Program Manager, Substation Projects

Job Details

Description

PDS 8 / Power Delivery Substation

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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This exciting career opportunity is for a proven engineering professional to serve as a technical and relationship liaison. The successful candidate will oversee a well established multi disciplinary group (approximately 25 total) of engineers, designers and technicians. This individual reports to the Director of Engineering and will be responsible for the relationship with a key client. The position requires a strong technical background in substation engineering along with a proven managerial track record.

Candidate will be responsible for P&L of key client project work, communication, process creation, team management, and is ultimately responsible for ensuring the successful execution of all project work.

Role will be a hybrid allowable role based out of the Chattanooga, TN office. If located in Knoxville, must be willing to travel down to Chattanooga at least once a week.

Requirements :

• PE license or PMP certification is required.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and solve difficult technical and management problems related to engineering projects.
• Possess aptitude for engineering and design, as well as proposal preparation, estimating, accounting, and scheduling.
• Strong organizational and process workflow management skills. Adept at modifying and adapting processes and workflows to accomplish team goals efficiently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships and work effectively in a team environment – both internally and externally.
• Strong working knowledge of computers and software such as AutoCAD, Vault, and Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel. Must also possess knowledge of corporate accounting practices and business operations.
• Willingness to develop, promote and comply with Mesa safety requirements.
• Reactive to Director / VP work instructions and proactive / reactive to client requests.
• 8+ years of experience managing projects and / or customer accounts.

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Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Engineering Manager

Intermediate

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity :

Motivations

Required

Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

Preferred

Growth Opportunities

Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility :

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Required

4 years : Engineering Design

4 years : Engineering Design

Preferred

4 years : Engineering Design

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Prof Engineering (PE)

Project Mgmt Prof (PMP)