Project Manager

Mesa Associates, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager to join our Power Delivery Substations engineering team in Knoxville, TN.

This role supports project management activities for substation projects, material ordering and tracking, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. The candidate will oversee medium to long-term projects, apply knowledge of power industry practices, and work with minimal supervision under the direction of the program manager.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of power utility substation design projects.
• Excellent organizational and scheduling skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and scheduling software; understanding of corporate accounting practices.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned project team to achieve project goals and ensure procedures are followed.
• Prepare project planning documents including execution plans and initiation documents; look for ways to improve operations.
• Monitor and track project schedule and budget; satisfy customer requirements.
• Identify, document, and resolve changes impacting schedule and budget; manage risks and issues.
• Keep the project status reporting system current with project actions and changes.
• Assist in controlling expenditures and schedule performance to meet budget expectations.
• Forecast spending and accruals with project coordinators and controllers.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams on status, budgets, and process improvements.
• Assist design teams in resolving technical issues and coordinating design/construction activities.

Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Job description

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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Mesa is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Manager to join our Power Delivery Substations engineering team. This role involves supporting project management activities for substation projects, material ordering and tracking, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring successful project delivery.

The project manager's primary functions are to support, monitor, and manage power delivery design projects. The objective is to deliver successful project results by ensuring goals and objectives are achieved while all business processes and applicable procedures are followed.

This position requires a working knowledge of power industry practices, standards, and processes, as well as the use of independent judgment, enhanced verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work with minimal supervision with the support of an experienced design team. Additionally, this position requires the ability to oversee broad scope projects that have medium to long-term focus and the knowledge to resolve complex problems independently under the direction of the program manager or project lead.

The successful candidate should have a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field from an accredited curriculum, along with a minimum of 4+ years of project management experience.

Desired PM Functions:

• Support assigned project team, ensuring project goals/objectives are achieved and all business processes and applicable procedures are followed.
• Complete project planning documents, which include project execution plan, project initiation documentation, communication plans, and RFI (request for information) logs, while looking for and finding ways to improve operations and process efficiency.
• Assist the project team in monitoring and tracking the project schedule and budget while satisfying customer expectations and project requirements.
• Work with the project team to identify, document, and resolve changes impacting schedule and budget performance.
• Identify, document, assign, and track project issues through resolution. Accountable for identifying and resolving possible risks and developing/monitoring risk plans.
• Keep the project status reporting system current with the actions and changes on assigned projects.
• Assist the program manager/project leads in controlling project expenditures and schedule performance as necessary to fulfill requirements and ensure satisfactory budget performance.
• Work with project coordinators and project controllers to forecast spending and accruals.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams within multiple programs on project statuses, budgets, and areas for improvement.
• Assist the design team in resolving technical issues, coordinating design/construction activities and flow of technical information and tracking/resolving action items and information requests.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of power utility substation design projects.
• Ability to manage a large quantity of projects as a portfolio and provide quick responses when updates are requested.
• Ability to interpret written/documented scopes of work, scheduling, and related project design/construct criteria and guide others in application to engineering design.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Possess solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate and interface with all stakeholders at a high professional level.
• Display strong interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships.
• Strong capability in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and scheduling software, as well as possessing working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and business operations.
• Willingness to develop, promote, and comply with Mesa safety requirements.
• Willingness to attend meetings at substations while on premises and participate in client engagement meetings while adhering to all safety protocols issued by Mesa Associates, Inc., and the client's regulations.

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Qualifications

Skills

Required

Project Management Intermediate

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Enthusiastic : Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations

Required

Work-Life Balance : Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Job Security : Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe

Entrepreneurial Spirit : Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Required

4 years: Project Management Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Project Mgmt Prof (PMP)

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