Utilities Program Manager

Kapower; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

K&A Power Group in Rochester, New York seeks a highly skilled Program Manager to lead multi-discipline teams through EPC phases for utility and energy projects. You will drive schedule, cost, and risk management while coordinating with stakeholders and executives.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of utility program management, PgMP/PMP, and strong MS Project/Excel/PowerPoint/Word skills, with a proven ability to influence change and deliver value in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years or more in large scale projects Program Management for Utility business.
• Program Management Professional Certification (PgMP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in the functional area under which it will be contracted: Gas-Hydro and OSG.
• Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-discipline team through the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction phases of different programs.
• Create and maintain an attitude of leadership towards the contractor's project team with respect to overall management activities to achieve quality programs, while respecting budget and schedule objectives.
• Responsible for planning, monitoring, appraising, and delivering the overall program and its activities in accordance with organizational goals.
• Focus on SPI and CPI performance indicators as decision drivers.
• Oversight of scheduling/cost controllers and activities.
• Preparing and completing action plans; implementing and reporting on production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying risks, resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining improvements; implementing change.
• Meets Avangrid objectives by preparing Program Initiation and Program Management Plan, executing plan requirements, analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Development of On Boarding, Training and Resource Retention Plan
• Achieve efficiencies by accepting responsibility and accountability for results; exploring opportunities to add value to the Avangrid organization.
• Develop and execute a program evaluation framework to assess strengths and identify areas for improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

PgMP or PMP Certification

Ten years+ utility program mgmt experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

At K&A, our employees are at the heart of everything we do, driving our success through their talent, dedication, and passion.

K&A Power Group - is a privately held engineering firm delivering worldclass technical expertise and engineering excellence to power utility and industrial clients across the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. We provide comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program and project management, construction management, and EPC services, specializing in substation, transmission, distribution, and distributed energy resources. We pride ourselves on attracting and developing top talent, building a culture of excellence, and building meaningful, long-term relationships with our employees, clients and communities, wherever they are in the world.

Powered By Innovation, Passion, And Purpose.

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Program Manager to join our team at K&A Power Group in Rochester, New York. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects that make a real impact in the energy and utility sectors. You'll be part of a dynamic, people-focused team where your expertise, ideas, and contributions will be valued and celebrated.

• Lead a multi-discipline team through the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction phases of different programs.
• Create and maintain an attitude of leadership towards the contractor's project team with respect to overall management activities (including quality assurance, engineering, procurement, planning and controls, construction management, commissioning, industrial labor relations and safety) to achieve quality programs, while respecting the established budget and schedule objectives.
• Responsible for planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing and delivering the overall program and its activities in accordance with the goals of the organization.
• Focus on SPI and CPI performance indicators as decision drivers.
• Oversight of scheduling/cost controllers and activities.
• Preparing and completing action plans; implementing and reporting on production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying risks, resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining improvements; implementing change.
• Meets Avangrid objectives by preparing Program Initiation and Program Management Plan, executing plan requirements, analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Development of On Boarding, Training and Resource Retention Plan
• Achieve efficiencies by accepting responsibility and accountability for results, accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to the Avangrid organization.
• Develop and execute a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas to target for improvement.
• Responsible for planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing and delivering the overall program and its activities in accordance with the goals of the organization. In charge of handling all aspects of technical programs for their organization.
• Interfaces with the Executive sponsors, business leaders and stakeholders to make sure all requirements captured.
• Focus on SPI and CPI performance indicators as decision drivers.
• Oversight of scheduling/cost controllers and activities. This person will work with SMEs, estimators and procurement present accurate project budgets.
• Preparing and completing action plans; implementing and reporting on production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying risks, resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining improvements; implementing change.
• Meets Avangrid objectives by preparing Program Initiation and Program Management Plan, executing plan requirements, analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Development of On Boarding, Training and Resource Retention Plan

What we're looking for:

• Ten (10) years or more in large scale projects Program Management for Utility business
• Program Management Professional Certification (PgMP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in the functional area under which it will be contracted: Gas-Hydro and OSG.
• Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively.
• Understands and