Project Manager

Manifest Solutions is partnered with a regional energy partner with ongoing needs for Senior Project Manager professionals.

• Manage one or more intermediate and/or complex projects, up to the highest level of project complexity or a program area of projects, within a matrix team environment.
• Provide leadership, direction, coordination, and e?ective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects in a safe, e?cient, economical, and risk-balanced manner.
• Communicate with stakeholders, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers to support sound project decisions and continuous improvement.
• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project and outage work activities for customers with demonstrated pro?ciency in all aspects.
• Skillfully and successfully use project management principles and techniques (Waterfall, Agile) for project management for the organization.
• Supervise, develop, review and coordinate the project/outage plan, schedule, budget, tools, and sta? with demonstrated pro?ciency in all aspects.
• E?ectively manage cost and timely reallocate funding.
• E?ectively communicate project/outage details and status updates.
• Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates including detailed and complex stakeholder presentations.
• Provide clear and concise written reports.
• Develop and actively manage e?ective working relationships with the project team, operating company sta?, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers.
• Foster teamwork and actively monitor customer satisfaction.
• Provide wide range of detailed guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs.
• Con?dently challenge others at a high level of informed understanding in all project work.
• Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate e?ective and e?cient performance of project/outage work activities on complex project levels.
• Coordinate assigned project resources and responsibilities as required for project execution.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to project team members as needed.
• Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources.
• Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc.
• Manage closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project bene?ts.
• Apply applicable project management standards and governance requirements.
• Manage programs as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, project management, computer science, or related ?eld of study dependent upon business unit requirements with seven (7) years quali?ed experience, two-year associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with nine (9) years of quali?ed experience, or High School Diploma/GED with eleven (11) years quali?ed experience (see below).
• Two (2) years of experience as a senior project management is preferred, OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter time line.
• Quali?ed experience includes work in project management, major construction ?eld experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
• Experience must include a demonstrated level of successful project management duties, business acumen, and prior responsibility for all the certifying body knowledge areas.
• Demonstrated preparedness for specialist level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc.
• Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable. PMP certi?cation is preferred but not required.
• Valid state driver's license.

Other Requirements:

• Provide e?ective leadership, team building and meeting management as outlined by the certifying body and the leadership competencies and values.
• Demonstrate a very high level of ability, motivation, and attitude in leading a team and a project to successful conclusion.
• E?ective and compelling communication, including the use of e?ective listening, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management and senior management.
• Apply economic analysis techniques.
• Develop an acumen for the business and profession in project decision making and ensure alignment of project and company ?nancial goals.
• In?uence the Engineering & Design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, and Construction procedures and processes to optimize a project.
• Ensure project teams utilize the latest department and/or business unit guidelines and requirements. Identify opportunities for business process improvement across projects and drive implementation.
• Apply working knowledge of certifying body Project Management tools and techniques.
• Provide strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities. Globally view the project from all angles such as safety, constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify and to avoid or to mitigate project risks.
• Demonstrates very sound decision-making practices.
• Provide organization of project activities, delegate project task assignments, con?dently set team requirements and expectations, manage deliverables, and hold team members accountable.
• Provide constructive feedback to project team members.
• E?ectively prioritize and manage con?ict to provide solutions to issues that maximize synergies with an overriding goal to do the "right thing" for the company.
• Take timely independent action and o?er recommendations to management for resolution of elevated issues.
• Pro?cient in scope management, evaluation of technical solutions, and project risk management.
• Pro?cient and highly e?ective in contract development and management, especially skilled in allocating risk between owner and contractor within terms of the contract.
• Leverage and build relationships with contractors in developing program level procurement.
• Act with integrity by demonstrating accountability for project assignments.
• Seek input from Subject Matter Experts by asking the right questions, understanding the nuance, clarifying and validating information, and not relying on one’s own knowledge base or assumptions.
• Sensitize experts to in?uences they have on the project key parameters of project budget, scope, schedule and risk.
• Evaluate and determine the skill sets and capabilities of team members then make recommendations and/or provide constructive feedback to ensure project success.
• Promote continuous improvement and maintain a strong questioning attitude.
• Ask intrusive questions and challenge assumptions.
• Safely and e?ectively Perform light physical duties. Duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions.
• Travel is typically 25% or less, however greater travel may be required in support of speci?c assignments.