Position Summary

MEPPI's Substation Division (SSD) is looking for a Principal Project Manager who will be responsible for successful project management of orders focused on renewables, FACTS, and GIS projects.

Essential Functions

• Monitor, maintain, and develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, cost reporting and control and allocation of available resources.
• Coordinate site work, including subcontract work, such as civil and erection.
• Coordinate MEPPI work (including engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, etc.).
• Negotiate price/delivery and other terms and conditions of major project components.
• Serve as primary customer contact on assigned projects. Meet with customers to identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks. Determine project scope and objectives.
• Ensure that all customer commitments are met.
• Responsible for all project cost including accurate forecasts to insure projects are within budget.
• Identify, track, and expedite resolutions of problems while keeping management informed when appropriate.
• Manage safety and insurance issues and claims on assigned projects.
• Prepare project status reports and keep management, customers, and others informed of project status and related issues.
• Organize kick-off meetings, design review meetings and factory tests both internally and externally.
• Travel to customer project sites and vendor sites as required.
• Coordinate invoicing and ensure timely and accurate milestone billing.
• Coordinate the successful close of the project and handle warranty claims
• Develop and maintain accurate up to date project schedules working in conjunction with the Department Project Scheduler.
• Manage multiple large scale projects at one time.
• Maintain customer correspondence.
• Generate shipping documents.
• Enter and track customer commitments in project management software.
• Hold customer project review meetings and publish minutes of meetings.
• Serve as Team Leader supporting and leading other Project Managers on multiple projects at one time.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, plus a minimum of ten years of turnkey project management experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Advanced organizational skills to effectively oversee and execute multiple responsibilities.
• Developed analytical and problem solving skills.
• Developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to maintain effective relationships.
• Developed knowledge and skills to successfully complete PMP Certification.
• Developed computer skills with emphasis on MS Office products and project management software (e.g. Primavera scheduling software, MS Project).