Job Posting End Date
04-30-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date
Job Summary
Manage, or assist in the management of, base, intermediate, and/or complex projects and progressively develop to managing intermediate projects in a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, coordination, and effective communication to initiate , plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction . Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions. Enable and promote team level continuous improvement activities that increase quality and optimize delivery of value.
Job Description

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Develop and provide effective leadership, team building and meeting management skills as outlined by certifying body and the AEP leadership competencies and values. Develop confidence in ability, and demonstrate the motivation and attitude, to lead a team and a project to successful conclusion.
• Develop skill in and provide effective communication that is clear, direct, concise, and professional, including effective listening, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management and senior management.
• Develop understanding of, and begin to apply, economic analysis techniques. Develop an acumen for the business and profession with an emphasis on overall cost, schedule and risk management.
• Develop understanding of the Engineering & Design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, Construction and Startup procedures and processes. Begin to influence optimization of a project and ensure project team utilizes the latest applicable guidelines and requirements.
• Develop a working knowledge of, and begin to demonstrate ability to apply, certifying body Project Management tools and techniques.
• Develop and apply learned skillsets in strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities. Globally view the project from all angles such as safety, 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.
• Support and progressively demonstrate ability to provide the organization of project activities, delegate project task assignments, confidently set team requirements and expectations to manage deliverables and hold team members accountable. Demonstrate willingness to provide constructive feedback to project team members.
• Develop and hone conflict management skills to provide solutions to issues that maximize synergies with an overriding goal to do the “right thing” for the company. Learn to take independent action and know when to elevate an issue.
• Develop understanding and solid skills around the process of scope management, evaluation of technical options, and common project risk factors and mitigation methods.
• Develop understanding and apply knowledge, and provide input and oversight, of the various documents used to procure labor, service, material, and engineered equipment.
• Develop understanding and apply knowledge of contract components and development process.
• Develop understanding and apply knowledge of critical drawing and document hand-offs between disciplines on a project team.
• Assist with, then lead the evaluation and determination of the skill sets and capabilities of team members then make recommendations to ensure project success.
• Act with integrity by demonstrating accountability for project assignments.
• Promote continuous improvement and maintain a strong questioning attitude. Ask intrusive questions and challenge assumptions. Seek input from Subject Matter Experts by asking questions for understanding and compare with one’s own knowledge base.
• Safely and effectively Perform light physical duties. Duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions
• Perform work at various AEP locations in varying conditions. Work sites will include home, office, power plants (including nuclear), and construction sites for Distribution, Transmission, Generation, and Telecom infrastructure. Work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC.
• Travel typically 25% or less, however greater travel may be required in support of specific assignments.
• Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
  Compensation Data
  Compensation Grade:
  SP20-008
  Compensation Range:

Please refer the Job description for details