Lead Consultant; Utilities Project Manager

Position: Lead Consultant (Utilities Project Manager)
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Job Description # Lead Consultant (Utilities Project Manager)
Apex Systems is a leading global technology services firm that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients’ digital visions. We provide a continuum of services, including strategy and enablement, innovation and productivity, and technology foundations to drive better results and bring more value to our clients.

Apex transforms our customers with modern enterprise solutions tailored to the industries we serve. Apex has a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India. Apex is a part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN). To learn more, visit .
* Manage a team of Project Managers (junior to senior levels), Project Coordinators, Schedulers, Planners, Project Controls Consultants and Construction Managers.
* Establish strong relationships with clients, industry professionals, and technical communities. Represent Apex Systems as leaders at industry and professional events, while developing and maintaining a robust internal and external customer relationship.
* Align project execution with client goals, regulatory requirements and safety standards.
* Evaluate the culture and structure of the organization, collaborate with client staff to establish a long-term vision and guiding principles, identify obstacles and impacts of initiatives, and create strategies that ensure project success.
* Develop and implement onboarding, training, and upskilling programs for team members.
* Manage timelines and risk mitigation strategies across concurrent projects.
* Develop an engagement roadmap and related reporting for client delivery. Oversee and ensure all deliverables are met in alignment with the Statement of Work with a focus on exceptional delivery.
* Develop and track metrics to evaluate the performance of the project, including OKRs, KPIs and project success metrics. Create workflows, dashboards, and reports to provide the team with meaningful operational and performance metrics.
* Oversee project lifecycle activities including planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout across multiple utility domains.
* Prepare documentation and assist in team development by supporting their commitments, eliminating obstacles, and utilizing organizational resources to enhance project work capacity.
* Develop project plans, manage resources effectively, and adhere to budgetary requirements.
* Facilitate stakeholder engagement, prioritize and manage the sequence of work, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs, while overseeing dependencies among various teams, ensuring seamless integration and delivery.
* Lead and mentor other team members and direct reports. Oversee team day-to-day work priorities, ensure cohesive and high-quality deliverables, meet project deadlines, and take responsibility for engagement and team success.
* Drive continuous improvement in project delivery, resource utilization, and team performance.
* Demonstrate professional level consulting skills, leadership skills, and executive-level communication/presentation skills. Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to acquire skills to meet business needs.
* Stay attuned to the future needs of the client and work with internal resources to identify opportunities.
* 6+ years of proven experience managing large-scale utilities projects in any of the following: generation, transmission, distribution and/or facilities.
* Deep understanding of the utilities industry, utility operations, power infrastructure construction, regulatory environments, and project controls.
* Bachelor’s Degree in Construction or Engineering Management or Electrical, Mechanical, Civil or Power Systems Engineering, or related field (applicable education and experience may be substituted) Master’s Degree a plus.
* Thorough understanding of and proficiency with project management tools and methodologies(e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
* Experience supervising and leading teams.
* Experience communicating and collaborating with utilities employees and being the liaison with customers to understand and translate requirements.
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