Associate Project Manager I
Chattanooga, TN - USA
Job Summary
PDT - TL1 / Power Delivery Transmission & Distribution
This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.
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Weve got the power to energize your career and spark YOUR work/life balance through professional development and exceptional benefits. Dont delay plug in today for an inclusive and meaningful career. Mesa Associates Inc. is a woman/minority-owned full service engineering procurement & construction management firm covering power defense aerospace industrial commercial and municipal entities. We specialize in power generation and delivery services including electrical high-voltage substations switchyard transmission line & distribution design. We have been in the top 10 of EC&Ms Top 40 Electrical Design Firms since 2012. With over 1000 associates we are big enough to perform but small enough to care!
Mesa seeks an Associate Project Manager I that will be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of utility projects including planning budgeting scheduling execution and closeout. The Associate Project Manager I leads cross-functional teams coordinates with internal departments and external stakeholders and ensures that projects are delivered on time within budget and in compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
What Were Looking for
- Ability to perform a broad range of project management responsibilities
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive project success.
- Understanding of project lifecycle scheduling budgeting and reporting.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills. Ability to coordinate with and interface with clients vendors engineers colleagues and other electric utility personnel.
- Understanding of project management principles and familiarity with scheduling and reporting tools.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills to build relationships and work effectively in a team environment.
- Willingness to develop promote and comply with Mesa safety requirements.
- Follows through on own commitments as well as team commitments. Leads by example.
- Good listening skills.
- Proactive and stays on top of every aspect of the job and project.
- Organizational skills and manages multiple priorities well.
What Youll Do
- Coordinate with engineering construction operations procurement and external vendors.
- Monitor project performance metrics including earned value cost variance and schedule adherence.
- Identify and mitigating project risks and resolving technical and logistical challenges.
- Communicate regularly with clients and stakeholders to provide updates and address concerns.
- Proactively communicate and promote Mesa capabilities and strengths to their assigned interfacing with potential or existing clients listens for and seeks out new project opportunities that solves the needs of the client.
- Preparing meeting agendas documenting meeting minutes and tracking action items.
- Updating project management systems and tools with task status resource assignments and milestone progress.
- Participating in project kickoff status and closeout meetings.
- Assisting with identifying and communicating project risks and issues.
- Learning and applying project management tools methodologies and best practices.
What Youll Earn
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay 10 Days Annually
- Group Medical/Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance (Company Paid)
- Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
- 401(K) Retirement Savings plan
- 401(K) Matching Contribution
- Section 125/Cafeteria Plan
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Fitness Center Reimbursement
- Annual Performance Bonus
- 9/80 Work Schedule Option
- FSA and HSA Options
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Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Mesa is a full-service, multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction management firm specializing in engineering and consulting services.