifier Project Controls or other project Management Information Systems is highly desirable.
3-5 years of prior managerial experience is highly desirable.
PMP preferred.
Must be available to work emergency storm assignment as required.
Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the organization.
Ability to recognize and work with sensitive and confidential information.

Nice To Haves

MBA or equivalent education highly desirable.
Working knowledge of Oracle’s Primavera software and Unifier Project Controls or other project Management Information Systems.
3-5 years of prior managerial experience.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, tools, and systems for effective and proactive planning and scheduling of complex electric power infrastructure projects.
Oversee project planning and scheduling throughout the entire project life cycle (initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and close out) of projects managed by the Transmission Organization.
Responsible for monthly project performance tracking and reporting within established project schedule milestones, focusing on accuracy of schedule network logic, critical paths, schedule risk identification, and schedule forecasting.
Responsible for a variety of complex reports and analyses in support of Eversource’s projects and capital program.
Responsible to streamline the scheduling process of using Primavera, ensuring the process is followed throughout Eversource’s Transmission Organization.
Ensure adherence to Eversource’s policies, procedures, and standards.
Assign work allocation, training, and problem resolution for Planners, Schedulers, and Analysts.
Responsible for performance evaluation and recommendations for personnel actions.
Work with various departments to ensure overall consistency of schedules are in alignment with corporate goals and strategies.
Ensure Transmission’s processes and procedures are aligned with corporate requirements, updating, improving and incorporating lessons learned.
Oversee and apply project analytics to schedule data to describe, predict, and improve business performance.
Create project reports to recommend action or to guide decision making rooted in capital program management performance improvement.
Ensure the accuracy of all scheduling information, including confirmation that schedules have been properly coded.
Oversee the production of required schedule reports and variances, and maintenance of baseline the change control process.
Monitor project costs and commitment to budget and forecast for cost loading.
Review, evaluate, and report on trends and their impact on project schedules.
Assess progress measurement and develop and update progress curves for progress reporting.
Present and discuss schedule information, and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and the management team.
Plan, assign, and provide quality control checks of work of team members.
Create and maintain project level KPIs and project statistics reports.
Establish and implement improvements to existing methods and procedures.
Establish new reporting formats and templates in compliance with company and external stakeholder requirements.
Oversee the analysis of project and capital program schedules to assist for scheduling risk areas (such as challenges in material delivery, task completion, and outage scheduling).
Oversee the integrated scheduling process to identify project conflicts and conflicts with other work Eversource is performing in the same ROW corridor or substation location.
Manage project change control process.
Ensure Project baselines in schedule data are established and are monitored against actual project performance.
Manage and keep current Eversource Management’s project schedule reporting ensuring compliance across Transmission Projects Organization and consistent with Transmission Projects Organization’s and Corporate’s processes and procedures.
Oversee the development of the Planning & Scheduling team.
Develop a mindset of ownership and employee accountability for outcomes for consistent level of productivity and quality of work.
Manage performance by reviewing and evaluating work of employees.
Build consensus and communicate performance measures and expected performance levels.
Assess and improve team and employee performance through coaching.
Drive and participate in continuous learning efforts (onboarding, training).
Respond to emergency situations as required.
Travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
Build trusting relationships.
Manage and develop people.
Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
Lead change.
Communicate strategic vision.
Create an engaged workforce.
Focus on the customer.
Take ownership & accountability.