Sr. Project Manager - Statewide

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Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

 

Posting End Date:  at 11:59PM HST

 

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P PD PROJECT MANAGEMENT Department of the P OPERATIONS PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. This position may be filled on either Oahu, Maui or Hawai'i Island. (Role: Professional)

 

JOB FUNCTION:

Plans, organizes, and manages scope, schedule and costs of major Energy Delivery capital projects and programs requiring complex regulatory approvals, land/Right-of-Way acquisition, public relations management, or cross-functional/multi-level (internal) management from conceptualization/inception through budgeting, design, approval, procurement, construction, placement in operation, and project closing.  Serves as a focal point for all project matters and is responsible for meeting all project-related objectives.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plans, organizes, and manages all project and/or program tasks associated with scoping, budgeting, design, approval, procurement, construction, placement in operation, and closing of projects.  Provides project leadership and work direction and secures commitment from project team members in meeting project milestones. Ensures team members have all resources, information, and direction necessary to successfully perform their jobs. Evaluates progress and performance of project team members and implements personnel actions necessary to accomplish project objectives including recognition, redirection, recruitment, and replacement of team members.
• Develops necessary strategies required to meet project and/or program goals.  Makes early identification of potential problem areas. Solves problems to ensure attainment of project and/or program goals. Redirects design, purchasing, permits/approvals or construction to prevent or minimize constraints or actions which may delay schedules or add costs to projects. Conducts inspections of construction sites as necessary.
• Serves as the focal point for all project and/or program related matters.  Works with and through community groups, neighborhood boards, government agencies, the media, other utilities and private companies, the City Council, the State Legislature, and the PUC to disseminate information, address concerns, obtain permits and approvals, and resolve project-related problems. Prepares and provides testimonies and presentations at internal strategic meetings, public meetings and regulatory hearings as necessary.
• Develops and maintains project and/or program schedules. Prepares and presents project and/or program progress and cost reports internally and externally as required.
• Works with Regulatory Affairs, Management Accounting & Financial Services, Community Relations, Government Relations, Corporate Communications, Legal, Energy Delivery departments, and others in obtaining approvals. Obtains Company authorizations for expenditures for funds for engineering, materials, and construction. Reviews and approves procurement for project permitting, design, material and construction.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of project management principles, and engineering and construction practices in the transmission, distribution, substation, and/or generation fields, normally acquired through college-level training and/or equivalent experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from a nationally recognized organization such as the Project Management Institute (PMI), highly desirable.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical branch or certified as a Planner by a nationally recognized professional society such as the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is preferred.
• Working knowledge of personal computers and related software applications such as MS Project, Pillar, Ellipse, Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of LEAN continuous improvement principles and best practices to achieve operational excellence.
• Thorough knowledge of SafeStart principles and best practices to achieve a safe