Senior EPC Project Manager

Join the diverse and dynamic team that powers Michigan's largest energy provider and one of the nation's largest gas and electric combination utilities.  Consumers Energy services 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents - caring for our friends and neighbors in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.  We embrace a cleaner and leaner utility vision focused on eliminating energy waste and adding renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.

Location:

This position is assigned onsite at the Ludington Pump Storage facility located in Ludington, MI.  The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or wiling to relocate (relocation packages available to those who qualify).

We are looking for:   EPM Senior EPC Project Manager

The EPM Senior EPC Project Manager oversees complex projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget. The incumbent leads the project team, which typically consists of matrixed roles from all stakeholder areas of the organization and contractors. The Senior Construction Project Manager is responsible for planning, implementing, quality control and status reporting and closing on assigned projects.

The Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Senior Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction and oversight for all assigned projects in Renewables and Electric Transmission & Distribution business segments and manage project risks.  Projects may include new construction, major maintenance, system upgrades, and “fix it now” or emergent projects to ensure safe reliable and compliant utility assets and infrastructure.   The EPM Senior EPC Project Manager will be responsible for managing a portion of the Renewables Energy and Electric Transmission & Distribution portfolio ranging from portfolio to major complexity projects.

This position is directly responsible for the leadership, management and coordination of multiple “matrixed” Project Teams and resources.  This role is responsible for all aspects of project from initiation, planning, execution to closeout.  This role will develop and manage contracts and contracting strategy, address project issues, develop and implement corrective measures, communicate escalations, resolve internal conflicts with project stakeholders, be accountable for developing, maintaining, and achieving project metrics to ensure predictable results.  Manage and report on project and contract constraints of safety, quality, scope, schedule, budget, accountable for meeting project objectives. 

The knowledge and skills involved with this position include but are not limited to: 

• Proficient in the Project Management Institute PM knowledge areas of:
  • Project Integration Management

• • Project Scope Management
  • Project Schedule Management
  • Project Cost Management
  • Project Quality Management
  • Project Resource Management
  • Project Communications Management
  • Project Risk Management
  • Project Procurement Management
  • Project Stakeholder Management
• Critical Thinking: decision-making, strategic thinking, trade-offs analysis, engineering/technical acumen, business acumen
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the production and delivery of energy
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of tactical and strategic problems
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines and constraints
• Ability to connect and work cross-functionally with all levels of co-workers
• Ability to appropriately communicate, negotiate, influence internally, externally, and up and down through organization
• Influencing, engaging, conflict management, affinity and interdependence
• Self-awareness, courage, resiliency

We encourage you to apply if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in applied engineering or relevant field with four (4) or more years of applied engineering or equivalent work experience
  • [OR] Associate’s degree in applied engineering or relevant field with eight (8) or more years of applied engineering or equivalent work experience
  • [OR] High School Diploma with twelve (12) or more years of applied engineering or equivalent work experience
• Significant project management experience working in accordance with EPM Project Lifecycle Processes (PLP) framework to improve predictability and effectively manage project risk is required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) within two years of hire is required

In this role, you will:  

• Plan and execute the Project Lifecycle Process (PLP) which includes preparation of plans, schedule planning and other standardized project management deliverables, while meeting the agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality objectives
• Lead the project teams, both internal and external, in the planning, design, execution and commissioning for utility projects/programs, while integrating all applicable regulatory and environmental standards and procedures
• Develop and manage overall project execution plans and metric tracking including material procurement, milestone payment schedules, cash flow planning, communications, risk analysis and mitigation, resource management, and others as well as manage multiple projects in various stages of the project lifecycle
• Develop project schedules with Project Scheduling group utilizing the schedule tool to include schedule concepts, constraints, integrate risks and risk mitigations, items in appropriate level of detail, track schedule process.
• Communicate schedule to project team
• Serve as the lead in all communication and negotiation with stakeholders including preparing and performing presentations for leadership, external stakeholders and outside agencies
• Identify and manage risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution
• Develop contingency plans and mitigation strategies
• Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process improvement as well as problem solving on existing projects for process improvements
• Prepare financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures; while taking steps to ensure projects are completed within budget
• Provides guidance to less-experienced Project Managers as needed
• Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary