Sr PM - Major Construction

Reports to: Manager - Projects Unit

Location: Rochester, NY -IN OFFICE

The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level ranging from $111,000.00 to $139,000.00

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for coordinating activities

for Substation and/or Transmission projects located in Maine, New York

and Connecticut, and will manage resource requirements, priorities,

investment plans, project execution strategy and internal/ external

resource requirements. Projects may originate due to reliability, asset

health, system capacity customer or other project need.

Responsibilities include meeting corporate goals for capital investment,

managing Construction Work in Progress, and energization of projects.

Must manage team performance to maximize the effectiveness of capital

budget delivery considering the environment, operating efficiency,

regulatory, CWIP and operational needs.

Represents the company in regulatory and public forums. Coordinate

activities of project team members including engineers, construction

managers, and external contractors. Facilitates the work of external

contractors and other internal business areas. Holds contractors

accountable for performance. Holds project team members accountable for

results. Provides technical and business 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.

Major Roles and Responsibilities (Scope of work - range of

responsibilities):

• Program and project management skills
• Leadership skills
• Works within the project unit, managing internal and external

project resources.

• Oversees project budgets, O&M and Capital. Analyzes project

performance and initiates actions to control scope, schedule and cost

performance. 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.

• Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope,

schedule and budget.

• Informs management and project teams regarding cost and schedule

performance variances and corrective action required.

• Coordinates with other departments, consultants, attorneys,

utilities, municipal stakeholders and local permitting agencies,

regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. May

represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal,

State, local agency or municipal meetings.

• Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure it

complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.

• 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 ensuring the risk control system is utilized.
• Responsible for Risk definition, cost, and the Mitigation Action

analysis.

• Attendance to Executive management meetings, providing and

presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.

Job Requirements:

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to mobilize and motivate team members  to deliver

projects on time and under budget

• Expert in integrating Scheduling IT tools and software: MS

Project and/or Primavera with costs and resource requirements.

• Expert in risk management and mitigation plans
• Expert in utilizing MS Excel for data analysis, budgeting and

planning

• Ability to use and query SAP
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts

presented accordingly

• Results oriented
• Understanding of quality assurance processes (QMS, EMS, ISO 9000,

ISO 14000) and implement with project structure.

• Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of

networks (substations, overhead lines and underground cable)

infrastructures