Junior Project Manager

Hanley Energy; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated project support professional to join their dynamic team in the US East Region. In this role, you will act as a crucial technical link between clients, vendors, and engineering teams, ensuring project efficiency and success. Your responsibilities will include supporting project scheduling, maintaining quality control procedures, and preparing technical submissions. The ideal candidate will have a background in electrical theory, strong communication skills, and experience in project management. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in the data infrastructure and electric power sectors.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in project management or equivalent training.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Support project scheduling and coordination across various teams.
• Prepare technical submissions and maintain project databases.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Theory

Control Circuits

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Planning and Organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Controls, or Automation

Tools

MS Office 365 Suite

Bluebeam

Adobe Acrobat

Smartsheet

Job description

This role is within the Hanley Energy US East Region providing project support to the Project Manager as well as the US Head of Projects. Prior training and experience working within a project driven environment is essential for the role. Primary focus will be to serve as a technical link between Clients, Third Party Vendors, Subcontractors, and in-house Engineering Teams to ensure projects are delivered as efficiently as possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Project Managers and US Head of Projects to support small project scheduling, updating of small project plans, and coordination of the Project & Controls Team members on various projects throughout the US East Region.
• Communicate at least daily with the Project and Controls Team members about Hanley Energy deliverables based on individual project needs. Real time updates may also be required.
• Attend client commissioning and coordination meetings with customers, clients, vendors, and industry partners.
• Clarify queries through the request for information (RFI) system.
• Implement the project quality control procedures and maintain project databases.
• Prepare technical submissions and reports for client approval.
• Periodic site visits may be required to monitor project progress & provide client updates.
• Maintain a variation and change order log.
• Compile O+M’s and handover documentation.
• Create project plans and assist Project Managers with updating dates, progress percentages and invoicing.
• Monitor WIP reports to ensure correct costs are being allocated and budgets are adhered to.
• Help maintain PMO dashboards for monthly reporting.
• Support the PMO with ongoing improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Technical/ Job Specific Skills Required:

• Work within a team environment, as well as independently. Be a self-starter to execute a variety of project functions efficiently and professionally.
• Basic understanding of Electrical theory and control circuits.
• Basic understanding of the hazards associated with electrical energy.
• Proficiency of use with MS Office 365 Suite (highly desirable).
• Proficiency of use with Bluebeam (highly desirable), Adobe Acrobat may be considered equivalent.
• Basic working experience with Smartsheet (highly desirable).
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Electrical, Controls, Automation); working experience in a similar role may be considered equivalent.
• Previous experience of working on Industrial sites or Data Centers is desirable.
• Must be able to proficiently utilize multiple communication tools including email, Smartsheet, and SMS/MMS based devices.

The Ideal Candidates Will Have:

• A minimum of 1-3 years’ experience or equivalent training with a strong track record in driving implementation of product development projects.
• Strong understanding and ability to sort scheduling tasks and resources based on relationships of critical path, predecessors, and successors.
• Strong understanding of project quotations, purchase ordering, project progress updates, and project close out deliverables.
• Strong project engineering, people skills, and a proven ability to manage and lead multi-functional teams to drive success of a project.
• Proven ability to collaborate and work effectively with others in a dynamic matrix environment that includes interactions with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical, planning, organization, and time engineering skills to effectively execute project plans and manage multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to develop a team culture that leads to ongoing excellence and achievement of goals.
• Effective decision-making skills: ability to negotiate and balance decisions and priorities across diverse needs of multiple constituencies.
• Makes timely decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty.

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Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Project Management

Industries

Data Infrastructure and Analytics and Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution