Project Manager Distribution at Avangrid in Orange, Connecticut

Job Description:

Position Information


Location: Orange, CT


Salary Range: $103,900 - $129,900


Schedule: On-Site - Office



Job Summary



Provide project management for multi-year projects and/or programs. Manage a defined program of distribution and transmission system projects for which engineering and/or construction may be provided by internal and external resources.



Key Responsibilities

• Solves complex project management problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative project management solutions. (20%)

• Lead teams in project tracking & control (e.g. CPM schedule, cost, resources) collecting individual project status information & developing project updates for management review. (20%)

• Plan and coordinate various aspects of the project life cycle. Prepare and maintain project management records and documentation as required. Obtain Regulatory and Municipal permits as required. (20%)

• Duties: Provide the necessary support as outlined in UI's Project Management (PM) reference manual (e.g. project charter, needs assessment, analysis, solution, initiation, plan, execution, control, close out).

• Project manage complex projects/programs. Promote cross-functional teamwork. Act as a resource and mentor to colleagues with less experience. May be required to make presentations to regulatory/public entities. (20%)

• Explain difficult concepts and influences others. Collaborate with the project team to implement and control the project (e.g. status report, sponsor updates, team communications).

• Interpret customer/sponsor requirements. Leads others to resolve complex problems in non-std situations & develop creative solutions. (20%)

• Lead project management analyses to apply specific skills and knowledge to meet project requirements.

• Develop business cases for projects/programs and related budgetary documents. Monitor and control costs within work and project budget. (20%)

• Manage project/process teams including coordination of resources outside of own area using best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Educational Level:
  
  
  • BS/BA Degree
  
  
  
  

• Additional Educational:
  
  
  • Bachelor's Degree in business, Engineering, or related field plus 7 years of related project management experience is required.
  
  
  • An AS Degree plus 10 years directly related experience may be considered.
  
  
  • Graduate degree or post-graduate coursework in business
  
  
  
  

• Additional Experience:
  
  
  • Seven years of related project and, where applicable, design experience (e.g. in Electric System engineering) is required.
  
  
  • Must have demonstrated project management experience as a project manager particularly leading cross-functional team members.
  
  
  
  

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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Company:

THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY



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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 Power.



Job Posting End Date:

April-4-2025 Apply Now