Hybrid Associate Project Manager, Power Delivery

Leidos Inc; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PMP

Leadership training

Mentorship programs

Management opportunities

Learning resources

Job summary

Leidos Engineering has an opportunity for an Associate Project Manager based in Atlanta, GA who will work alongside project managers, lead engineers, and account managers supporting electric utility clients. This role will be highly client-facing and will require regular communication with customers and project teams.

The Associate Project Manager will be part of the Project Management Office within Power Delivery Solutions that provides engineering design for transmission, substation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution is required.
• 1+ year of experience in project management, project coordination, engineering project execution, or a related role.
• Experience coordinating or leading project teams, technical teams, or multidisciplinary work efforts.
• Experience working directly with clients or customers in a professional environment.
• Must be capable of planning, organizing, directing, and tracking technical efforts on assigned tasks.
• Must be capable of tracking cost and schedule status of assigned tasks.
• Ability to take direction from and discuss decisions with the direct supervisor, and to coordinate with project team members.
• Experience with MS Office Software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner.
• Candidates must be willing and able to work in a hybrid environment based out of the Atlanta, GA office.

Responsibilities

• Assist project managers in managing various sized transmission line design projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities.
• Support overall project performance and reporting for assigned projects and workstreams.
• Help lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams to meet project objectives and client commitments.
• Serve as a regular point of contact for clients and support client meetings, project updates, deliverable coordination, and issue resolution.
• Ensure project costs, schedule, and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans with a focus on change management, to stay within approved limits.
• Communicate with clients, internal project teams, multiple engineering disciplines, functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel.
• Create and maintain resource loaded schedules.
• Coordinate with Engineering Leads to track and execute client deliverables.
• Assist with the preparation of bid documents, cost estimates, and responses to Requests for Proposal.
• Complete monthly client invoicing, accruals, and accounts receivable within prescribed time frames.

Skills

Project coordination

Client communication

Cost tracking

Schedule tracking

MS Office proficiency

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Workfront

MS Project

P6

Job description

Leidos Engineering has an opportunity for an Associate Project Manager based in Atlanta, GA who will work alongside project managers, lead engineers, and account managers supporting electric utility clients. This role will be highly client-facing and will require regular communication with customers and project teams.

The Associate Project Manager will be part of the Project Management Office within Power Delivery Solutions that provides engineering design for transmission, substation, and