Project Manager-Senior

AEP; Roanoke (VA); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP in Roanoke, Virginia is seeking a Project Manager to lead intermediate to complex projects within a matrix environment. You’ll guide teams, manage budgets, and ensure safety and quality while delivering value to customers.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field with years of experience, PMP preferred, strong communication and leadership skills, and a valid driver’s license. This on-site role offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 3 years’ qualified experience; OR Associate’s degree with 5 years; OR HS Diploma with 7 years.
• Outage management, project controls, cost estimating, contracting, and related experience in a competitive production environment.
• PMP certification preferred but not required; valid state driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise project activities.
• Use Waterfall and Agile methodologies in project management.
• Ensure safety, process improvement, and on-time project delivery.
• Develop and manage project plans, budgets, and procurement.
• Lead stakeholder communications and reporting.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science or related field

Associate’s degree in the same disciplines

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Waterfall

Agile

Project planning tools

Job description

Job Posting End Date 09-22-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Manage one or more intermediate or complex projects, within a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions. Enable and promote team level continuous improvement activities that increase quality and optimize delivery of value.

Job Description What you’ll do

• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project activities becoming proficient in all aspects.
• Utilize various project management principles and techniques (Waterfall, Agile) and successfully implement these techniques in project management for the organization.
• Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.
• Manage, develop, review and coordinate the project/outage plan, schedule, and budget becoming proficient in all aspects.
• Manage cost and timely reallocation of funding.
• Effectively communicate project details and status updates.
• Lead planning meetings and project updates including typical stakeholder presentations.
• Provide clear and concise written and oral reports and other communications.
• Develop and actively manage working relationships with the project team, plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers.
• Foster teamwork and actively pursue customer satisfaction.
• Provide specific guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs.
• Confidently challenge others at a level of informed understanding in all project work.
• Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate effective and efficient performance of project work activities at an intermediate project level at a minimum.
• Mentor other project managers.
• Direct and supervise sub-team project managers as assigned.
• Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources.
• Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc.
• Conduct and supervise closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits.
• Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
• Manage programs as assigned.

What we’re looking for

Project Manager SG7

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field of study dependent upon business unit requirements with three (3) years qualified experience, Or two-year Associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with five (5) years of qualified experience, Or High School Diploma/GED with seven (7) years qualified experience (see below).

Additional Experience:

• Three (3) years of qualified experience as a PROJECT MANAGER ASSOCIATE (Grade 6) as applicable is preferred, OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge, and skillset through achieved results in a shorter timeline.
• Qualified experience includes outage management activities, business/financial administration, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
• Knowledge in construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, and quality control would be beneficial.
• Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable.

PMP certification is preferred but not required. Valid state driver’s license is required.

Project Manager Senior SG8

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field of study dependent upon business unit requirements with five (5) years qualified experience, Or two-year associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with seven (7) years of qualified experience, Or High School Diploma/GED with nine (9) years qualified experience (see below).

Additional Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER (Grade 7) OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter timeline.
• Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
• Experience must exhibit progressively increasing project management and business acumen and responsibility for most of the certifying body knowledge areas.
• Demonstrated preparedness for journey level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc.
• Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable.

PMP certification is preferred but not required. Valid state driver’s license is required.

Individuals in this position will be progressively assigned the PM lead role on a project for continued development depending on the level of project management knowledge, experience, and leadership competency including successful completion of certification.

Where you’ll work:

This role sits on site in Roanoke, Virginia

What you’ll get

Project Manager SG7($87,633-$109,544)

Project Manager Senior SG8($98,993-$128,689)

In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well‑being of our employees.

Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company – we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions.

Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities.

Compensation Data Compensation Grade: SP20-008 Compensation Range: $87,633.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: L - Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 12 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 5-6 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) When it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

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