Associate Project Manager I

Mesa Associates, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. seeks an Associate Project Manager I for our Power Delivery Substations engineering team.

This role supports project management activities, material ordering and tracking, and coordination with stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and strong communication, with the ability to work with minimal supervision under the guidance of senior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Ability to manage multiple projects as a portfolio.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with power industry practices and standards.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned project team to achieve project goals and follow procedures.
• Prepare project planning documents including execution plan and initiation docs.
• Monitor project schedule and budget and satisfy customer requirements.
• Document and resolve changes impacting schedule and budget.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues to resolution.
• Maintain current project status reporting with actions and changes.
• Assist in controlling expenditures and schedule performance as needed.
• Forecast spending and accruals with project coordinators.
• Communicate status to cross-functional teams on budgets and improvements.
• Coordinate design/construction activities and resolve technical issues.

Skills

Power substation design

Portfolio management

Scope interpretation

Organizational skills

Verbal and written communication

Stakeholder coordination

Interpersonal skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Scheduling software

Education

Bachelors in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Scheduling software

Job description

Mesa is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Associate Project Manager I to join our Power Delivery Substations engineering team. This role involves supporting project management activities for substation projects, material ordering and tracking, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring successful project delivery.

The APM's primary functions are to support, monitor, and manage power delivery design projects. The objective is to deliver successful project results by ensuring goals and objectives are achieved while all business processes and applicable procedures are followed.

This position requires a working knowledge of power industry practices, standards, and processes, as well as the use of independent judgment, enhanced verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work with minimal supervision with the support of an experienced design team. Additionally, this position requires the ability to oversee broad scope projects that have medium to long-term focus and the knowledge to resolve complex problems independently under the direction of the program manager or project lead.

The successful candidate should have a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field from an accredited curriculum.

Desired PM Functions:

• Support assigned project team, ensuring project goals/objectives are achieved and all business processes and applicable procedures are followed.
• Complete project planning documents, which include project execution plan, project initiation documentation, communication plans, and RFI (request for information) logs, while looking for and finding ways to improve operations and process efficiency.
• Assist the project team in monitoring and tracking the project schedule and budget while satisfying customer expectations and project requirements.
• Work with the project team to identify, document, and resolve changes impacting schedule and budget performance.
• Identify, document, assign, and track project issues through resolution. Accountable for identifying and resolving possible risks and developing/monitoring risk plans.
• Keep the project status reporting system current with the actions and changes on assigned projects.
• Assist the program manager/project leads in controlling project expenditures and schedule performance as necessary to fulfill requirements and ensure satisfactory budget performance.
• Work with project coordinators and project controllers to forecast spending and accruals.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams within multiple programs on project statuses, budgets, and areas for improvement.
• Assist the design team in resolving technical issues, coordinating design/construction activities and flow of technical information and tracking/resolving action items and information requests.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of power utility substation design projects.
• Ability to manage a large quantity of projects as a portfolio and provide quick responses when updates are requested.
• Ability to interpret written/documented scopes of work, scheduling, and related project design/construct criteria and guide others in application to engineering design.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Possess solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate and interface with all stakeholders at a high professional level.
• Display strong interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships.
• Strong capability in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and scheduling software, as well as possessing working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and business operations.
• Willingness to develop, promote, and comply with Mesa safety requirements.
• Willingness to attend meetings at substations while on premises and participate in client engagement meetings while adhering to all safety protocols issued by Mesa Associates, Inc., and the client’s regulations.

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Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Enthusiastic : Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Required

Work-Life Balance : Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Project Mgmt Prof (PMP)

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