Sr PM - Major Construction

Avangrid; New York (NY); On-site; USD 116,640 - 145,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal employment opportunities

Career advancements

Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities

Job summary

Avangrid is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Major Construction projects in New York. Responsible for coordinating activities and managing construction projects while ensuring compliance with budgets and timelines. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and at least 12 years of relevant experience in the energy sector, combined with strong management and communication skills.

Join Avangrid to make a significant impact in the energy industry while advancing your career in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant experience in the energy industry or 20 years of relevant experience.
• Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management.
• Proven experience obtaining siting permits.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities and manage project execution strategy.
• Oversight on budgets, scope, and schedule compliance.
• Represent the company in regulatory and public forums.

Skills

Program and project management skills

Leadership skills

Integration of IT tools and software

Risk management expertise

Excellent communication skills

Public presentation skills

Team-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

MS Excel

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Sr PM – Major Construction
Location: Rochester, NY; Lancaster, NY; Elmira, NY.
Number of Positions: 1
Work type: Office
Salary Range: $116,640 to $145,800

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for coordinating activities for Substation and/or Transmission projects located in Maine, New York and Connecticut, and will manage resource requirements, priorities, investment plans, project execution strategy and internal/external resource requirements. Projects may originate due to reliability, asset health, system capacity customer or other project need. Responsibilities include meeting corporate goals for capital investment, managing Construction Work in Progress, and energization of projects. Must manage team performance to maximize the effectiveness of capital budget delivery considering the environment, operating efficiency, regulatory, CWIP and operational needs. Represents the company in regulatory and public forums. Coordinate activities of project team members including engineers, construction managers, and external contractors. Facilitates the work of external contractors and other internal business areas. Holds contractors accountable for performance. Holds project team members accountable for results. Provides technical and business advice to senior management when required. Responsible for overall project control and reporting, providing leadership and coordination of the scheduling, cost controlling and reporting processes and functions. Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and in conformance to quality and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Program and project management skills
• Leadership skills
• Works within the project unit, managing internal and external project resources.
• Oversees project budgets, O&M and Capital. Analyzes project performance and initiates actions to control scope, schedule and cost performance. Proactive approach to overseeing work measures progress and takes actions to ensure budgets and deadlines are achieved. Approves project plans, executes contract strategies to undertake work and controls and authorizes expenditures. Initiates actions to ensure compliance with project management and quality management processes and procedures.
• Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule and budget.
• Informs management and project teams regarding cost and schedule performance variances and corrective action required.
• Coordinates with other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, municipal stakeholders and local permitting agencies, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. May represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal, State, local agency or municipal meetings.
• Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.
• Considers innovative ways to undertake work, promoting automation and efficiencies in day-to-day work streams.
• Provides recommendations on policies and goals desired and implements new/revised processes and procedures according to established guidelines.
• Responsible for ensuring the risk control system is utilized.
• Responsible for Risk definition, cost, and the Mitigation Action analysis.
• Attendance to Executive management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering with 12 years relevant experience in energy industry required.
• Or more than 20 years’ relevant experience in energy industry required.
• Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management.
• Proven experience obtaining siting permits.

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to mobilize and motivate team members to deliver projects on time and under budget.
• Expert in integrating Scheduling IT tools and software: MS Project and/or Primavera with costs and resource requirements.
• Expert in risk management and mitigation plans.
• Expert in utilizing MS Excel for data analysis, budgeting and planning.
• Ability to use and query SAP.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts presented accordingly.
• Results oriented.
• Understanding of quality assurance processes (QMS, EMS, ISO 9000, ISO 14000) and implement with project structure.
• Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines and underground cable) infrastructures.
• Supervision of contractors.
• Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment.
• Team oriented.

At Avangrid, we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [e-mail].