Avangrid

Sr PM - Major Construction

LocationBinghamton, NY
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job


Reports to: Manager - Projects Unit

Reports In Office to: Rochester, NY or Kirkwood, NY

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $114,332- $142,916


Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for coordinating activities for Substation and/or Transmission projects located in Maine, New York and Connecticut, and will manage resource requirements, priorities, investment plans, project execution strategy and internal/ external resource requirements. Projects may originate due to reliability, asset health, system capacity customer or other project need.

Responsibilities include meeting corporate goals for capital investment, managing Construction Work in Progress, and energization of projects. Must manage team performance to maximize the effectiveness of capital budget delivery considering the environment, operating efficiency, regulatory, CWIP and operational needs.

Represents the company in regulatory and public forums. Coordinate activities of project team members including engineers, construction managers, and external contractors. Facilitates the work of external contractors and other internal business areas. Holds contractors accountable for performance. Holds project team members accountable for results. Provides technical and business advice to senior management when required. Responsible for the overall project control and reporting, providing leadership and coordination of the scheduling, cost controlling and reporting processes and functions. Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and in conformance to quality and engineering standards.


Key Responsibilities

Program and project management skills
Leadership skills
Works within the project unit, managing internal and external project resources.
Oversees project budgets, O&M and Capital. Analyzes project performance and initiates actions to control scope, schedule and cost performance. Proactive approach to overseeing work measures progress and takes actions to ensure budgets and deadlines are achieved. Approves project plans, executes contract strategies to undertake work and controls and authorizes expenditures. Initiates actions to ensure compliance with a project management and quality management processes and procedures.
Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule and budget.
Informs management and project teams regarding cost and schedule performance variances and corrective action required.
Coordinates with other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, municipal stakeholders and local permitting agencies, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. May represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal, State, local agency or municipal meetings.
Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.
Considers innovative ways to undertake work, promoting automation and efficiencies in day to day work streams
Provides recommendations on policies and goals desired and implements new/revised processes and procedures according to established guidelines
Responsible for ensuring the risk control system is utilized.
Responsible for Risk definition, cost, and the Mitigation Action analysis.
Attendance to Executive management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.


Required Qualifications

Skills/Abilities:
Ability to mobilize and motivate team members to deliver projects on time and under budget
Expert in integrating Scheduling IT tools and software: MS Project and/or Primavera with costs and resource requirements.
Expert in risk management and mitigation plans
Expert in utilizing MS Excel for data analysis, budgeting and planning
Ability to use and query SAP
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts presented accordingly
Results oriented
Understanding of quality assurance processes (QMS, EMS, ISO 9000, ISO 14000) and implement with project structure.
Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines and underground cable) infrastructures
Supervision of contractors
Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment
Team oriented

Experience/Training:
Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management
Proven experience obtaining siting permits

Required Education:
Bachelors' degree in Engineering with 12 years relevant experience in energy industry required.
Or more than 20 years relevant experience in energy industry required.


Preferred Qualifications

MBA
Project Management Professional Certification
Delivering for the Business:
Global view of the Business - Advanced
Achieving Results and continuous improvements - Advanced
Initiative - Advanced
Innovation & Creativity - Advanced

Global Relationships:
Flexibility & Globalization - Competent
Customer Focus - Advanced
Communicating & Influencing - Advanced
Team Work - Advanced

Global Leadership:
Team management - Advanced
Developing Others - Advanced


Competencies

Growth & Continuous Improvement
Initiative & Change
Focused on Results
Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership (people managers/leaders)


Company


NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP


Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at careers@avangrid.com.

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.


Job Posting End Date


May-9-2025

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