Senior Project Manager

Welty Shared Services LLC•Fairlawn, OH

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Welty Energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Transmission (Tx) and Substation Project Management team. Welty Energy, an affiliate of Welty Enterprises, is a professional services company specializing in program and project management, transmission line engineering, distribution engineering, substation engineering, and construction oversight on projects ranging from 4kV to 765kV. Headquartered in Akron, OH, and working nationally, the company currently manages approximately $500 million in construction projects for electric utilities in the Eastern PA regions of the U.S. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating all activities for substation and transmission line projects ranging from 69kV to 765kV. This role also involves mentoring and training junior team members. The position is ideally based out of Akron, OH, or Northern Ohio, with about 15% travel to work sites.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent years of experience in electric utility project management.
Minimum of 10-15 years plus, of experience in project management, planning or similar for the Electric Utility sector specializing in high voltage (Sub and Tx).
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Effective leadership and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Electric utility project management preferred.
PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with all applicable stakeholders on your project(s) to ensure that communication across the lines is established and maintained throughout the life cycle of the project(s).
Act as the primary point of contact with the client regarding your project(s).
Conduct technical reviews of specifications, drawings, contracts, addenda, and other construction documents to ensure constructability with our client’s standards and specifications while utilizing the technical expertise of others as needed.
Conduct and direct project planning and status meetings to ensure schedule and financial adherence to projects are being maintained and significant issues are clearly disseminated to relevant participants.
Provide schedule updates of the engineering, construction, and budget status of each project to the appropriate management teams (internal and external).
Oversee and coordinate construction package reviews, pre-award meetings, field visits, and pre-award project site walk-downs.
Act as the single point of contact for Construction on submittals, reviews, and coordination of required project information and documents.
Ensure that necessary outages are identified, submitted, and communicated in a timely manner avoid schedule interruptions and conflicts with other projects in the area.
Ensure that required permits are obtained for all fieldwork and required approvals are secured from applicable parties.
Assist the Portfolio Manager(s) with the coordination, preparation, and reporting of significant activities on construction projects and programs, in addition, to performing other related tasks and assignments as required.
Perform site safety inspections regularly at project locations.
Focus on stakeholder interaction and client expectations when planning and executing projects.
Follow project management tenets to properly estimate, monitor, and control approved funding, resources, schedules, and project activities.
Follow your client’s methods, processes, and policies while planning and executing projects.