Summary
Organizes project teams assigns individual responsibilities developing project schedules and determines resource requirements. Monitors and reports on the status of projects including cost timing and staffing. Ensures adherence to internal and external quality standards. Roles include those for technical project/program activities in which the NYPA employee has foundational knowledge in the specific area to advise on scope changes and other more technical aspects.
Management of complex engineering projects including management of personnel safety quality scope schedule and budget to deliver a successful project outcome.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for Project Management for all stages of the project lifecycle from initiation through close out for highly complex projects and/or programs and ensuring deliverables are received incompliance with schedule. Should be able to work independently with minimal support from higherlever Project Engineer(s) or manager. Under administrative supervision will own large sized projects. Manage and implement multiple projects and modifications concurrently
- Oversee and coordinate all inhouse as well as external resources for all activities related to the project.
- Ensure applicable licensing environmental permitting safety code compliance construction and requirements/input of all project stakeholders is incorporated into the project especially during initiation through design phase of the project.
- Develop & manage design documents/specifications project presentations Trustee Items project funding requests budgets forecasts bid documents evaluate bid proposals and make award recommendations.
- Partner with Construction Engineers Engineering Customers or Service Providers in developing/negotiating contract change orders preparing invoices and coordinating construction sequencing and site outages coordinate all field & design changes and quality testing/inspections.
- Review and contribute to all project documentation including drawings technical specifications assessment reports asset and risk registry budgets forecasts invoices schedules variances etc. for the project.
- Perform occasional emergency response including outside of normal business hours.
- Support and guide/mentor lowerlevel Project Engineer(s).
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Proficient in project management of electrical mechanical structural and/or water projects specific to the electric utility canal/waterways building systems distributed energy resource and/or electric vehicle industries.
- Proven success in the management of technical and commercial aspects of large projects and programs.
- Collaborative and teamoriented with ability to build relationships with vendors and stakeholders
- Ability to develop project plans timelines and work schedules as well as coordinate among customers contractors permitting agencies etc.
- Significant experience with applicable codes standards regulations project budgets costs project management software and NYPA external stakeholders.
- Ability to perform engineering calculations and complete specifications scopes of work reports and interdisciplinary design packages.
Education Experience and Certifications
- Bachelors Degree in Civil Mechanical Electrical Engineering or Energy Engineering or related field.
- Minimum of 6 years experience including a minimum of 3 years of experience preferred in Project / Construction Management preferably in the utility commercial or related mechanical/electrical industries.
- One or more of the following preferred:
- New York State Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
- Project Management Professional certification or ability to obtain within 2 years.
- Design Build Institute of America certification or ability to obtain within 2 years.
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification
Physical Requirements
- Approximately 25 travel primarily within NY State
- Willingness to enter confined spaces and climb/scale power system apparatuses.
- Ability to travel to vendor facilities (worldwide) to support construction activities and to inspect equipment fabrication and commissioning for length of time needed.
- Availability to work outside of normal business hours (including weekends) when project demands.
The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair competitive and marketinformed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position for White Plains is $119620 $152090. For the St. Lawrence location the estimated salary range is $95470 $131270.
The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity equity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage women people of color LGBTQIA individuals people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities foreignborn residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer NYPA/Canals is committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race/color creed/religion national origin citizenship or immigration status age disability military status gender/sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression pregnancy and related conditions familial/marital status domestic violence victim status predisposing genetic characteristics arrest/criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law.
NYPA/Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates disabilities pregnancyrelated conditions religious observances/practices and/or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation please email.