Engineering/Operations Project Manager (Sr/Principal) Salt Lake City, UT #111376

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion. 
 

General Purpose

With minimal direction from a department manager, a program manager, or the director of engineering/operations (project management office), oversees high-risk projects, which require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration. In addition to having responsibility for all aspects of the project over the entire project life (initiate, plan, execute, control, close), assembling project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of assigned projects, takes projects from original concept through final implementation. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including end users, distributors, and vendors. Ensures adherence to quality and safety standards and reviews project deliverables. Communicates with senior management regarding the status of specific projects.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be accountable for all project management responsibilities in the delivery of multiple high-risk large scale capital projects. Responsibilities include but are not limited to design, financial, permitting, assembling and managing multifunctional matrixed project teams across business platforms. Responsibilities also include coordinating team efforts, assigning tasks, developing detailed project plans, project schedules and ensuring timelines are met.

•    Manage the planning, design, and construction of multiple large scale capital projects (e.g. modifications/additions to facilities and infrastructure) under minimal supervision. 
•    Establish, track, and control project cost, scope, schedule, and risk to deliver assigned projects within their approved scope, budget, and schedule.  
•    Plan, schedule, and execute all phases of projects in accordance with project management processes, policies and guidelines, and corporate governance.
•    Develop detailed project plans and ensure project scopes, team responsibilities, milestone dates, and the procurement strategy are clearly stated for all assigned projects.  
•    Develop project schedules in accordance with project objectives.  
•    Coordinate the development of conceptual and detailed designs. 
•    Develop and execute public involvement plan during the project permitting phase.
•    Interface with external customers throughout the project life cycle.   
•    Establish responsibility for and manage the physical construction. 
•    Provide project progress reports to management and other stakeholders in accordance with an approved communication plan.
•    Provide quality project cost forecasting over the life of the project. 
•    Coordinate with procurement to solicit external materials and services as required for project deliverables.
•    Manage the bid process, and contracts for external engineering and construction services.  
•    Negotiate with vendors and contractors regarding work scope changes and ensure that all contract commitments are completed on time per the scope of work and technical specifications. 
•    Manage construction management team activities in conjunction with field operations.   
•    Interface with appropriate management levels including senior management to gain necessary approvals and manage risk in accordance with corporate governance. 
•    Coordinate the tracking, expediting, and completion of material and equipment orders. 
•    Responsible for interdepartmental communication for the project team. 
•    Responsible for delivery of internal and external project stakeholders’ expectations.
•    Provide coaching to less experienced project managers, engineers and other project team members to assist in their career development.  

In addition to the above, the Principal Project Manager responsibilities include:

•    Manage all aspects of permitting, including environmental permitting, ensuring that all local, state and federal permitting requirements are met timely, within the project life cycle for the most complex, high-risk and politically sensitive capital projects from assignment to closeout and direct project teams to ensure all phases of projects meet cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
•    Coordinate and direct the activities of as many as (20) internal departments including regulatory affairs, general counsel and customer & community affairs and as many as (15) external government and private agencies including Public Utility Commissions and other utilities in the process of delivering assigned projects.
 

Requirements

•    Bachelor’s Degree