Capital Projects Program Manager

FirstEnergy Corp; Greensburg (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

401(k) matching

Medical insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp is seeking a position within the Pennsylvania Capital Portfolio team to support multi-year capital planning and project controls. The role involves coordinating with project sponsors, ensuring alignment with financial targets, and delivering end-to-end management from planning through reporting.

The candidate will handle financial oversight, risk identification, and process improvement while engaging stakeholders and leadership with clear communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related discipline and 2–4 years' related work experience are required. OR high school diploma or equivalent and minimum 5 years' related work experience are required.
• Proven project management abilities with exceptional time management skills and the ability to develop, manage, and control multiple tasks.
• Develops knowledge of National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and National Electric Code (NEC), and Customer Guide for Electric Services (CGES).
• Superb interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills along with strong analytical ability.
• Effective analytical and reasoning capabilities; able to structure and confidently present information to peers and leadership.
• Able to work on assignments that may be broad in nature involving the compilation, preparation, and analysis of various statistical/analytical data, reports, statements, studies, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Planning strategically for the multi-year capital portfolio to ensure a highly confident and executable plan is prepared to meet the state's operational goals and aligns with financial targets.
• Supporting project sponsors in the development of detailed project scopes and engage in end-to-end project management activities, including planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting.
• Providing oversight of program, blanket and specific project financials; identifying risks, resolve issues, and escalating appropriately.
• Establishing scorecards for tracking the progress of approved financial commitments.
• Offering recommendations on potential financial offsets to meet the state's emergent needs.
• Performing forecasting activities for project scopes, schedules and budgets.
• Providing excellent customer service through timely and accurate information, analysis and reporting.
• Developing strategic content and messaging for business needs, including presentation development for senior leadership.
• Supporting the FirstEnergy hazard and damage assessment storm processes, including performing the duties of Hazard Responder, Damage Assessor, Hazard Dispatcher, or Damage Assessment Dispatcher as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related discipline

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Job description

FirstEnergy Corp is seeking a position within the Pennsylvania Capital Portfolio team to support multi-year capital planning and project controls. The role involves coordinating with project sponsors, ensuring alignment with financial targets, and delivering end-to-end management from planning through reporting.

The candidate will handle financial oversight, risk identification, and process improvement while engaging stakeholders and leadership with clear communications.