Project Manager III

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Project Manager III

Position Summary

The Project Manager III provides the Integrated System Planning organization and individual project teams with deliberate and organized project management support to plan and develop new dispatchable generation projects and large-scale improvement projects at existing generation plants. Development work is largely focused on project origination and conceptual design leading to technology selection, optimized cost estimates, schedules, preliminary technical designs, major supply contracts, and EPC contracts. The work also includes planning the development process by leveraging corporate development, regulatory project controls, environmental, technical, supply chain, and other disciplines while driving the project forward with cost and schedule control. The project manager is expected to be highly collaborative and capable of leading high-impact conversations with both internal executives and outside parties.

The candidate should have at least 10 years of progressively more responsible experience in project management of new-build thermal power plants/process plants, or experience with large-scale brownfield projects on existing power and process sites. The candidate should have a strong understanding of project management principles, the industrial project development cycle, and heavy industrial construction. This is a senior-level role. Accordingly, the candidate is expected to work independently with limited need for technical direction while working collaboratively to advise a diverse project team including environmental professionals, supply chain, technical representatives, leadership, etc. The candidate is expected to mentor earlier-career project managers but the role does not have direct reports. 

Standard Operations Position and Standard of Excellence focused role. Provide end-to-end project management, leadership and coordination for large complex projects or as a part of a transformational project work stream with responsibility for project scope, schedule, cost and risk management. Ensure alignment of financial and operational goals between projects and the business unit. Provide work team direction to achieve approved project scope, develop strategic sequencing and detailed milestone schedules, project-level cost tracking and reconciliation. Ensure availability or seek out adequate resources for projects.

Essential Responsibilities

• Financial Management: Function as project controller. Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking. Facilitate RFP and contract management processes. Review actuals versus planned budget throughout project life cycle to identify variances and recommend corrective action. Ensure timely project closure, payment and reconciliation.
• Project Planning: Lead requirements gathering and planning process for approved projects while engaging all key stakeholders. Develop solution design that defines the entire project scope, and secure all required internal/external approvals. Ensure coordination with other initiatives, assuring dependencies are identified and addressed. Define deliverables and required delivery dates; develop viable work plans/WBS, milestone schedules, and project cost/benefit estimates.
• Project Management: Independently manage detailed project plans to approved scope and provide cross-functional tracking as needed. Identify plan gaps and develop closure plans. Ensure the successful completion of assigned project deliverables & milestones in a dynamic/complex environment.
• Resource Management: Manage resources, both internal and external. Manage assigned contracts and associated payments and performance requirements. Develop and adapt a comprehensive resource plan for a matrixed team of diverse talent to maximize skills and minimize cost. Provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced project team members.
• Scope & Risk Management: Manage scope change request process for project. Identify risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle and create mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Relationship Management: Communicate project status to all levels of the organization. Establish effective, collaborative working relationships to maximize project efficiency, responsiveness and resource allocation.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 10 years work experience in operations, power generation, heavy industry, or comparable