Senior Engineering Project Manager

Duration: 12-month Contract (with possible extensions up to 5 years)

Pay Range: $57.46 – $60.69 per hou r

The Engineering Project Manager is a position requiring demonstrated engineering and project management experience using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding and developing technical specifications and project plans.

Monitor coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.

Confer with management, project teams, and other involved parties to discuss project specifications or procedures.

Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to stakeholders.

Consult with clients to prepare/draft project specifications.

Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs and market demand.

Review and/or recommend contracts or cost estimates.

Draft policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work and with management approval, assist with implementation.

Facilitate and manage project development from beginning to end, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.

Recommend project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

Draft/develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.

Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis; effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

Estimate and recommend the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

Identify and work with management to resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

Identify and facilitate project dependencies and critical path.

Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools; track project milestones and deliverables.

Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.

As determined by the manager, communicate the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

Facilitate, coordinate and recommend changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.

Review, and recommend approval for project design changes.

Draft and recommend project success criteria and disseminate management approved criteria to involved parties throughout project life cycle.

Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.

Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Management, Organizational Development, Computer Science or other directly related technical disciplines is preferred.

5 years of experience is required with an applicable Bachelor's degree.

7 years of experience is required without a Bachelor's degree in the applicable field.

10 years of experience is required without a degree.

Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft SharePoint or similar system to store, analyze, and manipulate information.

Demonstrated proficiency using MS Office Suite to store, analyze and manipulate information.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar program

Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners

PMI or PMP certification.

Ability to analyze, understand and effectively document technical data.

Ability to read and understand engineering drawings

Experience with electric utility industry.

Working knowledge of the Electrical Substation environment, functional and technical specifications, and life-cycle management.