Project Manager (Principal - Staff) | NEW GENERATION (EPC gas turbine) *** anywhere in AEP service territory

American Electric Power (AEP) is a dedicated energy company committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. They are seeking a Project Manager (Principal - Staff) to manage complex projects, providing leadership and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders to achieve project goals and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project and outage work activities for customers with demonstrated proficiency in all aspects
• Support and hold employees and contractors accountable to AEP safety policies and standards, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Commitment to "Zero Harm"
• Supervise, develop, review and coordinate the project/outage plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff with demonstrated proficiency in all aspects
• Effectively manage cost and timely reallocate funding. Effectively communicate project/outage details and status updates
• Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates including detailed and complex stakeholder presentations
• Provide clear and concise written reports. Develop and actively manage effective working relationships with the project team, operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers
• Foster teamwork and actively monitor customer satisfaction
• Provide wide range of detailed guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs
• Confidently challenge others at a high level of informed understanding in all project work
• Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate effective and efficient performance of project/outage work activities on complex project level
• Perform supervision duties and responsibilities for assigned direct reports
• Provide support to direct reports in their development activities and mentor other project and assistant project managers
• Represent AEP, as required, with industrial customers, vendors, and regulators as assigned projects dictate
• Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources. Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc
• Manage closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits
• Use and help align the organization with the AEP project management organizational standards. Manage projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee
• Manage programs as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field of study dependent upon business unit requirements with seven (7) years qualified experience
• Associate's degree in the same required disciplines with nine (9) years of qualified experience
• High School Diploma/GED with eleven (11) years qualified experience
• Two (2) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER SENIOR (Grade 8) is preferred, OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter timeline
• Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment
• Experience must include a demonstrated level of successful project management duties, business acumen, and prior responsibility for ALL of the certifying body knowledge areas
• Demonstrated preparedness for specialist level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc
• Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable
• Valid state driver's license
• PMP certification is preferred but not required