Project Manager I or II

Duke Energy•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The Project Manager I (PM-I) / Project Manager II (PM-II) manages or assists with managing all phases of project planning and execution, ensuring project success factors are met, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration. The position has 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 minimum qualifications for placement. The role provides leadership and coordination to internal and external project organizations, manages matrixed team members, and works with their functional managers on placement, development, and conflict resolution. It establishes stakeholder communications, leads project meetings and reporting, and ensures project plans and reports follow PMCoE standards. The Project Manager plans and executes projects within approved scope, cost, and schedule limits. Project activities can include scope definition, estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement and contracting, equipment and vendor selection, design, construction, commissioning, operational turnover, warranty management, and project closeout. Travel requirements are 5–15%.

Requirements

For Project Manager I: Associate degree and 2 years of work-related experience, or high school diploma/GED and 5 years of work-related experience.
For 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.
Must possess all basic/required qualifications to be considered.
Must be able to work lawfully in the U.S. 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.
Project leadership experience.
Experience as a collaborative team member.
Utility experience.
Knowledge of construction management.
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, providing leadership, oversight, delegation, and coordination to internal and external organizations supporting the project.
Manage matrixed team members and interface with their functional managers regarding placement, development, and conflict resolution.
Establish and maintain communications among project and program stakeholders.
Structure, lead, or assist in leading project meetings and prepare required reports to support open communication and project-status reporting.
Develop and manage the Project Plan and related reports and reporting methods according to PMCoE standards; present reports to management and governance teams.
Plan assigned projects, or assist in planning, including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality.
Drive project planning activities, including scope definition, estimating, schedule formation and monitoring, cost controls, procurement and contracting strategies, equipment and vendor selection, startup and commissioning plans, and integration processes.
Execute projects, or assist with execution, according to the plan and within established scope, cost, and schedule limits.
Manage project planning and execution elements including objectives, stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, WBS, schedule, communications, regulatory and procurement strategies, contractor and supplier strategies, resources, budget, lessons learned, risks, quality, safety, environmental protection, security, integration, data management, change management, and project closeout.
Support project activities spanning detailed design, construction, startup and commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty management.