Manager Project Management
American Transmission
- Pewaukee, WI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage project management staff that is responsible for leading project teams in developing project scope, budget and schedule; in obtaining project authorization and regulatory approvals; in procuring material and equipment; and in detailed design and construction of overhead and underground transmission line and substation capital construction projects
- Manage the team’s workload and appropriately schedules and prioritizes work responsibilities of internal and external resources to ensure budgets and project deadlines are met while maintaining a high level of performance and quality
- Manage contracts with outside firms and alliance partners to ensure appropriate oversight is provided; required specification and performance criteria are defined and met; and contract deliverables are provided within scope, schedule, budget and other contract terms and conditions
- Supervise and assess team related to performance and skill levels and provides coaching, reviews, and developmental opportunities to ensure high quality
- Ensure that project development and implementation activities are customer focused, results oriented and performance driven, and are carried out in compliance with all applicable internal and external requirements
- Partner with the Planning department and engages other departments to support development of project solutions considering multiple facets, such as environmental issues, operation & maintenance, demographics, customer concerns, landowner impacts and other project area attributes
- Effectively manage and maintain constructive working relationships with Team Leader – Engineering within the assigned portfolio to effectively and efficiently balance internal and external engineering resources required to complete projects
- Recommend and actively support the development or adjustments to common project policies, processes and practices, as reasonable to improve overall project execution including participation by all functional area in support of assigned project activity
- Demonstrate leadership in the area of safety, including observing and enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting unsafe behaviors that may lead to accidents
- Operate cross-functionally with other leaders across portfolios and across departments to ensure best-practice and knowledge-sharing are taking place among portfolio and project teams resulting in effective and efficient project execution