Contract Project Manager
Job Location:
Oklahoma City, OK - USA
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Job Summary
About The Team
At ACRT we put safety first. Beyond that our culture always has been and always will be about one thing: people. Its about our employees our customers and the communities our customers serve. We empower the best people to help sustain our world. Were the only independent national vegetation management consulting firm giving us the freedom to put our clients first. Were always looking for driven individuals with good customer service skills who love the outdoors and appreciate the support and independence we provide. We offer qualified training opportunities in areas where they are needed to help our customers reach their fullest potential preparing them for what their work throws at them.
About the Role
The Project Manager assists in planning directing coordinating and managing the field operations at ACRT. They work closely with Operations Management to meet utility program and company goals by overseeing field staff. Project Managers ensure manages the design and construction of generation transmission substation and distribution projects to ensure adherence to budget schedule and scope. Performs project management activities including managing project budgets creating and maintaining project schedules managing project scopes managing project risks monitoring and tracking projects and reporting project status. Ensures project safety compliance with the AFE policy and effective communications and coordination with customers key stakeholders and management
What Youll Do
- Develops timetables and priorities for execution of all design and construction activities of the project.
- Develops project management plans that include project scope verification project schedules timelines milestones budget estimates cash flows work breakdown structures and resource requirements.
- Collaborates with project management planning land management design construction operations resource coordination and supply chain personnel
- Directs and coordinates various utility and contractor activities to complete projects on time and within budget.
- Projects typically involve 1-3 disciplines or asset types (e.g. distribution transmission substation controls communication boiler turbine etc.). May work on projects with lower complexity and risk as needed.
- Typically manage projects from $150k to $5M with high complexity and risk (B projects). Higher complexity projects could include quality/reliability issues to a large number of customers moderate financial risk some self-perform/oversight required some environmental/regulatory permitting and/or multiple configuration changes.
- Responsible for funding financial analysis and reporting status on each project.
- Ensures compliance with AFE policy.
- Responsible for oversight of design construction and commissioning of large or complex projects.
- Evaluates need for contract assistance.
- Ensures resource requirements are organized and forecasted to facilitate efficient utilization and capacity planning
- Ensures complete and timely project closeout including after-action reviews to achieve continuous improvement.
- All other duties as assigned.
About You
Must haves:
Bachelors Degree in Engineering Engineering Technology Business or Construction Management and 6 years related experience (Project Management Engineering Construction or Utility Operations); Or
Bachelors Degree in Engineering Engineering Technology Business or Construction Management and 5 years Project Management experience (experience performing initiation planning monitor and control executing and closing of a project); Or
Associates Degree in Engineering Engineering Technology Business or Construction Management and 9 years related experience (Project Management Engineering Construction or Utility Operations); Or
High School Diploma/GED and 12 years related experience (Project Management Engineering Construction or Utility Operations).
1 year of experience leading projects.
Nice to haves:
- Experience managing electric utility distribution or reliability-focused projects
- Desire to meet and exceed customer expectations
- Leadership skills including ability to influence others and achieve measurable results
- Experience creating project plans and managing to those plans
- Experience developing and optimizing processes to improve project workflow efficiency and execution
- Effective communication skills which include: articulating our company vision providing guidance or instruction giving and receiving feedback and ability to collaborate with internal and external customers provide clear and detailed expectations
- PMP certification
- Experience creating routing and tracking AFEs
- Experience forecasting and managing a budget
- Experience providing monthly accruals for accounting
- SAP Experience
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Required to travel to Company offices and work sites including overnight trips.
- Required to work non-standard (evenings & weekend) hours to accommodate customers and extensive hours to meet deadlines.
- Outdoor work environment requiring ability to traverse rough terrain be exposed to inclement weather and wear PPE.
- Office environment including computer work.
SPECIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Member is required to drive in order to perform their job duties. Member is assigned a company vehicle and/or member must drive a company and/or personal vehicle to complete company business at least 50% of time.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAS)
- Demonstrated ability to adjust and adapt across varied working conditions and evolving business needs.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions and exercise good judgment based on customer interaction and Company policy.
- Ability to analyze and organize data into information make a series of alternatives and develop a recommendation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electrical system (generation transmission substation distribution) including design construction maintenance and operations.
- Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects under sometimes stressful and heavy workloads.
- Demonstrated computer skills with ability to use application software including SAP CCS CRTS ArcFM and MS Office Suite.
- Ability to oversee plan coordinate track and complete large complex projects as well as multiple smaller projects meeting desired project outcomes within specified time and budget constraints.
- Demonstrated desire to meet and exceed customer expectations.
- Demonstrated organizational prioritization and time management skills with ability to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to apply Project Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Demonstrated leadership skills including ability to influence others and achieve measurable results.
- Demonstrated IIF (Incident and Injury Free) leadership.
- Demonstrated strong verbal written and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and professionally with customers team members and leaders.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Required Certifications/Licensures:(Valid Drivers License)
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Company: ACRT Inc.
Required Experience:
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