2025-04-28
EDG Inc
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Metairie
Louisiana
70002
United States
EDG Inc
Industry: Electric Utilities
Department: ProjectManagement
Employment Type: Full-TimeRegular
FLSA Exemption: Exempt (Eligiblefor Straight-Time Overtime)
Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No
Job Summary:
TheSenior Project Manager (SPM) will lead a project team in the execution ofUtility Capital Projects from Initiation of the Project through Closeout. TheSPM is responsible for managing project budgets, interfacing with other Clientdepartments to address project needs, communicating and interfacing withjurisdictional management, using Client systems for reporting, interfacing withall local, state, and regional regulatory agencies, negotiating and managingcontracts and contractors. The SPM shall have superior interpersonal,leadership, communication, organizational, and presentation skills. The SPMassists with the training and mentorship of all company PMs.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Strictly adhere to Client's procedures (notethat practically all work is covered by some type of procedure, either writtenor implied).
• Lead the efforts of Client and Contractorpersonnel towards the safe and successful completion of capital projectsthrough distinct stages: Initiation, Definition, Execution (Design andConstruction) and Closeout.
• Keep Client Senior Manager of Project Managementapprised of project status and issues.
• Maintain quality documentation.
• Obtain regular progress updates of keyactivities.
• Gather scoping information and prepare executionplans, schedules, and estimates.
• Submit funding requests for approval.
• Request and track work orders creation.
• Provide reoccurring web based status reports.
• Provide standalone status reports as required.
• Perform project document control.
• Participate in constructability reviews and bidevaluations.
• Facilitate interactions with external Customers.
• Update monthly Project Cost Sheets.
• With assistance from Scheduler, perform regular schedulemaintenance.
• Lead team meetings, document minutes, and trackactions.
• Conduct and document Lessons Learned at thecompletion of each project.
• Participate in monthly budget reviews withClient Management.
• Lead the project through Gate reviews at thecompletion of each applicable project stage.
• Track and document project gate and fundingapprovals.
• Assist with training and mentorship of allcompany PMs.
• Assist the Department Supervisor with proposalsand other client responsibilities
Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
Basic or Minimum Qualifications
• Requires Fifteen (15) or more years' of Project Managementexperience;
• Requires Electric Utility Transmission and/or Distributionexperience;
• Four (4) Year Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, ProjectManagement or Relevant Bachelor of Science degree required;
• Requires a working knowledge of PMBOK;
• Requires familiarity with Primavera software (v6.0 or newer)and/or Microsoft Project;
• Must have a proven ability to lead many diverse teams throughsuccessful completion of
• projects from initiation to closeout;
• Must have superior interpersonal, leadership, communication,organizational, and
• presentation skills;
• Must have a proven ability to train and mentor within afunctional department;
• Requires a proven ability to communicate effectively bothverbally and written;
• Must possess advanced knowledge of MS Office suite of products(especially MS Word and MS Excel) and web based platforms (cost management,forecasting, reporting, etc.
PreferredQualifications
• Electric utility Transmission and/or Distribution experiencepreferred;
• Experience with managing $30M+ project budgets preferred;
• PMP preferred;
• P.E. preferred;
• P6 experience preferred.
*Sr. Project Manager is an EDG corporate designation. The HiringManager will assess the applicable client designation as a PMII or Sr. PM.
Working Conditions:
• Work is primarilyconducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private Office) but alsorequires occasional travel to off-site work locations.
• Field dutiesrequire trips to transmission line ROW and substations.
• Interaction withother team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel.
• Must be able towear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personalprotection.
• May be at morethan one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.
• May be requiredto travel out of town on a periodic basis.
Physical Requirements(With or without Reasonable Accommodation):
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