Director, Major Projects - NEW GENERATION (Construction Utility Projects) - Tulsa, OK

aep; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP seeks a Major Project Director to lead a high-profile generation project with budgets exceeding $1 billion. You will direct all project management activities and ensure delivery across safety, schedule, and cost while aligning with regulatory and stakeholder requirements.

You will be on-site for the project duration, coordinating a team of functional leaders and staff to meet milestones and regulatory obligations in a complex, multi-component environment.

Responsibilities

• Own overall project execution directing project management functions to successfully complete assigned project
• Implement and oversee project safety program to achieve Zero Harm
• Report on project strategy and team needs to Generation Executive leadership with solutions across siting regulatory procurement engineering and budgetary requirements
• Establish project commercial contracting strategy and negotiate agreements with contractors EPC and engineering
• Drive integrated schedule across all workstreams and align with resource management
• Maintain program budget and contingency while meeting budget targets
• Identify and manage executive risk and develop mitigation plans
• Lead project change management and resolve disputes to avoid escalation
• Build and mentor a cohesive project leadership team for high productivity
• Manage stakeholder relationships with utilities, RTOs, regulators, landowners, and contractors
• Ensure readiness for regulatory filings and successful hearings for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
• Oversee staffing including employees, contractors, and consultants/vendor management
• Oversee construction delivery safely on schedule and within investment
• Understand technical solutions related to project scope to drive team toward solutions

Job description

Job Posting End Date

09-16-2026 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.

The position will serve as the single accountable leader responsible for safety, schedule, cost, commercial performance, stakeholder alignment, execution and project delivery.

A general scope of responsibilities are:

• $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.

Role will provide effective leadership to a project team that is assembled and developed to ensure all projects components are initiated, planned, executed, monitored & controlled, and closed out. The role will build relationships and effectively communicate with all project stakeholders including internal and external customers, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers to achieve project goals and obtain customer satisfaction.

During project execution, the Major Projects Director will be required to be on location of the project being overseen for the duration.

FOCUS -- EPC and Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) 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.
• Leads project change management. Resolves disputes before need of escalation.
• Builds and mentor a trusting and cohesive project leadership team resulting in an effective and highly productive team.
• Manages stakeholder relationships by interfacing with utilities, RTOs, regulators, landowners, and contractors.
• Ensures readiness for regulatory filings measured by successful project hearings resulting in approval and grant of Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.
• Manage all staffing aspects including employees, staff augmentation, and consultants/vendor management.
• Manages construction and delivers project safely, on schedule, and within approved investment.
• Have an understanding and experience with technical solutions related to specifics of the project work to drive team to solutions.

ACCOUNTABLE FOR:

• Reporting: Oversee and report out on project metrics including safety, capital investment, schedule and all requested performance metrics to the sponsoring organization, business unit, Operating Company Leadership.
• Safety : Support, monitor, and reinforce contractor and employee safety performance through safety program implementation and recognition of any improved process, procedure and performance measurement that demonstrates a commitment to Zero Harm.
• Capital Investment: Development of a risk adjusted multi-year capital plan for major project. Oversee project's short- and long-range total budget and forecast to ensure accurate development of estimated cash flow. This may include supporting Treasury and Generation Finance functions for project financing with various banking firms. Implement effective change management while gaining stakeholder acceptance. Develop, evaluate, and execute scenarios to accommodate increased or reduced project targets.
• Regulatory Requirements: Achieve all regulatory approvals needed for the project. Actively participate as needed as a subject matter expert on regulatory filings, providing project justification and analysis.