Project Manager - Electric Utilities

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer's success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Leidos Engineering is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee and coordinate Transmission-Level projects for a large electric utility client in Florida. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex projects related to the planning, design and construction of transmission infrastructure. This role will have client facing responsibilities and requires expertise in navigating the regulatory landscape and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

• Independently manage capital transmission projects, ensuring all phases of approved project assignments are completed efficiently and within scope, schedule and budget.
• Interface with utility management personnel groups including planning, asset management, engineering, construction, siting, public outreach, and regulatory relations, legal and administrative departments.
• Manage various sized transmission projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities located in Southeast United States, mainly Florida.
• Ensure project costs, schedule and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans, to stay within stakeholder approve project parameters.
• Client stakeholder engagement will involve progress reporting, capital expenditure forecasting, earned value financial management, schedule adherence and risk mitigation across a portfolio of substation, transmission and distribution projects.
• Lead a team of assistant project managers, project schedulers, project controllers, siting and public outreach personnel, environmental and permitting personnel and multi-discipline engineering departments that are assigned to project work.
• Consistently communicate and work with ease across multiple program and function support areas including: client, project teams, functional leadership, subcontractors, and support personnel.
• Assist client procurement and estimating departments with the preparation of bid documents, development of requests for proposal responses and cost estimates.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project dashboard reports and KPI tracking.
• Oversee various and specific proposal development efforts that accurately defines the project scope, schedule and budgets.
• Manage the development of required outage and construction execution plans.
• Ensure a good working relationship between the project team, line managers, and interfacing organizations.
• Write comprehensive and technical and project reports.
• Coordinate client billing and invoice resolution.

• Bachelor's degree in one the following disciplines: Engineering, Business, Finance or closely related
• A minimum of 5+ years' of relevant Project Management experience
• Previous work experience within the electric power industry and knowledge of business issues associated with power delivery services.
• Familiarity with Florida's regulatory environment for electric utilities.
• Must demonstrate recent and in-depth expertise in electric power infrastructure projects within transmission design.
• Must have the capability for planning, organizing, directing and tracking technical efforts on assigned tasks.
• Should be capable of tracking cost and schedule status of assigned tasks
• Ability to take direction from and discuss decisions with supervisor, and to coordinate with peers on project
• Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner in briefings meetings
• Must have demonstrated success with a team approach to the consulting business
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills
• PMP Certification is preferred but not required; Ideal Candidates will have a desire to obtain PMP Certification within two years
• Periodic travel is required; Candidates should possess valid US driver's license