PM - Major Construction at Avangrid in augusta, Maine

Job Description:

Project Manager-Major Construction- (4 total positions open)


The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level ranging from $103,939 to $129,924.



Job Summary



Responsible for coordinating Distributed Generation activities in Maine by managing Project resources, priorities, investment plans, project execution strategy and internal and external resource requirements. Specifically, this Project Manager will be responsible for Distributed Generation Projects that require equipment updates to allow interconnects. The PM is a customer facing role, is solely responsible for managing both the customer interface into CMP and the relationships within internal Avangrid business units.


The Project Manager will coordinate activities of project team members including engineers, construction managers, and external contractors. Facilitate the work of external contractors and other internal business areas. Holds contractors accountable for performance. Holds project team members accountable for results. Provides technical advice to senior management when required. Responsible for the overall project control and reporting, providing leadership and coordination of the scheduling, cost controlling and reporting processes and functions. Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and in conformance to quality and engineering standards.



Key Responsibilities

• Program and project management skills


• Thorough understanding of distribution and transmission systems


• Scheduling internal and external employees to complete works at CMP substations & Distribution Line Upgrades


• Leadership skills


• Document control


• Work in tandem with Construction Managers on the execution of Project Construction


• Participates in project team scheduling and budgetary planning processes


• Works within the project unit, managing internal and external project resources.


• Oversees project budgets.


• Proactive approach to overseeing work measures progress and takes actions to ensure budgets and deadlines are achieved. Approves project plans, executes contract strategies to undertake work and controls and authorizes expenditures. Initiates actions to ensure compliance with a project management and quality management processes and procedures.


• Ensures procurements for materials needed to execute Project are completed on time for construction.


• Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule and budget.


• Coordinates with other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers.


• May represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal, State or local agency or municipal meetings.


• Considers innovative ways to undertake work, promoting automation and efficiencies in day-to-day work streams.


• Provides recommendations on policies and goals desired and implements new/revised processes and procedures according to established guidelines.


• Responsible for the overall management and control of project unit budgets including O&M and Capital


• Informs management and project teams regarding cost and schedule performance variances and corrective action required.


• Responsible for ensuring the risk control system is utilized.


• Continually monitors individual progress to insure meeting of specific deadlines.


• Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure that it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.


• Promotes and monitors company and contractor safety policies and practices


• Works with Coordinator on the Risk definition, cost, and the Mitigation Action analysis.


• Attendance to Executive management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.

Required Qualifications

• Skills/Abilities:
  
  
  • Ability to mobilize matrixed team members to deliver projects on time and under budget
  
  
  • Expert in risk management and mitigation plans
  
  
  • Development of cost loaded, critical path project schedules and earned value reports
  
  
  • Expert in utilizing financial spreadsheets for data analysis, budgeting and planning.
  
  
  • Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts utilizing scheduling software tools
  
  
  • Understanding of quality assurance processes and implement with project structure.
  
  
  • Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines, and cable; gas gate and regulator stations, distribution and storage) infrastructures
  
  
  • Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment
  
  
  
  

• Experience/Training:
  
  
  • Experienced in managing heavy construction projects
  
  
  • Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management
  
  
  • Proven experience obtaining siting permits
  
  
  • Project Management Professional Certification
  
  
  • Construction Safety Training
  
  
  • Experience in public speaking, construction management, and regulatory compliance
  
  
  
  

• Required Education:
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years relevant experience required.
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Primavera preferred.

• Degree in Engineering or experience in energy industry

• Project Management and OSHA Certification

• Advanced degree

• Delivering for the Business:
  
  
  • Global view of the Business - Competent
  
  
  • Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements - Advanced
  
  
  • Initiative - Advanced
  
  
  • Innovation & Creativity - Competent
  
  
  
  

• Global Relationships:
  
  
  • Flexibility & Globalization - Advanced
  
  
  • Customer Focus - Advanced
  
  
  • Communicating & Influencing - Advanced
  
  
  • Teamwork - Advanced
  
  
  
  

• Managing People:
  
  
  • Team Management - Advanced
  
  
  • Developing Others - Competent
  
  
  
  

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement

• Initiative & Change

• Focused on Results

• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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AVANGRID is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. AVANGRID is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, gender, gender identification, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other characteristics or conditions protected by law.


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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables



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