Senior Project Manager II

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Senior Project Manager (Sr PM) position has single point accountability or can be under general direction of a Sr. Project Director or Project Director. Sr PM position is responsible for management, or assisting management, of all phases of project planning and execution to ensure project success factors are met. These include but are not limited to scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration. In addition, this position is highly involved in the funding management and budgeting of the project / program responsible. This position may have direct reports consisting of Project Managers and Project Controls and/or other resources such as construction management, engineering, administrative support staff and contingent workers.

This position is typically assigned a portfolio of Green or Brown ranked projects per the Project Management Center of Excellence Risk-Informed Ranking Process. Higher ranked projects with greater risk may also be assigned when accompanied with an Enhanced Support and Oversight Plan (ESOP).

The position is accountable for a portfolio of assigned projects with Moderate to High levels of risk and typically involve complex but mature technology and moderate complexity. Sr PMs are accountable to various stakeholders that include facility and department level personnel in addition to Senior Management, and possibly the Board of Directors and External Agencies. Sr PMs may be assigned to projects with specific risk-informed requirements based on specific experience and skill sets.

Sr PMs serve as unifying agent providing leadership, decision making, management, guidance, direction, coordination, and control of overall projects in accordance with established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements of the Company.

This is a leadership position, and minimum qualifications must be met to be placed within this position. Progression to this level is based on experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, and restricted on the basis of Business Unit needs to manage the portfolio.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Expertise to Strong Expertise in Project Management, Decision Making, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

+ Projects related work experience; Risk Management; Leadership; Employee Management/Development; Oversight

+ Expertise to Strong Expertise in project related Scheduling, Cost Controls, Quality, Risk

+ Utility Business Unit Experience as determined by BU ranging from Regulated or Commercial energy services experience

+ Construction Management knowledge

+ Masters business (MBA), project management, or equivalent

+ PMI (PMP) / CMII / AACE / Utility Technical Certifications

+ Contractors License

+ Professional Engineer License

Specific Requirements

+ 4 year degree and 7+ years of prior work related experience or 11+ years in lieu of a degree

+ Licenses, certifications or registrations to be determined by hiring organization (PMCoE recommends PMP within 24 months of placement.)

The Senior Project Manager may have relationships with individuals in the following organizations ranging from individual contributors to Senior Department/Enterprise Leadership (i.e. individual contributors up to executive management):

+ Community Relations

+ Finance

+ Engineering

+ Environmental, Health and Safety

+ Enterprise Security

+ Global Risk Management and Insurance

+ Human Resources

+ Quality

+ Development

+ Project Controls

+ Construction Management

+ Supply Chain

+ Legal Department

+ Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)

+ Operations

+ C orporate Communications

+ Regulatory and Compliance

+ Stakeholder Engagement

+ Fuels

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) Yes

Represented/Union Position No

Visa Sponsored Position No

Posting Expiration Date

Thursday, July 24, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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