Project Manager I or II

Duke Energy Corporation•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The Project Manager I/II is responsible for managing, or assisting with managing, all phases of project planning and execution to meet project success factors, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration. The role provides single-point accountability or may work under the general direction of a Project Director or Senior Project Manager. It is the second level of the Project Manager career path, and applicants must meet the applicable minimum qualifications. The position leads and coordinates matrixed internal and external project teams, maintains communications with stakeholders, and develops or manages plans, reports, and project governance activities according to PMCoE standards. It plans and executes projects within defined scope, cost, and schedule limits, covering activities from scope definition and detailed design through construction, commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty management.

Requirements

Project Manager I: Associate degree and 2 years of work-related experience, or high school diploma/GED and 5 years of work-related experience.
Project Manager II: Four-year degree and 5 or more years of related work experience, or 9 or more years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Applicants must possess all basic/required qualifications for consideration.
Ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge to proficiency in project management, decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving.
Project-related work experience.
Risk management experience or knowledge.
Project leadership experience.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a team member.
Utility experience.
Construction management knowledge.
Working knowledge to proficiency in project-related scheduling and cost controls.
Four-year degree.
Utility technical certifications or training.
PMI PMP or CAPM certification.
CMII certificates.
Professional Engineer license.

Responsibilities

Create, staff, and lead project teams; provide leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination to internal and external project organizations.
Manage matrixed team members and interface with their functional managers on placement, development, and conflict resolution.
Establish and maintain communications among project and program stakeholders; lead or assist with project meetings and reporting, report project status, and present reports to management and governance teams.
Develop and manage the Project Plan and associated reports and reporting methods in accordance with PMCoE standards.
Plan or assist in planning assigned projects, including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality.
Drive project planning, including scope definition, estimating, schedule development and monitoring, cost controls, procurement and contracting strategies, equipment and vendor selection, startup and commissioning plans, and integration processes.
Execute or assist in executing projects according to the plan and within established scope, cost, and schedule limits.
Manage project execution elements including objectives, stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, work breakdown structure, schedule, communications, regulatory and procurement strategies, contractor and supplier strategy, resources, budget, lessons learned, risk, quality, safety, environmental, security and integration plans, data management, change management, and project closeout.
Support project activities from detailed design and construction through startup and commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty management.