Telecom Project Manager II

Duke Energy Corporation • Raleigh, NC

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing projects within a broad Telecom portfolio, effectively managing, or assisting in managing, several initiatives concurrently. The role demands a high degree of collaboration, including comprehensive vendor management, engagement with external agencies and coordination with internal agile teams across multiple departments to achieve annual project objectives. You will leverage your expertise to proactively identify and mitigate risks, formulate and control budgets, and adapt schedules in response to evolving priorities and environmental factors.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• Minimum 5 years related work experience
• In lieu of Bachelors degree(s) AND 5 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 9 year(s) related work experience

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional
• Previous Duke Energy Experience
• Professional Engineer
• Communication, Construction Management, Vendor Relationships, Financial Management, Critical Thinking
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale IT projects/programs
• Experience in Telecommunications / Construction Management projects (e.g., tower and fiber construction, device replacement for radio, optical, router, switch, modems)
• Experience working with federal, state and local agencies and governments through a telecommunications/utility construction permitting process
• Experience with managing budgets for multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working with teams using agile (scrum/SAFe) and waterfall delivery methodologies
• Experience conducting routine analysis and reporting, including identification of impacts and levers for deceleration/acceleration of work
• Thorough understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint) and tools utilized for work management (e.g., JIRA), with the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Demonstrated capability working with mapping software and kmz files (e.g., Google Earth Pro, ArcGIS)
• Working knowledge of Duke systems used for project and financial management (e.g., Maximo, PowerPlan, Power BI)
• Strong servant leadership, communication, presentation, and influencing skills
• Adept in risk and issue management with a good understanding of when and how to escalate to leadership
• Ability to build consensus across distinct teams with varying working styles
• Ability to collaborate effectively with remote team members
• Ability to absorb change and continue with positive results
• Ability to work with limited supervision
• Self-motivated and at ease in a constantly changing environment
• Masters – business (MBA), project management, or equivalent
• PMI (PMP) / CMII / AACE / Utility Technical Certifications
• Professional Engineer License

Responsibilities

• Create / Staff / Lead Project Team - Provide leadership, oversight management, delegation, and coordination to the various internal and external organizations that are providing services to the project (development, engineering, project controls, estimating, construction management, supply chain, legal, EHS, QA/QC, operations, communications, regulatory, security, fuels, transmission, etc.). The PM manages all matrixed members of the team daily and is responsible for interfacing with functional managers of team members regarding placement, development and conflict resolution.
• Establish and maintain communications among all project/program stakeholders - Structure, lead, and/or assist in leading all project related meetings and reports required to ensure open communication between all team members, key stakeholders, and management (monthly project reviews, kickoff meetings, weekly reports, monthly reports, etc.) and to properly report project status. Assure that Project Plan, all appropriate reports and reporting means are developed and managed according to PMCoE Standards. Present reports to appropriate management / governance team skillfully.
• Plan the project (s) assigned to, including scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality aspect of the project - Drive the process of project planning including scope definition, estimating, schedule formation and monitoring, cost control measures, procurement/contracting strategies, equipment selection, vendor selection, start-up and commissioning plans, and integration processes. This includes project planning and execution activities like scope definition, detailed design, construction, start-up and commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty management.
• Execute projects according to Plan within designed scope, cost and schedule limits - Includes objectives, stakeholders, scope, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, WBS, schedule, external communication, regulatory strategy, procurement strategy, contractor and supplier strategy, resource plan, budget, lessons learned, risk plan, quality plan, safety plan, environmental plan, security plan, integration plan, data management plan, communications and reporting plan, change management, and project close out.
• Exhibit Effective Presentation Skills - Ability to create, develop and deliver project / business case presentations to Senior Management / project sponsors.
• Demonstrate Effective Leadership and Collaboration - Share tools, learnings, expertise in manner consistent with organization standards and PMCoE.

What This Job Offers

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