Project Manager - Generation

Project Manager – Generation (Multiple Openings)

Job Summary 
Plans, organizes, and manages a project (or series of smaller projects/task orders of a larger program) for successful performance consistent with contractual agreements and company policies. Responsible for deliverable tracking, financial planning and tracking, as well as management reporting. 
 
Essential Functions 

• Manage projects by collaborating and interfacing with Generation Stakeholders, Procurement and Financial Planning teams, and other internal/external stakeholders’ teams to ensure project compliance within NIPSCO standards Manage with overall responsibility of the project life cycle of Generation Assets projects  

• Responsible for managing projects in accordance with the PMI Project Management Methodologies and NIPSCO’s internal organizational processes and procedures  

• Implement project integration processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control, and close projects by implementing quality procurement, cost, schedule, communication, and risk management processes  

• Create reports for internal stakeholders and leadership on a recurring basis and act as the main liaison for questions and improvements for these reports  

• Manage projects by understanding NIPSCO and NiSource’s risk appetite to better communicate and manage project risk and deviate to the project plan  

• Effectively engage project stakeholders; employ effective strategies in dealing with adverse or contentious stakeholders and integrate the project objectives with the composite of individual project stakeholder requirements and expectations.  

• Efficiently manage projects incorporating continuous process improvement and exhibiting professional change management behaviors  

• Plan project oversight with these different cost allocations between capital, retirement, and O&M in mind  

• Lead and coordinate regularly cadenced or impromptu meetings with stakeholders and drive to strict schedule adherence 

• Participate in the development and implementation of the Integrated Project Plan (IPP) by coordinating and managing information flow between parties  

• Interpret and understand the various agreements and structures of our negotiated contracts. 

• Interface with multiple third parties to track progress of construction progress. Collaborate, create, and report out on schedule and cost deviations and lead the efforts to ensure actions plans are created and implemented  

• Collaborate with other internal and external Project Managers to ensure NIPSCO’s Generation assets and NIPSCO’s general needs are being met  

• Demonstrate the ability to successfully create and maintain an environment supportive of inclusion and diversity  

• Document lessons learned from previous or current projects to recommend future alignment activities or process improvement changes within the business unit’s needs  

• Perform ad hoc requests from Generation Team and other internal teams  

Required Qualifications for Position 

• Bachelor's D