Facilities Project Lead III

Job Title: Facilities Project Lead III

Location: Corning NY 14831

Duration: 365 days

Note: Travel Requirements (please note if international): Limited Travel. Travel to Corning area campuses and buildings. Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time: Flexibility is required. 40 hours per week. Onsite/in the field and office time required.

Summary of Job:

Provide project leadership excellence within a division engineering group that leads Capital projects facility building/infrastructure repairs renovations and process improvement initiatives (anticipated project size to vary based on portfolio and demand small to medium scale). Establish overall project requirements and plans leading the project team from Initial Planning thru Project Closeout following our PM processes and procedures. Effectively lead interface and communicate with the division/facility leadership teams resources and external EPCM firms. Solve technically complex problems within facility equipment construction and operation areas for WPS.

Must-have/Required skills:

• Excellent project leadership presentation communication and organizational skills
• Excellent soft leadership interpersonal and team building skills
• Project estimating cost control and scheduling experience
• Able to apply project leadership and technical principles to concepts designs trouble shooting and solving problems
• Problem solving skills and the use of structured methods; such as PMBOK K-T (DA PPA RA) DESGN & DMAIC
• Deliver strong project leadership thru the project initiation planning implementation and closeout phases
• Develop project scopes estimates schedules and AR budget documentation
• Develop and deliver clear and concise project presentations; such as business case justifications project financials and project status summaries to leadership
• Exercise sound judgment solid engineering principles and utilize structured problem-solving techniques
• Lead guide coach & help develop internal functional and project team members
• Ability to multitask lead multiple projects and actively work and participate in project teams in various roles and capacities
• Effectively listen and communicate utilizing multiple channels and means
• BS degree in Mechanical Electrical or equivalent
• 5 years (minimum) of engineering & professional work experience

Nice-to-have skills:

• Proficient in MS Project MS Excel MS Project (Microsoft software suite)
• Proficient in SharePoint and collaborative workspace environments
• Capital COE experience and certifications
• Professional Engineering Certification
• PMI certification
• Equipment installation commissioning and trouble-shooting experience
• Facility design operations and/or installation experience
• MS degree preferred

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Provide project leadership excellence within a division engineering group that leads Capital projects facility building/infrastructure repairs renovations and process improvement initiatives (anticipated project size to vary based on portfolio and demand small to medium scale)
• Establish overall project requirements and plans leading the project team from Initial Planning thru Project Closeout following our PM processes and procedures
• Effectively lead interface and communicate with the division/facility leadership teams resources and external EPCM firms
• Solve technically complex problems within facility equipment construction and operation areas for WPS
• Deliver strong project leadership thru the project initiation planning implementation and closeout phases
• Develop project scopes estimates schedules and AR budget documentation
• Develop and deliver clear and concise project presentations; such as business case justifications project financials and project status summaries to leadership
• Exercise sound judgment solid engineering principles and utilize structured problem-solving techniques
• Lead guide coach & help develop internal functional and project team members
• Ability to multitask lead multiple projects and actively work and participate in project teams in various roles and capacities
• Effectively listen and communicate utilizing multiple channels and means.