Assistant Portfolio Engineer

Location: Akron OH

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $40.00$43.56 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The FirstEnergy Program is expanding to support FirstEnergys increased capital spend and shift to a 10-year capital portfolio. Staff on the portfolio team will assist with the assembly of transmission line substation network and physical security projects.

• Daily interface and coordination with planning portfolio engineers client management and client sponsors to develop the long-range integrated portfolio plan based on existing projects and planning strategies
• Ensure synergies across projects are incorporated into the portfolio of work
• Attend budget planning meetings with different client stakeholders (general managers supervisors etc.) and ensure the incorporation of the long-range plan
• Work with multiple client stakeholders to determine budget year for transmission projects based on feasibility budget and need
• Review client sponsors projects and ensure project is supported by proper justification
• Create conceptual estimates and schedules by working with sponsors and Project Managers on their requests
• Support the client in the development of the 10-year plan
• Help create and compile the clients rate filing for PJM
• Review tabletop engineering estimates for accuracy and scope
• Work with outage coordination to assemble a set of regional projects that do not cause conflicts including incorporating project constructability and the long-term plan
• Informal mentoring and training of clients portfolio engineers on T&D Design and projects
• Interface with clients accounting group to establish financial setup for projects
• Create analyses & reports to assist the client in tracking coordination and execution of projects
• Build baseline scopes schedules and budgets to be released to multiple client stakeholders

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program (Required)
• Engineers in Training (EIT) Certification (Preferred)

• High attention to detail and organization
• Excellent communication skills and professional etiquette
• Ability to coordinate projects across multiple organizations during project initiation

• 1-year field assignment to Akron OH preferred; will discuss support from BMcD office with monthly travel to Akron OH

• Medical Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

This infrastructure engineering firm has been designing and building essential civil and energy infrastructure for more than 125 years serving clients across the energy aviation water telecommunications transportation and healthcare sectors. Headquartered in Kansas City Missouri the firm operates from 75 offices across the country and internationally employing more than 14500 professionals including civil and structural engineers architects environmental scientists construction managers and program management specialists who deliver complex large-scale projects nationwide. The organization is 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) a structure that aligns professional incentives with company performance and has earned consistent recognition including a 4.2-star Glassdoor rating and multiple Glassdoor Best Places to Work designations.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking financial services technology life sciences biotech utilities and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-13530 Industry: Engineering

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