Project Manager II

Duke Energy Corporation • Charlotte, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Project Manager II (PM-II) position has single point accountability or can be under general direction of a Project Director or Senior PM. PM-II position is responsible for management, or assisting management, of all phases of project planning and execution to ensure project success factors are met. These include but are not limited to scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration. The position is typically assigned a portfolio of “White” or “Green” ranked projects per the Project Management Center of Excellence Risk-Informed Project Ranking Process. PM-II’s may be assigned projects with specific risk-informed requirements based on specific experience and skill sets. This specific position is typically accountable for one to multiple assigned projects within the Data and Systems Technology program in Power Grid Operations (PGO). Projects within this program deliver large scale enterprise-wide technology solutions that address the highest needs of the organization. The immediate assignment for this position will be as a member of the Nextgen GIS project to lead vendor/contract management with a focus on vendor relationship-building, vendor quality management, and contract compliance. Duties specific to this assignment include: Maintaining the process and ways of working for vendor and contract management Contract management to include the creation of statements of work and/or change orders Purchase requisition / purchase order management Facilitating monthly meetings with each major vendor supporting the project (5) Administering a monthly scorecard to assess quality of vendor deliverables, resource capacity, deliverable timeliness, and invoice accuracy Deliverable tracking and approval process Invoice tracking, submittal, and routing Forecasting of vendor costs/payments/invoices SOW adherence/compliance Liaising with sourcing/supply chain Escalation of risks/issues to leadership Following this initial assignment, the role can be expected to assume a typical project management assignment. PM-II’s serve as unifying agents providing leadership, decision making, management, guidance, coordination, and control of overall projects in accordance with established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements of the Company. Progression to this level is based on experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, and should align with business unit personnel needs to manage the portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree AND five (5) years minimum required work experience
• In lieu of degree and experience listed above, High School/GED AND nine (9) years minimum required work experience

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional
• Professional Engineer
• Certified Associate of Project Management
• Experience working with Duke Energy systems
• Proficient to demonstrated Expertise in Project Management, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving
• Project related work experience; Risk Management, Project Leadership, Strong Collaboration, Oversight
• Utility Business Unit Experience as determined by BU ranging from Regulated or Commercial energy services experience
• Construction Management knowledge
• Proficient to Expert in project related Scheduling, Cost Controls

Responsibilities

• Create / Staff / Lead Project Team PM-II’s provide leadership, oversight, direction, delegation, and coordination with various internal and external organizations providing services to the project (Development, Engineering, Project Controls, Estimating, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Legal, EHS, QA/QC, Operations, Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory, Security, Fuels, Transmission, etc.). PM-II’s guide matrixed members of the team daily. They interface with functional leaders of matrixed team members regarding placement, development and conflict resolution.
• Establish and maintain communications among project/programs stakeholders Structure, lead, or assist in project related meetings to ensure open communication between team members, key stakeholders, and management. Prepare, communicate or report monthly project status, kickoff meetings, weekly and monthly required communication. Assure Project Plans, appropriate reporting means are developed and communicated according to PMCoE Standards and Business Unit implementing procedures. Effectively communicate with appropriate management/governance team.
• Plan assigned project(s) including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspects Champion the process of project planning including scope and work definition, estimating, schedule formation, monitoring, cost control measures, procurement/contracting strategies, equipment selection, vendor selection, start-up and commissioning plans, and integration processes as applicable.
• Execute projects according to plans within approved scope, cost and schedule constraints Includes objectives, stakeholders, scope, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedule, external communication, regulatory strategy, procurement strategy, contractor and supplier strategy, resource plans, budget, lessons learned, risk plan, quality plan, safety plan, environmental plan, security plan, integration plan, data management plan, communications and reporting plan, change management, and project close out.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level