Senior Project Manager

Electric Power Engineers (EPE) is an innovative company focused on shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. The Senior Project Manager will lead project teams, oversee project execution, and ensure compliance with best practices while managing stakeholder relations and project financials.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the project team, establishes the project execution approach and oversees project hand-over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals
• Coaches and provides performance feedback for project staff
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of policies and work instructions by learned. Leads project reviews for other large projects and Organizational Project Management (PMO) reviews/assessments and conducts competency assessments for the project execution teams
• Actively seeks both internal improvement opportunities and external project management practices with relevance to EPE and influences the organization to continuously improve project execution
• Actively participates in and contributes to internal and external expert groups, e.g. project management councils and other forums
• Leads project recovery efforts, i.e. the rapid assessment of troubled projects and their turnaround
• Participates in the budgeting process, jointly with Management
• Participates in Sales and Operations Planning with Management and Sales/Business Development
• Takes actions to close potential gaps in project execution capacity
• Ensures projects follow execution best practices and EPE policies
• Effectively monitors and controls project progress and efficient resource utilization
• Monitors and controls project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow, tracking the achievement of financial target continuously
• Identifies, qualifies, quantifies and manages project risks, and ensures that all opportunities are identified and pursued. Captures, analyzes and shares lessons learned throughout the project
• Ensures that projects are formally closed out, as contractually agreed. Drives the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer
• Ensures that all planning activities (including scope and financial plans, schedules and risk management plans) are performed properly by the assigned project team(s)
• Ensures that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with EPE policies and contractual agreements
• Ensures that required procurement activities for services, materials and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers are performed by the assigned resources
• Acts as key contact for the customer and escalation point for project issues
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders
• Ensures the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies
• Develops project execution staff through formal and informal mentoring and coaching

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in engineering or related field from an accredited program
• Minimum ten (10) years of related experience in managing Turnkey EPC Electrification/Generation projects
• Candidate should hold a PMP certification
• Experience in leading EPC projects: HVDC, Interconnection substation projects, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable energy generation (Solar, Wind), Battery storage systems
• Proven ability to develop business and establish relationships with clients
• Ability to identify opportunities and lead proposal / pursuit efforts
• Ability to handle large volumes of work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong experience with document control, scheduling, cost control and project management software
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Previous consulting experience preferred but not required