Project Development Manager - West Region

Schneider Electric•Boulder, CO

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for an experienced Project Development Manager in our West Region. The Project Development Manager is responsible for the development of performance contracting projects in achieving the project’s objectives. They work closely with the Customer, Project Sales Lead, Project Sponsor(s), and Development Team to define the project objectives and create and execute a plan for maximizing the customer's current operations through strategic alignment with their vision and mission.

Requirements

4-year college degree or technical degree, and/or relative experience required.
Relative engineering and project management experience (7-10 years related work experience preferred).
Thorough knowledge of performance contracting, project development process and energy use in building systems.
Strong communication (written and verbal) and project management / organization skills required
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including thorough knowledge of MS Project, Word, and Excel required
Financial acumen and understanding required
Passionate about customer service and team success required
Leadership skills: team building, empower and delegate authority, ability to build rapport and consensus required
Thorough understanding of contract procedures and tactics required
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, ongoing basis.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering license, or ability to obtain is beneficial
PMP certification is recommended
CEM certification and LEED accreditation are pluses.
An understanding of energy performance contracts or energy focused design-build projects in lower and higher education or municipal facilities is highly beneficial.
Knowledge of contract law, codes, standards, and industry construction knowledge preferred
Ability to lead scope development analysis new technologies, innovations and/or solutions required
Ability to manage change management and continuous improvement preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for the project site safety during project development/audit phase
Develop safety strategy for the project and communicate safety requirements to all project team members and subcontractors
Ensure safety strategy, safety audits and required job hazard analysis and risk assessments are performed
Ensure all personnel and subcontractors are familiar and adhere to Schneider Electric safe work practices and alignment with customer safety requirements
Responsible for Customer Satisfaction
Collaborate with customer to identify and understand the customer’s mission and vision
Develop a project strategy that aligns with the customer’s mission and vision and operational needs
Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding project expectations
Facilitate the technical communication and presentation in customer project
Project Leadership
Demonstrate servant leadership with project team to provide team with direction and tools to be successful
Innovation leader driving creative solutions and new ideas to exceed customers’ expectations and deliver on project goals
Develop project charter and communication cadence for collaboration of project efforts
Provide technical leadership on the review of scopes of work, review of project deliverables and customer stakeholder management
Develop the Project Plan, Schedule and Budget for the Development Phase of the Project
Collaborate with sales lead to develop a close plan strategy and build a project plan to meet the strategy
Identify and coordinate internal and external resources required to achieve project objectives
Identify schedule and budget constraints and opportunities to achieve project strategy
Collaborate with internal and external teams on budget, phasing and scope of work deliverables to meet the project plan
Lead, Plan, Organize and Participate in Investment Grade Audits (IGA), Requests for Proposal Audits (RFP) and Business Case (BC) Audits
Coordinate internal and external teams for facility audits and site access on customer sites
Lead with Sales Lead, customer kickoff meetings and scope debriefs
Responsible for developing scope, coordinating technical strategy, project financials, customer reports and final contract
Lead the effort in defining project scope and acquiring scope of work estimates that meet or exceed the customer and regional goals and objectives
Review and ensure project estimates are accurate and the project scope is executable within the budget.
Direct the methodologies of performing energy savings calculations and identify any risk associated with the projections
Review savings projections to ensure plausibility and identify any financial risk
Prepare final project costs in financial tools for turnkey construction of scope of work
Collaborate with Sales, Construction and Performance Assurance for alignment of project goals, strategy, scope, costs and project requirements
Coordinate technical and management reviews
Prepare technical audit reports
Organize, develop and negotiate Design Professional Agreements (DPA)
Responsible for the coordination of efforts, quality control and completion construction contract
Complete the RITE Review documents and facilitate Signature level authority as indicated by the Authorization Level Document.
Manage the timely resolution of issues, including the escalation of issues that are outside the project team’s scope of responsibility. Track risks and ensure execution of corrective action plans until project closure.
Monitor the project and report the project status to the management team on a regular basis.
Prepare and update project schedule and cost re-estimates on a routine basis.

Benefits

medical (with member reward points)
dental
vision
basic life insurance
Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits)
flexible work arrangements
paid family leaves
401(k) + match
well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs
12 holidays per year
15 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date)
opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date)
military leave benefits