EPC Project Manager

EPC Project Manager

Location: Jackson, MI

Per diem is available

The Planet Group is looking for an EPC Project Manager I to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 8-month contract, working an onsite schedule from Jackson, MI.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science in engineering/business from an accredited college or university.
• 5 or more years of engineering/business experience with demonstrated capability to lead medium to large scale projects, simultaneously with multiple small scale projects
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Planning, organizational and leadership skills
• Communication skills including verbal, written, meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
• A proven ability to work across departments collaboratively to resolve issues, drive projects to closure, achieve desired results/goals, and/or implement change as needed
• A proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (Required within 3 years of starting this position.)
• Familiarity with electric or gas transmission or distribution infrastructure
• Experience leading complex projects, with impacts to large energy customers, municipalities, or agencies
• Demonstrated success in identifying and managing risk
• Communicating and reporting project status to senior leadership

Responsibilities:

• Plan and manage medium-to-large sized projects of moderate-to high complexity.
• Ensure project results contribute positive business value.
• Meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans that provide timely deliverables in order to achieve project objectives.
• Identify initial risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution.
• Work collaboratively with other functional areas in the development of project tasks and deliverables ensuring the successful execution of projects.
• Manage multiple projects at various stages of development concurrently.
• Facilitate the flow of work during a project to ensure that it conforms to the project plan covering forecasting, scoping, planning, scheduling, execution and closeout.
• Ensure that team members understand their authority and responsibility regarding their portion of the project.
• Assume project communication lead role throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Perform presentations for the Consumers Energy leadership team
• Assist in the development of performance metrics and track performance of the projects executed.
• Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process management.
• Identify, prioritize and drive the implementation of process enhancements.
• Validate financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.