FirstEnergy

Transmission Project Manager - Project Development- Akron, Reading, Fairmont, Greensburg or Holmdel

Transmission Project Manager - Project Development- Akron, Reading, Fairmont, Greensburg or Holmdel
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LocationAkron, OH
Job Typefull time
On-site
Utilities

About This Job


FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.


About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].

Project Development Project Engineer position is responsible to own, manage, monitor, and control projects through the Project Development Phase in a timely manner to ensure projects safely achieve project scope outlined by Sponsors. In addition, Project Engineers are expected to update and maintain schedule and costs of a project as outlined by Portfolio Management and cost change control procedures.


Responsibilities Include:

Review and analyze technical project documents and available information to develop a strategic project schedule, forecast and scope to meet desired outcomes for projects requested by Project Sponsors.
Evaluating the project scope with internal & external support teams to document and mitigate the risks associated with the project scope, schedule, and budget to promote advancement of the Project to execution within a timely manner.
Developing, with input from Sponsors and Stakeholders, the project execution plan, and key deliverables for the project.
Provide projected contractor resource levels and project durations for project schedules.
Reviewing Project estimates from supporting team members for adequacy and completeness.
Initiating and ensuring project costs are maintained within Leadership approval levels and seek capital expenditure authorizations when required.
Ensuring change management protocols are followed to maintain complete documentation of changes in scope, schedule and forecast until a project advances into later Project Phases.
Providing project status updates for reports and support the organization of emergent requests and needs.
Ensuring adequacy of Project Team membership and participation. Responsible for acquiring project update information and informing project team members of overall project goals, priorities and decisions.
Coordinating project schedules to request system outages for the project with operations and submit outage requests per PJM/Internal timelines.
Supporting the Portfolio Management Team on the development of a multiyear portfolio through ensuring accurate project schedules and forecasts.
Communicating Project status to the Project Sponsor (Region and/or Corporate Teams) and other Stakeholders.
Supporting Project challenge meetings, peer reviews and assessments when performed.
Ensuring the Continuous Improvement in the Project Development team. Self-performing lessons learned audits of completed projects to evaluate gaps in tools or project techniques. Lessons learned will be led and communicated through the Project Development Project Manager.

Qualifications at the Transmission Project Manager include:

Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field is required. Minimum of 3 years’ related experience required. In lieu of degree, consideration will be given to applicants having 7 years related experience or 5 years transmission or distribution utility experience.
Related experience includes project organization, engineering, finance, construction, project management, planning or project controls.
Strong project management abilities with exceptional time management skills are required. Candidate needs the demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and control multiple tasks.
Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills along with strong analytical ability are required.
Experience with a project management tool such as Primavera, MS Project, etc. with related Scheduling / Resource Planning expertise is a plus
Detailed Project Controls experience is a plus
Understanding of construction timing and construction documentation

Successful candidate must be a team player and possess a willingness to work in a team environment. Must be willing to travel to assigned project locations throughout the service territory.


Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.


Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

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