PROJECT MGR OPS - Grid System Planning - SR - PRINC

El Paso Electric Company•El Paso, TX

5h•$89,500 - $143,588

About The Position

The Project Manager Operations role in Energy Delivery manages system-planning and distribution-planning work related to transmission and distribution facilities. The position oversees right-of-way critical issue analysis, feasibility and routing studies, regulatory documentation for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity applications, land acquisition requirements, preliminary easement studies, and condemnation documentation when necessary. It coordinates planning studies and stakeholder requirements, including power-flow studies covering 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year horizons. The role also engages with city, county, state, and federal agencies regarding commercial developments, industrial and manufacturing customers, and highway projects, in coordination with EPE’s Government Affairs Department. It manages strategy and requests for transmission-level customers (excluding large-load data centers), including coordination of preliminary information, agency engagement, applications, and payments. Other duties include preparing annual and monthly transmission-construction reports for review and filing by the responsible departments, identifying best practices and lessons learned, protecting confidential information, and complying with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, Statistics, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
Knowledge of project management processes and procedures.
Proficiency with multiple software applications, such as spreadsheets, word processing, scheduling, and presentation packages.
Knowledge of project management scheduling tools such as Primavera (P6) or MS Project.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain project scope.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to lead critical project meetings and track and report action items.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, supervisors, fellow employees, agencies, and the public.
Ability to effectively manage a project team.
Ability to understand and manage the relationships among project scope, schedule, and budget (the project management “iron triangle”).
Valid driver’s license and compliance with the Company’s Driving Program policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience in project management related to Transmission and Distribution planning and permitting practices or utility facilities.
Knowledge of environmental and regulatory permitting requirements related to construction and operation of Transmission and Distribution facilities.
Microsoft Office Suite experience.

Responsibilities

Manage right-of-way critical issue analysis, feasibility studies, routing studies, and compliance and regulatory documentation for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity applications, with clear milestones.
Manage and coordinate land acquisition requirements, including site analysis, preliminary easement studies, and route alternatives; prepare documentation for condemnation procedures when eminent domain is necessary as a last resort.
Engage with city, county, state, and federal agencies on planned commercial developments, industrial and manufacturing customers, and highway projects, collaborating with EPE’s Government Affairs Department.
Manage requirements for System Planning studies among stakeholders, including coordination of 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year power-flow studies incorporating System Plan and Distribution Plan requirements.
Manage and coordinate the strategy for transmission-level customer inquiries and requests, excluding large-load data centers; coordinate preliminary information, governmental agency engagement, applications, and payments.
Manage preparation of the NMPRC Annual Report and the PUCT Monthly Transmission Construction Report for the Energy Delivery Department; Legal and Regulatory provides final approval and is responsible for filing.
Assist in identifying and implementing best practices and lessons learned.
Maintain confidentiality, particularly concerning sensitive data-center entities and renewable interconnection customers.
Maintain a valid driver’s license and comply with the Company’s Driving Program policy.
Comply with company policies, procedures, and code of ethics, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and employment, safety, and environmental standards.
Perform other related tasks within the context of the defined duties.