Associate Project Manager

Leidos⠀Engineering⠀has an⠀opportunity⠀for an⠀Associate⠀Project⠀Manager in⠀Houston,⠀TX who⠀will work⠀alongside⠀engineers⠀and⠀management⠀within⠀Leidos'⠀Power⠀Delivery⠀Services⠀(PDS)⠀division.⠀This⠀position⠀will be⠀part of an⠀established⠀Project⠀Management⠀Office⠀(PMO) that⠀provides⠀consulting⠀services⠀to both⠀public-owned⠀and⠀investor-owned⠀electric⠀utilities.⠀These⠀consulting⠀services⠀provide⠀clients⠀with⠀overall⠀project⠀management⠀tasks in⠀the areas⠀of⠀comprehensive⠀engineering⠀design of⠀electrical⠀transmission⠀and⠀distribution,⠀substation⠀and⠀transmission⠀line⠀projects⠀nationwide.

At⠀Leidos, we⠀pride⠀ourselves⠀on being a⠀trusted⠀and⠀technology-focused⠀solutions⠀provider.⠀Our Power⠀Delivery⠀Services⠀Team is⠀the go-to⠀for⠀utilities⠀and mobile⠀operators⠀who need⠀reliable⠀power and⠀telecommunication⠀expertise.⠀We've⠀worked⠀with over⠀50⠀investor-owned⠀utilities,⠀over 160⠀municipals/cooperatives,⠀and we're⠀continuing⠀to expand⠀our reach.⠀Plus,⠀we've got⠀an amazing⠀group of⠀industry-leading⠀construction⠀partners⠀who help⠀us deliver⠀meaningful⠀Energy⠀Delivery⠀Solutions.⠀Our⠀recognition⠀as an⠀industry⠀leader has⠀been⠀confirmed⠀time and⠀time⠀again.⠀Engineering⠀News-Record⠀(ENR) has⠀ranked⠀Leidos⠀among the⠀Top 10 T&D⠀Firms and⠀Top 10⠀Power⠀Firms.

The⠀Associate⠀Project⠀Manager⠀will have⠀internal⠀and client⠀facing⠀responsibilities,⠀such as⠀driving⠀scope⠀execution,⠀schedule/resource⠀management,⠀financial⠀management,⠀contract⠀management⠀and risk⠀mitigation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Managing⠀various⠀sized⠀distribution⠀or⠀transmission/substation⠀projects⠀for⠀public-owned⠀and⠀investor-owned⠀electric⠀utilities
• Responsible⠀for⠀overall⠀project⠀performance⠀as well as⠀managing⠀the scope,⠀schedule,⠀budget,⠀and safety⠀performance
• Ensuring⠀project⠀costs,⠀schedule⠀and scope⠀are⠀managed,⠀including⠀the⠀development⠀of⠀recovery⠀plans, to⠀stay⠀within⠀approved⠀limits
• Working⠀with⠀Engineering⠀Leads and⠀Managers⠀to track⠀and⠀execute⠀client⠀deliverables
• Creation⠀and⠀maintenance⠀of client⠀and office⠀schedules
• Development⠀of⠀controls⠀reports to⠀produce⠀weekly/monthly⠀reports⠀for client⠀and⠀internal⠀management⠀review⠀(i.e.⠀Financial⠀Reports,⠀Action⠀Item⠀Lists,⠀Resource⠀loading⠀analysis⠀and⠀schedules,⠀Meeting⠀Minutes,⠀etc.)
• Interfacing⠀directly⠀with the⠀client and⠀internal⠀management⠀to report⠀progress,⠀costs,⠀schedule⠀and risks⠀across a⠀portfolio⠀of⠀distribution⠀projects
• Assist⠀with the⠀preparation⠀of bid⠀documents,⠀development⠀of⠀requests⠀for⠀proposal⠀responses⠀and cost⠀estimates
• Creation⠀and⠀maintenance⠀of⠀comprehensive⠀project⠀dashboard⠀reports⠀and KPI⠀tracking
• Monthly⠀client⠀invoicing
• Report⠀to⠀customer⠀and client⠀sites on a⠀regular⠀basis to⠀interact⠀with teams⠀and⠀project⠀leads as⠀needed.⠀(All⠀travel⠀will be⠀local to⠀the⠀Houston⠀area.)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀one the⠀following⠀disciplines⠀is⠀required:⠀Engineering,⠀Business⠀or⠀Finance
• 1+⠀year of⠀experience⠀working⠀with⠀electric⠀infrastructure⠀projects⠀related to⠀electric⠀utilities;⠀prior⠀exposure⠀to⠀electric⠀utility⠀projects⠀is⠀required
• Familiarity⠀with⠀electric⠀power⠀industry⠀and⠀knowledge⠀of⠀business⠀issues⠀associated⠀with power⠀delivery⠀services
• Some⠀previous⠀experience⠀performing⠀project⠀controls⠀related⠀tasks such⠀as⠀scheduling,⠀resource⠀management,⠀budgets,⠀contract⠀administration⠀and cost⠀management
• Previous⠀Experience⠀with⠀scheduling⠀tools such⠀as MS⠀Project,⠀Primavera⠀P6, JIRA⠀or⠀WorkFront;⠀Strong⠀Microsoft⠀office⠀skills are⠀required
• Capability⠀for⠀planning,⠀organizing,⠀directing,⠀and⠀tracking⠀technical⠀efforts on⠀assigned⠀tasks is⠀needed
• Successful⠀Candidates⠀will have⠀the⠀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;⠀Strong⠀Written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills⠀will be⠀required
• Periodic⠀travel is⠀required;⠀Candidates⠀should⠀posses a⠀valid US⠀driver's⠀license

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience⠀in the⠀design,⠀operations⠀or⠀construction⠀of⠀transmission⠀or⠀substation⠀projects
• Engineering⠀experience⠀at a⠀consulting⠀firm⠀supporting⠀electric⠀utility⠀customers
• PMP⠀certification
• Proficiency⠀in Excel⠀and/or⠀other⠀analytical⠀tools
• Experience⠀working⠀with⠀TEAMS,⠀STOMP and⠀Maximo

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