Project Manager (Principal - Staff - Staff Sr.) - TRANSMISSION (Tulsa, OK) at American Electric Power

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Utilities, EnergyIndustries

Requirements

Demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and supervising assigned project and outage work activities
Skillful and successful use of project management principles and techniques (Waterfall, Agile)
Ability to support and hold employees and contractors accountable to AEP safety policies and standards, ensuring a safe working environment focused on "Zero Harm"
Demonstrated proficiency in supervising, developing, reviewing, and coordinating project/outage plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff
Proficiency in effectively managing cost and timely reallocating funding
Ability to effectively communicate project/outage details and status updates, lead planning meetings, and deliver detailed and complex stakeholder presentations
Capability to provide clear and concise written reports
Skills in developing and actively managing effective working relationships with project team, operating company staff, internal/external customers/partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers
Ability to foster teamwork and actively monitor customer satisfaction
Proficiency in providing wide range of detailed guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs
Confidence in challenging others at a high level of informed understanding in all project work
Experience ensuring maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrating effective and efficient performance on complex project level
Experience performing supervision duties for assigned direct reports and providing support/mentoring to them and other project/assistant project managers
Ability to represent AEP with industrial customers, vendors, and regulators as required
Proficiency in developing and managing procurement plans, including RFPs, bid evaluation, vendor selection, contract negotiations, vendor performance oversight, and contract compliance
Skills in managing closeout processes, including analysis of project success against objectives and benefits
Ability to use and align organization with AEP project management organizational standards and adhere to Project Management Governance Committee guidance
Capability to manage programs as assigned
Relevant education, experience, interview evaluation, and internal equity (minimum requirements at lowest grade; increased expectations at higher grades: Principal (grade 9), Staff (grade 10), Staff Sr. (grade 11))

Responsibilities

Manage one or more intermediate and/or complex projects, up to highest-level complexity or program area, within matrix team environment
Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor/control, and close projects safely, efficiently, economically, with risk balance to achieve short-/long-range goals and maximum customer satisfaction
Provide project transparency and develop relationships/communicate effectively with all stakeholders (internal/external customers, team, suppliers, contractors, vendors, industry peers) for sound business decisions
Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and supervise assigned project and outage work activities
Support and hold employees/contractors accountable to AEP safety policies/standards
Supervise, develop, review, and coordinate project/outage plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff
Manage cost and reallocate funding timely; communicate project/outage details/status updates
Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates, including stakeholder presentations
Provide clear/concise written reports
Develop/manage effective working relationships; foster teamwork; monitor customer satisfaction
Provide guidance, instruction, training to improve design/systems/procedures/processes/schedules/costs
Challenge others confidently in project work
Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and efficient performance on complex projects
Perform supervision duties for direct reports; support their development; mentor other PMs
Represent AEP with customers, vendors, regulators as needed
Develop/manage procurement plans; manage contracts for outside services (RFPs, bids, negotiations, oversight)
Manage closeout processes, including success analysis
Use/align with AEP PM standards; manage projects to those standards; adhere to Governance Committee guidance
Manage programs as assigned