Facilities Project Lead - Data Centers & Critical Ops (OH-PA)

FirstEnergy Corp; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Pension plan

Medical, dental, vision, life保险

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp. seeks a Facilities Project Engineer to oversee design, construction, and commissioning of data centers and critical facilities within its Akron/Reading footprint.

You will lead architectural and engineering design packages, manage budgets, analyze performance, and coordinate with contractors and operations teams to deliver scope on time and within cost. The role requires a BS in Engineering, at least 3 years of engineering experience, and strong project controls knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering / Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited institution is required.
• Minimum 3 years engineering work experience is required.
• Professional engineer certification a plus.
• Strong project management skills with a demonstrated ability to develop, manage and control multiple projects and tasks.
• Working knowledge of building operating systems, health and safety issues, architectural and engineering disciplines, financial objectives, construction practices, construction documentation and industry related information technology preferred.
• Detailed Project Controls experience is a plus.
• Experience with Project Management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, etc., with related Scheduling/Resource Planning expertise is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Developing architectural and engineering design packages for facilities and facility assets for new builds, modifications or additions (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, building envelope, site work, etc.) across all Business Units from initial concept through detailed design, construction, start up and turn over.
• Reviewing project documents for clarity and completeness - examples include scope documents, performance specifications, project plan, contracts, equipment and constructions bid packages, requisitions, Bills of Material or Material Requests for Issue, Task Authorizations, and Engineering Work Requests
• Performing detailed performance analysis of FirstEnergy facilities
• Establishing project and contract budgets and review for adequacy and completeness.
• Initiating and ensuring budget revisions made and documented when required
• Ensuring change management protocols are followed
• Coordinating all phases of detail designs, specifications, procurement, and bid evaluation and award process
• Providing project status reports. Recurring, standard reports and ad hoc reports that address status of scope, budget and schedule and that identifies risks and issues and outlines mitigation strategy
• Obtaining concurrence (or buy-in) from affected departments to support the proposed schedule and resource requirements.
• Review and approval of Project Plans
• Establishing and validating project estimates including contingency
• Developing, with input of the project team, the strategic and tactical execution plan for the project
• Monitoring and/or reporting contractor resource levels
• Ensuring adequacy of Project Team membership and participation.
• Responsible for overseeing the activities of consultants and contractors assigned
• Understanding the terms of the contract and associated documentation of services under the contract/purchase order.
• Upon mobilization to the site, reviews applicable topics during Pre-Mobilization/Pre-Construction meetings
• Overseeing quality assurance and control of the Project, including identification of quality requirements, responsibility for QA program and if required, review and approval process for contractor provided procedures
• Communicating Project goals, priorities and decisions to the Leadership Team
• Ensuring Project challenge meetings, peer reviews and assessments are performed
• Developing and updating Project schedule
• Identifying and notifying the Project Team of additional resources or requirements necessary to meet the Project scope or schedule.
• Documenting design and field revisions
• Ensuring Project close-out and lessons-learned reviews are completed.
• Participating in audit of completed projects to evaluate whether identified objectives and benefits have been realized
• Performing detailed performance analysis of FirstEnergy facilities
• Providing technical support to operations groups as required
• Developing and maintaining FirstEnergy engineering specifications incorporating current technology and practices
• Maintaining a high level of safety commitment throughout day-to-day functions.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering analysis

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

FirstEnergy Corp. seeks a Facilities Project Engineer to oversee design, construction, and commissioning of data centers and critical facilities within its Akron/Reading footprint.

You will lead architectural and engineering design packages, manage budgets, analyze performance, and coordinate with contractors and operations teams to deliver scope on time and within cost. The role requires a BS in Engineering, at least 3 years of engineering experience, and strong project controls knowledge.