GENERAL PURPOSE
With minimal direction from a department manager, a program manager, or the director of engineering/operations (project management office), oversees high-risk projects, which require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration. In addition to having responsibility for all aspects of the project over the entire project life (initiate, plan, execute, control, close), assembling project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of assigned projects, takes projects from original concept through final implementation.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Manage the planning, development and design of multiple large scale capital projects (e.g. modifications/additions to facilities and infrastructure) under minimal supervision and coordinate with construction team as projects are brought to commercial operation.
- Establish, track, and control project cost, scope, schedule, and risk to deliver assigned projects within their approved scope, budget, and schedule.
- Plan, schedule, and execute multiple phases of projects in accordance with project management processes, policies and guidelines, and corporate governance.
- Develop detailed project plans and schedules tonsure project scopes, team responsibilities, milestone dates, and the procurement strategy are clearly stated for all assigned projects.
- Coordinate the development of feasibility studies, conceptual and detailed designs, and work with construction project managers to ensure projects meet development constraints and objectives.
- Develop and execute public involvement plan during the project permitting phase.
- Interface with external customers throughout the project life cycle.
- Provide project progress reports to management and other stakeholders in accordance with an established communication plan.
- Provide accurate project cost forecasting over the life of the project.
- Coordinate with procurement to solicit external materials and services as required for project deliverables.
- Manage the bid process, and contracts for external engineering services.
- Interface with appropriate management levels including senior management to gain necessary approvals and manage risk in accordance with corporate governance.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRINCIPAL ENG/OPS PROJECT MANAGER POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Manage the most complex, high-risk and politically sensitive capital projects from assignment to closeout and direct project teams to ensure all phases of projects meet cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Coordinate and direct the activities of as many as (20) internal departments including regulatory affairs, general counsel and customer & community affairs and as many as (15) external government and private agencies including Public Utility Commissions and other utilities in the process of delivering assigned projects.
- Define and manage interfaces with senior management, business units, regulators, contractors, vendors, customers, and auditors on assigned projects.
- Manage the development of conceptual and detailed designs.
- Monitor the scope, cost, and schedule for variances and implement corrective measures.
- Provide project progress reports to management and other stakeholders in accordance with an approved communication plan.
- Provide accurate project cost forecasting over the life of the project.
- Develop scopes of work and requests for proposals for external multimillion dollar engineer, procure, construct contracts as necessary.
- Manage the tracking, expediting, and completion of material and equipment orders.
- Provide leadership regarding project management practices and issue resolution.
- May have direct supervisory responsibility for a project team.