Project Engineering Manager I - Cross-Functional Impact

Spire; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Spire Inc. in Kansas City, MO, seeks a Project Manager I, Project Engineering to apply standards and governance and raise awareness of PM and Change Management across the enterprise.

You will manage cross-functional projects with varied risks, coordinate schedules, track budgets and procurement, and lead teams and contractors from design through post-award, providing monthly reports and lessons learned. You will also collaborate closely with the Project Engineer during the design phase and after

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited University in an analytical field (i.e. Engineering, Science, Business, IT) is required.
• Project Management Professional or other recognized project management curriculum (such as PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP), preferred.
• Change management certification, preferred.
• 5 years of related project experience required.
• Prior experience leading large-scale, cross-functional projects preferred.
• Experience with project management techniques preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is required, including MS Project and SharePoint/Teams.
• Prior experience in the Energy or Utility industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a range of projects with varying timelines, cross functionality, requirements and scope.
• Analyze problems, identify issues, summarize findings and collaborate with the project teams, always with a value-added mindset.
• Assist in implementing change management tools and techniques in a flexible manner to optimize project results.
• Analyze design construction schedule for modifications and update the schedule throughout the project duration.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team and ancillary projects.
• Coordinate project progress meetings to identify action items and provide tracking status for outstanding action items.
• Track and report on financial allocations.
• Track and report on material procurement status, risks and delays.
• Effectively communicate with Stakeholders; provide early and clear escalation of risks, identify to changes in work or direction, demonstrate flexibility in approach.
• Develop comprehensive project documentation and distribute in a timely manner.
• Lead project team members and contractors, influencing all participants to take positive action, be accountable for their assigned work.
• Work closely with the Project Engineer during the design phase.
• Lead the project team and contractors following contract award.
• Provide monthly project reporting on financial allocations, project schedule and key updates.
• Conduct post-mortems and deliver lessons learned reports.
• Review work and provide feedback to project coordinators.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Time management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytical field

PMI-PBA / PMI-ACP (preferred)

Change management certification (preferred)

Tools

MS Project

SharePoint/Teams

MS Office

Job description

Spire Inc. in Kansas City, MO, seeks a Project Manager I, Project Engineering to apply standards and governance and raise awareness of PM and Change Management across the enterprise.

You will manage cross-functional projects with varied risks, coordinate schedules, track budgets and procurement, and lead teams and contractors from design through post-award, providing monthly reports and lessons learned. You will also collaborate closely with the Project Engineer during the design phase and after