Principal EPC Project Manager
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Contract: 6 months
Schedule: 40 Hours
Pay: $50-55/hour, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Principal EPC Project Manager to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 6-months contract, working an onsite schedule from Ann Arbor, MI.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university is required.
- 7+ years of experience in applied engineering or equivalent working experience, including project management, is required.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
- Familiarity and experience with renewable energy (wind, solar, batteries, other)
- Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Planning, organizational and leadership skills
- Strong communication skills including verbal, written, presentations, meeting facilitation and negotiation
- Interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
- Experience leading complex projects, with impacts to landowners, large energy customers, municipalities, or agencies
- Demonstrated success in identifying and managing risk
- Communicating and reporting project status to senior leadership
- Excellent communication skills including conflict resolution skills.
- Experience with SAP
- Experience with scheduling software such as MS Project or Primavera P6.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and manage utility scale renewable energy projects (and other projects as necessary) of high complexity, multi-year projects valued at over (USD)100 million.
- Prepare Project Charter documents, Project Management Plans, Scoping Documents, Risk Registers, and other project management deliverables through the project lifecycle.
- Organize, lead, and document Project team meetings to coordinate, update, and hold team members accountable for project responsibilities.
- Manage projects to achieve overall financial and commercial success in meeting the company's business goals.
- Meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality objectives.
- Develop project schedules including schedule concepts, constraints, items in appropriate level of detail, track schedule process, update items with project scheduler, and communicate schedule to project team. The Project Manager will utilize Microsoft Project individually as well as working with a scheduler depending on stage of the project lifecycle.
- Provide clear and accurate communications to project stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain project plans that provide timely deliverables to achieve project objectives.
- Identify initial risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution.
- Work collaboratively with other functional areas in the development of project tasks and deliverables ensuring the successful execution of projects.
- Manage multiple projects at various stages of development concurrently.
- Develop project execution plans for various complex project types and business arrangements, including Engineering-Procure-Construct, Build-Own-Operate, etc.
- Validate financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.
- Assist in the development of performance metrics and track performance of each project.
- Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process improvement.
Physical Requirements:
- The working conditions for this position may include, but are not limited to, the following requirements and environmental exposures.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The working conditions for this position may include climbing stairs; frequent walking; and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods.
- The role may require stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, as well as lifting, moving, or carrying items up to 35 pounds.
- Employees must maintain close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, and must remain alert throughout the workday.
- Effective communication is essential, along with regular use of computers and related technology.
- The position may involve exposure to atmospheric conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, gases, and other airborne particles.
- Work environments may include high noise areas, confined spaces, and elevated locations, as well as extreme internal or external temperatures, including prolonged exposure to the sun.
- The role may also involve exposure to mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, and high/low pressure steam hazards, as well as high electrical voltage.
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