Manager - Projects Unit
Manager - Projects Unit
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Job Description
Job Title: Manager Projects Unit
Department:Projects
Reports to: Director Interconnection Services
Location: In Office Augusta ME
The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from: $125766.40 $157208
Job Summary
The Manager Projects Unit is responsible for managing activities between team members including Project Managers engineers construction management and others to plan design and execute projects located in Maine New York and Connecticut. The Lead Project Manager ensures the project team delivers projects according with baseline budgets schedules scope quality and engineering standards. Projects may originate due to reliability asset health system capacity customer or other project need.
Responsibility includes meeting corporate goals for capital investment managing Construction Work in Progress and energization of assets in accordance with the investment plan. Must manage team performance to maximize the effectiveness of capital budget delivery considering the environment operating efficiency regulatory CWIP and operational needs.
Represents the company in regulatory and public forums. Manages the team to optimize the work of external contractors and other internal business areas. Holds contractors accountable for performance. Holds project team members accountable for results. Provides technical advice to senior management when required. Responsible for the overall project control and reporting of the project team providing leadership and coordination of the scheduling cost controlling and reporting processes and functions required by the Coordinator Project Management Office or other business areas.
Key Responsibilities
Manage performance of team to ensure goals schedules budgets and benefits are met and all deliverables are completed on time and under budget
Identifies interdependences of the team portfolio and resolves interactions among projects.
Proactive approach to controlling projects scope mitigating the risk of potential changes
Ensures quality of work packages of team
Produces briefings and status reports on a regular basis for executives or regulatory agencies.
May participate or represent the company in regulatory or public proceedings or permitting requirements for projects undertaken by the team.
Ensure governance processes and procedures are followed within portfolio.
Trains/coaches team members and holds team accountable for results. Teams are crossfunctional can be virtual and frequently combine internal and external personnel.
Leads team meetings.
Monitors progress of team against plans and applies course corrections as necessary.
Ensures effective internal program communications.
Develops procurement strategies for material labor requirements
meet requirements
Supports Project initiatives for compliance standardization and process improvement
Considers innovative ways to undertake work promoting automation and efficiencies in daytoday work streams
Responsible for Project accountability overview making sure that it complies with FERC NERC and any other applicable regulation.
Attendance to Cost & Schedule Meetings
Works with Coordinator on the Risk definition cost and the Mitigation Action analysis.
Required Qualifications
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field in the energy industry with 7 years relevant project management experience including three years in managing complex enterprise initiatives of strategic or regulatory sensitivity
Skills/Abilities:
Ability to mobilize team members to deliver projects on time and under budget
Expert in risk management and mitigation plans
Expert in utilizing MS Excel for data analysis budgeting and planning and optimizing schedules.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts utilizing Microsoft Project
Results oriented
Understanding of quality assurance processes and implement with project structure.
Knowledge and experience in managing the of large high voltage transmission and substation capital
Programs over 100M including multisite projects with upgrades to existing facilities and integration of new facilities required.
Knowledge and experience in the and management of distribution substation projects required.
Knowledge and experience in the regulatory environment and clear understanding of the filings and approvals required at State Local and Federal levels for of the work required.
Experience and understanding of tools/controls needed to monitor and control projects required.
Experience managing large teams of technical experts required.
Experience utilizing SAP financial system preferred.
Experience utilizing Microsoft Project preferred.
Background in electrical or civil engineering preferred.
Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment
Team oriented
Experience/Training:
Enterprise initiatives of strategic or regulatory sensitivity.
Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management
Proven experience obtaining siting permits
Project Management Professional Certification
Preferred Qualifications
Engineering Degree Preferred
MBA Preferred
Delivering for the Business:
Global view of the Business Advanced
Achieving Results and continuous improvements Expert
Initiative Advanced
Innovation & Creativity Advanced
Global Relationships:
Flexibility & Globalization Advanced
Customer Focus Expert
Communicating & Influencing Expert
Team Work Expert
Global Leadership:
Team management Expert
Developing Others Expert
Competencies
Growth & Continuous Improvement
Initiative & Change
Focused on Results
Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership (people managers/leaders)
Company:
CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMobility Information
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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.
Job Posting End Date:
April152025Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Contract
