Execution Project Manager - Transmission & Distribution (Orlando)

Burns & McDonnell; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Orlando is seeking a Project Manager to lead a program of transmission and substation projects, coordinating planning, permitting, procurement, construction, and closeout to meet scope, schedule, and budget.

The role requires strong client and stakeholder management, ability to lead multiple projects, travel up to 50%, and PMP is preferred. You will report to the Lead Project Manager/Program Manager and collaborate with project teams, regulators, and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field plus 7 years of progressive project or program management experience.
• Experience managing projects through multiple lifecycle phases: planning, design/engineering, procurement, construction, closeout.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, priorities, teams, and stakeholders.
• PMP certification preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of projects from development through construction and closeout, coordinating planning, siting, environmental, permitting, estimating, engineering, and procurement.
• Serve as primary contact for assigned projects and maintain communication between client, project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Drive project schedules, manage scope, identify dependencies, and coordinate activities to meet milestones and in-service dates.
• Maintain detailed cost forecasts, accruals, commitments, and overall financial performance.
• Identify, track, communicate, and manage risks, changes, and decisions impacting scope, schedule, cost, or execution.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure deliverables and dates are clearly communicated.
• Facilitate project meetings and stakeholder coordination, track actions and follow up to ensure commitments are met.
• Support procurement, contractor coordination, bid activities, change management, and construction readiness as required.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project coordination

Multitasking

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Master’s degree substitution rule for experience

Job description

Description

Our Transmission & Distribution global practice has an imminent need for a Project Manager to support a program consisting of a combination of small to moderate size transmission and substation projects. The Project Manager will manage, direct, and coordinate all aspects of multiple concurrent projects, including planning, engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and project closeout. The Project Manager will serve as a primary point of coordination between the client, project teams, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are successfully delivered in alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and client expectations.

The Project Manager will report directly to the Lead Project Manager/Program Manager and is responsible for overall project execution, cost and schedule management, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and successful completion of assigned projects within specified dates. The Project Manager will establish and maintain professional and satisfactory relationships with the Owner, internal project teams, subcontractors, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.

Major responsibilities for the Project Manager will include:

• Provide overall management of projects from development through construction and closeout, coordinating activities including planning, siting, environmental, permitting, estimating, engineering, right-of-way, project controls, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned projects and maintain clear lines of communication between the client, project teams, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Drive project schedules, manage scope, identify dependencies, and proactively coordinate activities required to meet project milestones and in-service dates.
• Maintain detailed and accurate project cost forecasts, accruals, commitments, and overall financial performance.
• Identify, track, communicate, and manage project risks, issues, changes, and decisions that may impact scope, schedule, cost, or project execution.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure responsibilities, deliverables, priorities, and required dates are clearly communicated and understood.
• Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder coordination, action-item tracking, and follow-up to ensure commitments and project decisions are executed.
• Work closely with project teams to confirm deliverables and services are being provided in accordance with client expectations, project requirements, and established program processes.
• Support procurement, contractor coordination, bid activities, change management, and construction readiness as required throughout project execution.
• Provide clear and concise project reporting, including schedule, cost, risk, procurement, construction, and overall project status.
• Proactively identify potential project impacts, elevate issues when appropriate, and coordinate with the Lead Project Manager/Program Manager and client stakeholders to develop resolution strategies.
• Support consistent implementation of program processes, project controls, reporting requirements, and lessons learned across assigned projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field from an accredited curriculum, plus a minimum of 7 years of progressive project or program management experience. Completion of a master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through multiple phases of the project lifecycle, including planning, design/engineering, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, priorities, project teams, and stakeholders.
• Experience working within the electric utility, transmission and distribution, infrastructure, or similar capital project environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of project scheduling and the ability to understand, evaluate, and communicate project schedule activities, milestones, dependencies, and impacts.
• Working knowledge of project cost management, forecasting, change control, risk management, and project controls.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to develop productive working relationships across multiple organizations and disciplines.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary technical and non-technical teams toward common project objectives.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical project information at a level necessary to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder expectations. Engineering design experience is not required.
• Ability to identify project risks, constraints, and competing priorities and proactively drive issues toward resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and project teams simultaneously in a fast-paced program environment.
• Strong meeting facilitation, organization, follow-up, and action-item management skills.
• Advanced analytical, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to travel to project sites and client offices, as needed.
• Valid driver's license required. In addition, must meet standards to qualify for and maintain the Company's vehicle driving privileges as outlined in the Company's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job

Project Management

Primary Location

US-FL-Orlando

Schedule

Full-time

Travel

Yes, 50 % of the Time

Req ID

264987

Job Hire Type

Experienced #LI-JNH #T&D