Project Mgr Assc

American Electric Power•Tulsa, OK

3d•$74,551 - $93,189•Onsite

About The Position

Assist in the management of intermediate and/or complex projects providing leadership, direction, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field of study; or Associate's degree in the same fields of study with 2 years of qualified experience.
Qualified experience includes outage management activities, business/financial administration, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
Knowledge in construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, and quality control beneficial.

Nice To Haves

Develop effective leadership, team building and meeting management skills as outlined in PMBOK and the AEP leadership competencies and values.
Develop ability, motivation, and attitude, to lead a team and a project.
Develop communication skill that is clear, concise, and professional, including use of effective listening, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management and senior management.
Become familiar with economic analysis techniques and develop business acumen.
Become familiar with Engineering & Design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, Construction and Startup procedures and processes
Develop knowledge of PM BOK Project Management tools and techniques.
Develop skillsets in strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities.
Globally view the project from all angles such as safety, constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify and to avoid or to mitigate project risks.
Support the organization of project activities, project task assignments, team requirements and expectations to manage deliverables and hold team members accountable.
Develop conflict management skills to provide solutions to issues that maximize synergies with an overriding goal to do the "right thing" for the company.
Become familiar with scope management, risk balanced technical options, and common project risk factors.
Become familiar with the various documents to procure labor, services, materials, and engineered equipment.
Become familiar with contract documents and development process.
Develop understanding of critical drawing and document hand-offs between disciplines on a project team.
Act with integrity by demonstrating accountability for project assignments.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating assigned project activities.
Perform coordination and administrative tasks as delegated by the lead project manager.
Act on behalf of the lead project manager during times the project manager is unavailable.
Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.
Helps develop, review and coordinate the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff.
Performs coordination role as assigned to increase awareness in all knowledge areas of project plans.
Effectively communicate project details and status updates.
Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates with supportive role in stakeholder presentations.
Provide clear and concise written and oral reports and other communication.
Develop working relationships with the project team, plant staff, contractors, vendors, and suppliers.
Foster teamwork and seek customer satisfaction.
Provide general guidance and feedback, to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs.
Assist the lead project manager in ensuring efficient and timely performance of project work activities.