Project Manager I
Leidos•Framingham, MI
•Hybrid
About The Position
Leidos Engineering has an opportunity for a Project Manager I (PM) who will work alongside lead engineers and account managers supporting substation engineering projects for various electric utility clients throughout the Northern United States. The PM will be part of an established team within our Power Delivery Solutions (PDS) division. PDS provides consulting services to public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities for comprehensive engineering design of electrical transmission, substation, and distribution projects nationwide.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or a closely related discipline is required
- A minimum of three (3) + years of relevant Project Management experience
- Experience with project management software (e.g., MS Project, P6)
- Demonstrated experience managing and reporting project financial performance, budgets, proposals, scopes and schedules
- Must have the capability to plan, organize, direct, and track technical efforts on project tasks
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner
- Excellent organizational and problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task effectively
- Experience with MS Office Software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Periodic travel (less than 2%)
- Candidates should possess a valid US driver's license
Nice To Haves
- PMP Certification
- Familiarity with electric power infrastructure projects and knowledge of business issues associated with power delivery services
- Demonstrated success with a team approach to the consulting business
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
- Independently lead project teams to complete engineering designs of various sized electric infrastructure projects for electric utilities
- Accept responsibility for overall project performance and reporting
- Manage project costs, schedule and scope within approved limits, including the development of recovery plans when needed
- Ensure contract compliance
- Drive work products by coordinating and working with Engineering Leads and Managers to track and execute client deliverables
- Ensure and document adherence to the quality control process
- Interface directly with the client and internal management to solve issues and report progress, costs, schedule adherence and risks across a program of projects
- Communicate with clients, internal project teams, multiple engineering disciplines, functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel
- Prepare bid documents; Develop cost estimates and responses to Requests for Proposal
- Complete monthly invoices, accruals, and accounts receivable within prescribed time frames
- Identify business development opportunities
Benefits
- Hybrid office attendance (2-3 days in office, remaining days work from home)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
