Director, Major Projects | NEW GENERATION (Construction Utility Projects)

American Electric Power; Lawton (OK); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power is seeking a Major Project Director to lead a high-budget generation program with complex components and regulatory requirements. You will direct all PM functions, ensuring delivery within budgets, safety standards, and compliance across federal and state regimes.

The role requires coordinating diverse teams and managing risk while reporting strategic progress to executive leadership. This position supports a multi-faceted, large-scale energy project portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Own overall project execution including directing, guiding, and overseeing project management functions to successfully complete assigned project.
• Implement and oversee project safety program, monitor performance and address issues as they arise in an effort to achieve Zero Harm.
• Responsible for reporting on project strategy and team needs to Generation Executive leadership. Report to include solutions for siting, regulatory, procurement, engineering, construction and budgetary requirements.
• Responsible for establishing project commercial contracting strategy and negotiate project contractor, EPC, and engineering agreements.
• Drives integrated schedule across all workstreams and directs alignment with resource management.
• Maintains oversite of program budget and contingency. Manages project execution to meet budgetary targets.
• Identifies and manages executive risk register. Develops solutions to mitigate and minimize exposure to project risks.

Job description

Job Posting End Date

09-23-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

The Major Project Director role will develop, direct, guide, and execute all project management functions for a major generation project that has a range of complexities resulting from multiple project components and generally has total budgets more than $1 billion.

Job Description

General scope of responsibilities

• $1B–$10B capital budget

• Multiple concurrent generation project components; or projects with specialized technical generation scopes.

• Successful delivery of the project within all local, state or federal regulatory requirements

• Compliant to all measures of NERC, FERC, RTO or utility commissions

• Accountable for all aspects of project responsibilities including functional leaders reporting directly to the Major Project Director and all team members assigned to these projects.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own overall project execution including directing, guiding, and overseeing project management functions to successfully complete assigned project.

• Implement and oversee project safety program, monitor performance and address issues as they arise in an effort to achieve Zero Harm.

• Responsible for reporting on project strategy and team needs to Generation Executive leadership. Report to include solutions for siting, regulatory, procurement, engineering, construction and budgetary requirements.

• Responsible for establishing project commercial contracting strategy and negotiate project contractor, EPC, and engineering agreements.

• Drives integrated schedule across all workstreams and directs alignment with resource management.

• Maintains oversite of program budget and contingency. Manages project execution to meet budgetary targets.

• Identifies and manages executive risk register. Develops solutions to mitigate and minimize exposure to project risks.