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Project Manager (Staff - Staff Sr.) | NEW GENERATION (SWEPCO: East TX, LA, AR) at American Electric Power | LAYIQ

Based on education, experience, interview and internal equity, these opportunities will be filled at these "advanced-level" titles. For this posting, minimum requirements are stated at the lower grade. Increased expectations are at the higher grade.
Project Manager Staff Sr. (Grade 11): Base Salary = $161K - $208K
Project Manager Staff (Grade 10): Base Salary = $137K - $177K
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or related field of study dependent on business unit requirements with ten (10) years qualified experience; OR, Associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with twelve (12) years of qualified experience; OR, High School Diploma/GED with fourteen (14) years of qualified experience (see below).
Three (3) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER PRINCIPAL (Grade 9) is preferred, OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter timeline.
Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment. Experience must include a demonstrated subject matter expert level of successful project management duties, business acumen, and demonstrated proficiency in ALL the certifying body knowledge areas.
Demonstrated mastery level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc.
Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable.
PMP certification required for this position unless approval to waive the requirement is given by the organizations SVP or OPCO President.
Valid state driver's license.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Provide effective leadership, team building and meeting management as outlined by the certifying body and the AEP leadership and values. Demonstrate a very high level of ability, motivation, and attitude in leading a team, program, project, and those supervised to success.
Effective and compelling communication, including the use of effective listening, with all stakeholders including team members, sponsors, management, and senior management.
Apply economic analysis techniques and business acumen in project decision making and ensure alignment of project and company financial goals.
Influence the Engineering & Design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, Construction and Startup procedures and processes to optimize a project. Ensure project teams utilize the latest business unit guidelines and requirements.
Identify opportunities for business process improvement across projects or programs, and drive implementation.
Apply working knowledge of certifying body Project Management tools and techniques and integrate these into internal procedures and processes.
Provide strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities. Globally view the project from all angles such as safety, constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify and to avoid or to mitigate project risks. Demonstrates very sound decision-making practices.
Provide organization of project activities, delegate project task assignments, confidently set team requirements and expectations, manage deliverables, and hold team members accountable. Provide constructive feedback to project team members.
Effectively prioritize and manage conflict to provide solutions to issues that maximize synergies with an overriding goal to do the "right thing" for the company. Take timely independent action, make recommendations, and assist executive management in resolution of elevated issues.
Highly proficient in scope management, evaluation of technical solutions, and project risk management.
Proficient and highly effective in contract development and management especially skilled in allocating risk between owner and contractor within terms of the contract. Leverage and build relationships with contractors who have long-term strategic value to AEP.
Evaluate and determine the skill sets and capabilities of team members then make recommendations and/or provide constructive feedback to ensure project or program success.
Act with integrity by demonstrating accountability for project assignments.
Seek input from other Subject Matter Experts by asking the right questions, understanding the nuances, clarifying, and validating information, and not relying on one’s own knowledge base or assumptions. Sensitize experts to influences they have on the project key parameters of project budget, scope, schedule, and risk.
Promote continuous improvement and maintain a strong questioning attitude. Ask intrusive questions and challenge assumptions.
Safely and effectively Perform light physical duties. Duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions.
Perform work at various AEP locations in varying conditions. Work sites will include home, office, power plants (including nuclear), and construction sites for Distribution, Transmission, Generation, and Telecom infrastructure. Work performed at nuclear power sites may involve work in hazardous areas and possible radiation exposure within the limits prescribed by the NRC.
Travel typically 25% or less but could be up to 50% of work schedule for short durations.
Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure, and behavior of AEP.

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SP20-010

Compensation Range:

$136,539.00 - $208,565.50

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: L – Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 12 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 5-6 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work.

Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) When it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg c ontrols; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible

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Project Manager (Staff - Staff Sr.) | NEW GENERATION (SWEPCO: East TX, LA, AR)

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