Director, Transmission Development

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.  

Summary

Director, Transmission Development - Oversees all project management functions on a suite of competitive transmission projects across the full range of complexity with total budgets up to $4 billion primarily utilizing APS EPC (Engineer, Procure, Construct) execution model.

What your day would be like:

You are responsible for:

• Represents APS to regulators, utility partners, governmental authorities and other stakeholders in a positive, professional manner.
• Plays a key leadership role in business decision-making, problem solving, leadership development and performance management.

 

Minimum Requirements

Director, Transmission Development

• Bachelors degree in Business, Management, Project Management, Engineering or other job related field from an accredited college or university
• PLUS ten (10) years of experience in two or more of the following areas: major construction projects, project management, commissioning, project controls and/or contract negotiations.
• In lieu of bachelors degree, combination of college coursework and/or related experience in two or more of the areas identified above equaling 14 years.
• PLUS five (5) years experience in progressively responsible supervisory/management positions with proven ability to develop and manage high performing teams.

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience in managing large Transmission Projects (230kV and above).
• Experience managing a capital portfolio greater than $500M.
• High level of business acumen and demonstrated effective leadership skills.
• Proven diverse stakeholder management skills.
• Outstanding communications, problem-solving, leadership and organizational skills.
• Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods including business financial analysis.

Major Accountabilities

1) Develops, directs, guides and supervises all activities across the project lifecycle such as financial feasibility analysis, engineering/design, project legal review and financial negotiations.

• Coordinates and allocates resources across projects and activities in accordance with the goals of the program and organization.
• Develops goals and metrics to assess and rank program risks.
• Identifies areas for improvement.

2) Manages a cross functional team of land acquisition specialists, project managers and engineers to ensure that they are operating efficiently across groups and meeting project needs.

• Grows team members by building strategic internal expertise in focused areas through coaching, counseling, mentoring and evaluation.

3) Assesses program risks and team performance to maximize return on investment, minimize changes and mitigate barriers, ensuring project goals are achieved across safety, quality, cost, schedule, and team member performance.

4) Manages program communications by leading executive update meetings and program stage gate review meetings to make communications transparent to internal stakeholders regarding project issues and decisions.

5) Leads and develops project managers to ensure all assigned projects are initiated, planned, monitored and closed in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach in accordance with both internal and external stakeholder processes.

6) Supports, monitors and reinforces vendor and employee safety performance through safety-in-design, implementation, and recognition of improved process.

7) Oversees and directs project teams in managing external EPC, land, siting, and communication vendors to ensure smooth operating rhythm.

• Oversees additional internal teams to ensure projects progress across procurement, siting, legal, communications, safety and construction management.

8) Translates company financial, commercial, technical, operating and risk management goals into effective contracting strategies and objectives.

9) Serves as a stakeholder lead during development with regulatory entities, landowners, NGOs, other utilities, communities, legal, etc.
 

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subcha