Project Mgr

American Electric Power•San Benito, TX

3d•$74,551 - $177,503

About The Position

Manage one or more intermediate, complex, or highest-complexity projects, or a program area of projects, in a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and communication throughout project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout. Work safely and efficiently while balancing cost, risk, schedule, and customer satisfaction. Provide project transparency and maintain effective relationships and communication with internal and external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, regulators, and industry peers. The position may manage project and outage work across AEP locations and infrastructure areas, including Distribution, Transmission, Generation, and Telecom, and may involve work at power plants, including nuclear sites, and construction sites. Travel is typically 25% or less, though greater travel may be required for specific assignments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or a related field appropriate to the business unit, plus three years of qualified experience; or an associate degree in the same disciplines plus five years of qualified experience; or a high school diploma/GED plus seven years of qualified experience.
Qualified experience must include project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
Experience must demonstrate successful project management duties, business acumen, and prior responsibility for all knowledge areas of the certifying body.
Demonstrated preparedness for specialist-level project management knowledge in construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, and risk management.
Valid state driver's license.
Strong leadership, team-building, and meeting-management ability, including the ability to lead a team and project to successful completion.
Effective communication and listening skills with stakeholders, including team members, sponsors, management, and senior management.
Ability to apply economic analysis and business judgment to project decisions and align projects with company financial goals.
Ability to organize project activities, delegate tasks, set expectations, manage deliverables, hold team members accountable, and provide constructive feedback.
Proficiency in scope management, evaluation of technical solutions, and project risk management.
Proficiency in contract development and management, including allocating risk between owner and contractor.
Ability to prioritize and manage conflict, resolve issues in the company's interest, take independent action, and recommend resolutions for elevated issues.
Ability to assess team-member skills and capabilities and seek, clarify, and validate subject-matter expertise.
Ability to perform light physical work, including walking construction sites on unstable surfaces and climbing ladders.
Ability to work in varying conditions at home, office, power plants, and construction sites, with awareness of potential hazards and possible radiation exposure at nuclear sites within NRC limits.
Ability to travel, typically 25% or less, with greater travel possible for specific assignments.

Nice To Haves

Experience in utilities is favorable.
PMP certification is preferred but not required at application; the employee must obtain PMP certification within 12 months of employment.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and supervise assigned project and outage activities for customers, using project management principles and Waterfall and Agile techniques.
Support and hold employees and contractors accountable to AEP safety policies and standards and promote the Commitment to Zero Harm.
Develop, review, coordinate, and manage project and outage plans, schedules, budgets, tools, and staffing.
Manage project costs and reallocate funding as needed; communicate project and outage details and status updates.
Lead planning meetings, project and outage updates, and detailed stakeholder presentations; prepare clear and concise written reports.
Develop and manage effective working relationships with project teams, operating company staff, customers, partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers; foster teamwork and monitor customer satisfaction.
Provide detailed guidance, instruction, and training to improve designs, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs; challenge project work when appropriate.
Supervise assigned direct reports, support their development, mentor project and assistant project managers, delegate work, set expectations, and provide constructive feedback.
Represent AEP with industrial customers, vendors, and regulators as project assignments require.
Develop procurement plans for outside resources and manage outside-service contracts, including requests for proposals, bid evaluations, vendor selection, contract negotiations, vendor performance and quality, and contract compliance.
Manage project closeout, including analysis of project objectives and benefits realized.
Apply AEP project management organizational standards and Project Management Governance Committee guidance; manage assigned programs.
Apply economic analysis and business judgment to project decisions and align project and company financial goals.
Influence engineering and design, procurement, contracting, estimating, and construction procedures and processes; identify and implement cross-project process improvements.
Plan and prioritize project activities, assess and mitigate risks, evaluate technical solutions, manage scope, and make sound decisions across safety, constructability, sequencing, contractual, schedule, cost, and changing-condition considerations.
Manage conflict and elevated issues, take timely independent action, and provide recommendations to management.
Develop and manage contracts, including allocating risk between owner and contractor, and build contractor relationships for program-level procurement.
Consult subject matter experts, validate information, and account for project impacts on budget, scope, schedule, and risk.
Evaluate team members' skills and capabilities and make recommendations or provide feedback to support project success.
Promote continuous improvement, ask probing questions, and challenge assumptions.
Perform light physical duties, including construction-site walkdowns on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and maintaining awareness of hazardous site conditions.
Perform work at AEP locations in varying conditions, including home, office, power plants, and construction sites; comply with requirements for work at nuclear facilities.
Understand and support AEP policies, values, principles, structure, and behavior.