Project Manager (Assc - Sr)
About The Position
Manage, or assist in managing, base, intermediate, and complex projects while developing toward independent management of intermediate projects in a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, coordination, and communication throughout project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout. Deliver projects safely, efficiently, economically, and with balanced risk to achieve business goals and customer satisfaction. Promote project transparency and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Support team-level continuous improvement to increase quality and optimize value delivery. This role is posted at multiple grade levels: Project Manager Associate (Grade 6), Project Manager (Grade 7), and Project Manager Senior (Grade 8). Minimum qualifications vary by grade, with higher levels requiring additional education, experience, skills, or certifications. The work may take place at home, in an office, at power plants (including nuclear facilities), and at construction sites supporting Distribution, Transmission, Generation, and Telecom infrastructure. Travel is typically 25% or less, though some assignments may require more. Site work may involve hazardous conditions and, at nuclear sites, possible radiation exposure within NRC-prescribed limits.
Requirements
- For Project Manager Associate (Grade 6): bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or a related field of study as required by the business unit, with no experience; or a two-year associate degree in the same disciplines and two years of qualified experience; or a high school diploma/GED and four years of qualified experience.
- For Project Manager (Grade 7): bachelor's degree in a listed or related field and three years of qualified experience; or a two-year associate degree in the same disciplines and five years of qualified experience; or a high school diploma/GED and seven years of qualified experience.
- For Project Manager Senior (Grade 8): bachelor's degree in a listed or related field and five years of qualified experience; or a two-year associate degree in the same disciplines and seven years of qualified experience; or a high school diploma/GED and nine years of qualified experience.
- Qualified experience includes project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment. Experience must demonstrate progressively increasing project management and business acumen and responsibility across most certifying-body knowledge areas.
- Demonstrated preparedness for journey-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.
- For Grade 7, three years of experience as a Project Manager Associate (Grade 6), as applicable, or demonstrated competencies, knowledge, and skills through results achieved in a shorter period.
- For Grade 8, two years of experience as a Project Manager (Grade 7), or demonstrated competencies, knowledge, and skills through results achieved in a shorter period.
- Valid state driver's license.
- Develop leadership, team-building, meeting-management, communication, listening, conflict-management, strategic-thinking, planning, risk-assessment, prioritization, and accountability skills.
- Become familiar with economic analysis, the project management profession, engineering and design, procurement, contracting, estimating, construction, startup procedures, project management tools and techniques, scope management, technical options, project risks, procurement documents, contract documents, and critical drawing and document hand-offs.
- Safely perform light physical duties. Work may involve walking on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions.
- Work at varying AEP locations and conditions, including home, office, power plants, and construction sites. Nuclear-site work may involve hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within NRC limits.
- Travel is typically 25% or less, but greater travel may be required for specific assignments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable.
- PMP certification is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Conduct or assist with planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating assigned project activities.
- Perform coordination and administrative tasks delegated by a lead project manager or supervisor, and act on their behalf when they are unavailable.
- Apply project management methods and techniques, including Waterfall and Agile, in accordance with organizational practices.
- Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process and a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.
- Develop, review, and coordinate project plans, schedules, budgets, tools, and staffing.
- Perform assigned coordination and lead project manager roles to develop awareness and proficiency across project-plan knowledge areas.
- Communicate project details and status; lead planning meetings and project or outage updates; contribute to stakeholder presentations; and prepare clear written and oral reports.
- Build working relationships with project teams, plant and operating company staff, customers, partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers; foster teamwork and customer satisfaction.
- Provide guidance and feedback to improve designs, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs, and progressively challenge project work at an informed level.
- Ensure or assist in ensuring efficient and timely performance of project activities, including assisting lead project managers and independently leading intermediate projects when assigned.
- Coach and develop team members in project management skills and techniques.
- Develop and manage procurement plans for outside resources and manage or assist with service contracts, including requests for proposals, bid evaluation, vendor selection, negotiations, performance and quality oversight, and contract compliance.
- Conduct or assist with project closeout, including assessing project success against objectives and realization of benefits.
- Learn and apply AEP project management organizational standards.
- Support organization of project activities, task assignments, team requirements, deliverables, and accountability.
- Promote continuous improvement, maintain a questioning attitude, ask questions of subject matter experts, and challenge assumptions.
- Perform light physical duties and work at various AEP locations and site conditions as assigned.
Benefits
- AEP describes its benefits package as comprehensive and intended to support employees' overall well-being; specific benefits are not listed.
- Competitive compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
