Workplace Services Project Manager

Eetdbuyersguide; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Eetdbuyersguide is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead and supervise high-value construction projects in the United States. You will guide cross-functional teams, manage budgets, schedules, and resources, and ensure alignment with safety standards and customer expectations.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in major construction, strong PMBOK knowledge, and ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. This full-time role requires on-site leadership and strategic oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; or associate degree with 7+ years experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in major construction or complex projects.
• PMP certification preferred; PMBOK knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project activities for customers.
• Ensure safety processes and a safe working environment; Target Zero focus.
• Review and coordinate project plan, schedule, budget, tools and staff.
• Communicate project details and status; lead planning meetings.
• Develop partnerships with internal and external customers, contractors, vendors, and agencies.
• Provide technical guidance, instruction, and training to improve design and costs.
• Aim for maximum customer satisfaction and profitable project performance.
• Make informed decisions on long-range plans based on risk analysis.
• Identify and resolve complex problems requiring facility design knowledge.
• Lead preparation and presentation of complex designs to senior management and regulators.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

PMBOK

Risk assessment

Strategic thinking

Team management

Conflict resolution

Accountability

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Education

Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering or related field

Associate degree + 7 years experience

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Summary

Manage Workplace projects with budgets ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000,000. Provide guidance, instruction, training, and effective communications to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient and economical manner to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction and profitable performance. Provide leadership, develop partnerships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, labor, governmental agencies, and industry peers. Candidate will also be responsible for bid documents and project supervision through completion of the assigned projects and tasks. Ability to program, design and execute facility construction projects, exhibits proficiency and knowledge of designs that enables the architect to serve as a resource for the company in that area;

Job Description

What you'll do: Essential Job Functions and Tasks:

• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project and work activities for customers.

• Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on 'Target Zero'.

• Supervise, review and coordinate the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff.

• Effectively communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project updates.

• Develop partnerships with internal and external customers, contractors, vendors, suppliers, labor, & govt. agencies.

• Provide technical guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs.

• Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and profitable performance of project/outage work activities.

• Possesses the knowledge to make some technical decisions based on calculated risks without management review; makes decisions affecting long range plans and goals based on analysis of uncertain input and outcomes; visualizes long term results; makes decisions where differences of opinion are likely to exist.

• Identifies, resolves, and initiates solutions to complex problems that are unique to the organizational unit and requires specialized knowledge of facility design and/or problem-solving techniques.

• Leads in the preparation and presentation of the most complex designs, clearly, concisely, and persuasively, bringing in ancillary issues before senior management, professional organizations, regulatory bodies, etc.

What we're looking for:

Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelors of Science Degree in engineering or related field or associate degree plus 7 years' experience.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience including work in the area of major construction or complex project experience.

Other Requirements:

• Physical demand level is Sedentary

These are additional expectations for the job and could include specific work experience, license / certifications, preemployment testing, expectations about travel, shift work, etc.

• Provide effective leadership, team building and meeting management as outlined in PMBOK and the AEP "Leadership Potential Factor Definitions". Demonstrate a high-level of confidence in the ability to lead a team and a project to successful conclusion.

• Effectively communicate, both written and verbal, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management and senior management.

• Certification of Project Management Professional PMP preferred.

• Provide strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities. Globally view the project from all angles such as constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify and to avoid or to mitigate project risks.

• Provide organization of project activities, to delegate project task assignments, to confidently set team requirements, expectations, to manage deliverables and to hold team members accountable.

• Effectively manage conflict to resolve disputes and to maximize synergies, with an overriding goal to do the "right thing" for the company. Possess an understanding of scope management and AEP O&M vs. Capital policies.

• Evaluate and determine the skillsets and capabilities of team members then make compensations to ensure project success.

• Demonstrate accountability for project assignments.

• Seek input from Subject Matter Experts by asking the right questions, understanding the nuances and by clarifying and validating information and not by relying on one's own knowledge base of assumptions.

• Trained in the areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and project controls.

• Proficient in the use of MicroStation or AutoCAD software.