Project Manager

Iberdrola • Rochester, NY

9d • $122,000 - $163,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager will work with developer customers, municipal stakeholders, and local permitting agencies. This role involves participating in project team scheduling and budgetary planning, managing internal and external project resources, and setting unit goals and direction to align with action plans and program management. The Project Manager will oversee project budgets, analyze project unit performance, and initiate actions to control scope, schedule, and cost. Responsibilities include approving project plans, executing contract strategies, controlling expenditures, and ensuring compliance with project management and quality management processes. This role requires coordination with various internal and external departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. The Project Manager may represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or agency meetings, and will provide recommendations on policies and goals, implementing new or revised processes. Ensuring the risk control system is utilized and project accountability complies with FERC, NERC, and other applicable regulations is crucial. The role involves attending Cost & Schedule meetings, working with a Coordinator on risk definition, cost, and mitigation analysis, and attending Executive Management meetings to present reports and cost-schedule-risk views.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, or a related field
• 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience
• 5 years of experience in: Transmission and distribution utility systems, configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines and cable) and infrastructures
• 5 years of experience in: Leading a project team, including both direct and indirect reports
• 5 years of experience in: Risk management and mitigation plans for utility transmission and distribution projects
• 5 years of experience in: Utilizing Microsoft suite for data analysis, budgeting and planning and optimizing schedules
• 5 years of experience in: Presenting on the status and results of utility projects utilizing Microsoft Office software
• 5 years of experience in: Field construction sequencing, outage planning and supervision requirements of field personnel and construction contractors
• 5 years of experience in: Managing utility projects that require quality and environmental management processes, including spill control, job site safety, and permitting
• 4 years of experience in integrating scheduling IT tools and software to support project execution: MS Project, Primavera P6 with costs and resource requirements
• 2 years of experience in Contract negotiations and supplier and vendor management
• 1 year of experience in estimating project budgets for utility transmission and distribution projects

Responsibilities

• Work with developer customers, municipal stakeholders and local permitting agencies, like NYSPSC, NYCDEP, NYDOT, NY Counties and NY Towns.
• Participate in project team scheduling and budgetary planning processes.
• Work within the project unit, managing internal and external project resources.
• Set unit goals and direction to align and undertake action plans, program management to accomplish goals.
• Oversee project budgets, including O&M and Capital.
• Analyze project unit performance and initiate actions to control scope, schedule and cost performance.
• Approve project plans, execute contract strategies to undertake work and control and authorize expenditures.
• Initiate actions to ensure compliance with a project management and quality management processes and procedures.
• Coordinate with other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers.
• May represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal, State or local agency or municipal meetings.
• Provide recommendations on policies and goals desired and implement new/revised processes and procedures according to established guidelines.
• Responsible for ensuring the risk control system is utilized.
• Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure that it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.
• Attend Cost & Schedule meetings.
• Work with Coordinator on the Risk definition, cost, and the Mitigation Action analysis.
• Attend Executive Management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.

Benefits

• Fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

What This Job Offers

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