JOB SUMMARY

Manages the entire project life cycle of construction projects in the Construction Services department and is specifically responsible for ensuring assigned projects are successfully completed safely, efficiently, on-time and within budget. Responsibilities include but not limited to; initiating and managing the project, establishing the constructible scope, executing and tracking the construction progress and being the primary point-of-contact for key stakeholders. Expectations include the Construction Project Management to lead each assigned project and meet all the specified requirements.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or other related field plus 3 years technical experience. Or High School Degree or equivalent plus 5+ years project/architectural-engineering/technical experience or Project Manager plus 2 years’ experience as a PM
• All successful applicants will be required to pass the PMP PMI Project Management certification within either one year of their hire date or one year after the employee meets the necessary requirements to qualify for the examination.
• 3+ years’ experience working with pipeline construction contractors
• 3+ years’ experience working with project budgets
• Knowledge base in project management methodology, processes, tools, techniques, and software; increasing personal maturity in project management.
• Expanded comprehension in project management guidelines, standard, processes, and job aids
• Expanded proficiency in project management information systems (PMIS) utilization and integration; scheduling software, risk management software, cost management software, and performance metrics (and dashboards) and tool integration of project controls information
• Applies an increasing proficiency in leadership, management, organizational theory, personal, interpersonal skills in a “situational leadership” application. Manages project stakeholders using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value-based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills); conflict resolution, and team work
• Capability to efficiently perform duties under stringent deadlines, schedules, and conditions.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule.
• Must be able to work in areas of high noise, dust, extreme temperatures.
• Proficient knowledge of local, state, and federal operating codes
• Proficient knowledge of policies, procedures, and standards pertaining to the design, construction, maintenance and repair of gas facilities, inclusive of environmental and safety policies and procedures
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital budgets and working knowledge of O&M budgets
• Valid Driver’s License
• Position requires administrative and field-based duties.
• Position will require travel.

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or other related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Knowledge of gas system design and operations including gas flow, construction, contracts, and emergency response.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal operating codes and construction codes
• Proficiency with personal computers, construction scheduling software, Microsoft Excel, Power Point Presentations, and other computer software related to pipeline construction project management
• Working knowledge of operations support systems.
• Project Specialist/Construction Inspection/Polyfusion experience

• Promotes relationships with external municipalities and local authorities
• Employs project integration processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and effectively transient the project to the customer and ensure project objective accomplishment
• Integrates competence in the product life cycle components to the definition and management of non-product objectives (safety, cost, schedule, human resource, etc.) Expands competence in integration management to align project resources for optimal productivity. Implements product to project scope configuration management. Applies expanding interpersonal skills to lead, manage, and direct the project management team and project stakeholders.
• Employs quality management processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and ensures customer satisfaction.
• Employs risk management processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and delivers project objectives
• Employs procurement management proficiencies and processes to effectively transfer product and project risk (threats) and exploit, enhance, and share product opportunities to third parties at a fair and equitable price to establish and deliver objective value to both buyer and seller as a result of the project.
• Employs cost management proficiencies to effectively estimate, budget, and control costs within project objective (success) parameters for the project
• Employs schedule management proficiencies to effectively plan, schedule, and deliver the project within the designated project time objective (success) parameters for the project
• Employs the NiSource risk management utility to the development and management of projects, human resources, and stakeholders
• Applies and integrates proficiency in NiSource human resource processes and skills to optimize coordination of the project management team performance and ensures optimum coordination is achieved given existing human resource policies and procedures. Uses effective human resource tools and techniques to motivate and drive contractor performance
• Effectively engages project stakeholders; employs effective strategies in dealing with negative stakeholders and integrate the project objectives with the composite of individual project stakeholder requirements and expectations.
• Applies proficiency in effective communication management to manage and control project stakeholders
• Applies proficiency in project governance and utilize effective communication and objective management to ensure that the project’s safety and environmental objectives are realized.
• The Project Manager will manage the project in accordance with industry best practices, the NiSource Organizational Process Assets, the Project Management Guidelines and Standards
• Managing advanced assignments including but not limited to:Projects involving installation of plastic main and servicesRequalification projectsRequalification projectsSteel pipeline workRegulator Stations (POD/GMB)Projects for Bid
• Other duties as assigned