Staff Project Engineer

Job Overview

Location: Akron, OH or Columbus, OH (open positions in both locations)

Industry: Utility/Power/Renewables

Pay: $45-55/hour + benefits

Work Schedule: Full-time; M-F; On-site

Job Type: Contract (12 months with potential for direct hire)

Job Description

• Serve as project point of contact with Owner regarding efforts such as client coordination, strategic planning, scope management, and budgeting
• Provide overall management of projects from concept thru the development phase including siting, environmental, permitting, planning, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, bid phase services, procurement, constructability reviews, material management, construction management, and closeout
• Coordinate project kick-offs and development of a project team to evaluate, refine and clarify project scope
• Lead projects from conceptual stage through developmental stage to hand-off of project to execution team; hand-off of project takes place at approximately 30% of the overall project lifecycle
• Lead multiple concurrent projects including overhead transmission and substation projects ranging from 34.5kV to 500kV
• Work with technical teams to understand interdependencies of projects and establish an overall construction sequence for inter-related projects
• Maintain detailed project financials with support from cost analyst team
• Maintain detailed project schedule with support from project scheduling team
• Implement a project management lifecycle process to document and execute projects in a consistent, standardized fashion
• Leverage technical education and background to effectively manage projects through early development
• Project Execution Group
• Lead a cross-functional team to execute substation, transmission line, and telecommunication projects from inception through design and construction to closeout
• Oversee 5-20 projects concurrently of varying sizes ($100k-$50M+) and voltages (4kV-765kV)
• Manage projects for schedule adherence identifying risks and requirements to successfully achieve a project’s in-service date
• Navigate projects through client gate approval processes including presentations to senior and executive management as required by each client
• Manage projects for financial adherence maintaining an accurate cost forecast reflecting committed and uncommitted costs for an estimate-at-completion
• Coordinate craft labor resources with client approved vendors for construction, testing and other field activities
• Provide regular status updates on projects by maintaining project data and routine reporting as well as meeting updates for clients
• Lead project meetings with cost, schedule, real estate, environmental, construction and engineering resources to facilitate project execution

Qualifications

• 4+ year of project management or design engineering experience required
• 4-year engineering degree required
• Advanced certifications preferred (PE License, PMP Certification)
• High attention to detail and organization
• Excellent communication skills and professional etiquette
• Ability to work across multiple groups of different disciplines to drive results