Project Controls Manager - TRANSMISSION (based from Corpus Christi, TX, OR Tulsa, OK)

Job Posting End Date

06-20-2025

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Responsible for overseeing project controls, project cost management, and the development of performance metrics for all projects in the assigned department. Provides leadership in the assessment and audit of project management and project controls performance. In addition, this position will also support capital work, associated O&M activities, and provide metrics and reporting to departmental leadership that will be used in the ongoing management. Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to support all project phases with a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers. This position is responsible for aligning projects with approved quality control and quality assurance review, including adherence to project processes and controls.

Job Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Provide leadership to employees and manage project controls personnel. Actively promote AEP's safety, culture, and business initiatives.

Develop and maintain a performance measurement system and clearly define performance expectations and review and reward job performance within the organization to align individual performance with business goals.

Implement training and improve the competencies of the project controls staff assigned to a project teams.

Manage in the preparation of periodic project cost and schedule control reports including validating and reconciling actual and incurred costs and hours, analyzing progress to date, making recommendations as to forecasted cost and schedule projections while meeting critical deadlines, project change management, project risk management, and the development of metrics and reporting on program/project performance.

Lead the development, review, and coordination of the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff. Communicate project details and status updates, lead planning meetings and project updates including detailed and complex stakeholder presentations.

Supervise project controls functions to ensure data integrity and controls systems functionality. Ensure project assessments and audits of project cost and schedule control performance as directed and/or scheduled.

Work collaboratively with project management teams and other departmental groups and leadership to develop project management processes, provide ongoing training support to personnel, and facilitate best practice sharing opportunities across the organization.

Facilitate the development of contractual project controls requirements to ensure all contract documents are aligned with project execution. Ensure the department is represented in kick-off meetings with contractors to ensure all requirements are reviewed and understood.

Direct, guide, and champion the administration of the AEP project management organizational standards, best practices, and tools and assist in the management of projects to those standards.

Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Education: Education requirement is dependent upon experience as indicated below. Qualified degrees must be in a related field from an accredited university or college and could include Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Technology, Project Management, Mathematics, Operations Research, Applied Statistics, Economics, or Data Science.

Associates degree in applicable field with twelve (12) years' qualified experience; OR,

Bachelor's degree in applicable field with ten (10) years' qualified experience.

For nuclear facilities only: Educational requirement for advancement can be fulfilled by qualified experience in the Navy Nuclear Program in addition to the maximum years of experience as noted.

Experience: A minimum of eight (8) years of experience is required in one or more of the following areas: construction field experience, safety, technology, contracting, project controls, project management, engineering, process improvement, and/or comparable external experience. Minimum of two (2) years supervisory or leadership experience is required.

License/Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or other project controls certifications preferred but not required.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Base Salary: $133,000 - $172,000

In addition to base salary, AEP offers competitive Total Rewards including: discretionary annual short-/long-term incentives, 401(k), pension, health insurance, vacation, educational assistance, etc.

WHO WE ARE

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

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Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-010

Compensation Range:

$132,562.00-172,331.00 USD

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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