Senior Project Manager- Grid Modernization

K&A Power Group is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead engineering, operations, and IT teams on projects in the energy and utility sectors. The role oversees project planning and execution, resource and budget management, stakeholder communications, risk and change control, and project reporting and deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Provide high level project management overview, expertise, and direction
• Provide overall management of the project with knowledge & experience in all areas of wireless communications (voice & data radio, dispatch/control consoles, RF site development, RF RTU deployment projects, etc), including schedule and budget management
• Lead Engineering, Operations, and IT technical project team to successful execution of assigned projects within Distribution Communications Engineering
• Manage resources of different disciplines to produce results in a timely manner. Develop efficient project strategies and tactics to successfully allocate resources throughout the project lifecycle
• Meet with stakeholders and steering committee as needed to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services
• Monitors risks, issues and interdependencies that may impact scope, milestone schedule, cost, or solution alignment (e.g., different processes or architectures)
• Oversee development of project approval documentation with need statement, scope, description of technical solution, alternatives considered, risks and mitigations, budget, and timeline
• Continuously manage and analyze project’s progress against budget, schedule and scope and develop and implement strategies to maintain course including management of change control process
• Prepare and deliver both written and oral communications that are clear, concise and comprehensive reports on project status to management
• Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of all project submittals
• Drive the initiation, review and approval of all project-related labor and material purchase orders
• Initiate and tightly monitor project change request documentation for project changes
• Maintain project budget and provide regular financial projections

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business or the equivalent degree will be considered
• Twenty (20) years of related experience; to include at least three (3) years of Project Management experience
• Fully knowledgeable and proficient in all aspects of the project management
• Experienced in successfully managing large complex Operational Technology projects with multiple tracks and able to cite practical examples of this including example deliverables
• High energy, detail-oriented individual who demonstrates high caliber communication, leadership and people skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to successfully initiate, track, report and close projects
• Able to collaborate and coordinate activities with diverse groups, including stakeholders, sponsors, leads, vendors, other project managers, and technical staff
• Possesses a strong process orientation including producing high-quality documentation artifacts
• Experience with land mobile radio system deployments
• Basic understanding of electrical distribution system operations, including but not limited to SCADA systems, electrical connectivity, distributed energy resources, communication infrastructure (i.e.: point-to-point microwave, radio/cellular/low earth orbit satellite, fiber, DSCADA, etc), technical communications protocols and device interoperability
• Understanding of existing and cutting-edge electric distribution technology and operations
• Must have experience in managing projects in the electric distribution industry
• Proven leadership, teambuilding, coaching, problem solving, interpersonal and motivational skills
• Master's Degree is preferred
• Project Management class work is desirable
• Experienced with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel software as preferred software tools for project management