Senior Facilities Project Leader — Complex Programs

American Electric Power; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power seeks a Facilities Project Manager Senior-Principal to lead intermediate or complex projects in a matrix environment. You will provide leadership, coordination, and communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and close projects safely, economically, and with value delivery.

You will build relationships with stakeholders, ensure project transparency, manage budgets, and promote team level continuous improvement to optimize quality and delivery.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

American Electric Power seeks a Facilities Project Manager Senior-Principal to lead intermediate or complex projects in a matrix environment. You will provide leadership, coordination, and communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and close projects safely, economically, and with value delivery.

You will build relationships with stakeholders, ensure project transparency, manage budgets, and promote team level continuous improvement to optimize quality and delivery.