Power Delivery Associate PM — Flexible Hours

Leidos; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Career development

Mentorship programs

Job summary

Leidos Engineering seeks an Associate Project Manager to support transmission line design projects across the southeastern United States. You will work with Project Managers, Lead Engineers and Account Managers within our PMO, delivering engineering design and project controls across public- and investor-owned utilities.

The role emphasizes schedule and cost control, client communication, and opportunity for PMP leadership training, mentorship, and development resources within Leidos.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or related discipline is required.
• 0+ year of relevant experience in project management.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite Software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Projects).
• Ability to plan, organize, direct, and track technical efforts on assigned tasks.
• Ability to track cost and schedule status of assigned tasks.
• Ability to take direction from and discuss decisions with the direct supervisor, and coordinate with project team members.
• Ability to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers to manage various sized transmission line design projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities.
• Accept responsibility for overall project performance and reporting.
• Ensure project costs, schedule and scope are managed, including 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 management

Cost tracking

Scheduling

Client communication

Team collaboration

MS Office

Written and verbal communication

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MS Project

P6

PWA

Job description

Leidos Engineering seeks an Associate Project Manager to support transmission line design projects across the southeastern United States. You will work with Project Managers, Lead Engineers and Account Managers within our PMO, delivering engineering design and project controls across public- and investor-owned utilities.

The role emphasizes schedule and cost control, client communication, and opportunity for PMP leadership training, mentorship, and development resources within Leidos.