Senior Project Managers provide oversight and direction to their assigned projects. The Project Manager is accountable for planning, managing, and monitoring the project lifecycle to ensure projects are executed within their scope, schedule, budget, quality level, and targeted benefit realization — the project lifecycle includes, from the requirement phase through project retirement closeout. Posted position does not allow for sponsorship or relocation.

　　Essential Responsibilities

　　Drive positive customer experience during project execution

　　Provides consultation on proposal development as required

　　Ensures integration of the project activities to meet project cost proactively, schedule, deliverables, and manages scope changes to achieve customer requirements

　　Acts as meeting chair for internal/external Kick-Off meetings

　　Flows down contract requirements to the project team to ensure each team member is aware of his/her obligations

　　Develops and manages the project schedule with input from various departments to ensure alignment with both internal and contractual delivery commitments

　　Conducts project-specific meetings with project stakeholders

　　Responsible for project commercial and contract management

　　Effectively work within a multi-organizational/divisional project environment

　　Develops and manages Project Management Plans

　　Proactively manages risk (threats and opportunities) and regularly communicates to stakeholders

　　The key point of contact for all communications between the customer and Powell

　　Responsible for the Management of the project’s financials, including revenue budgets, cost budgets and forecasts to ensure the project’s P&L objectives are realized

　　Responsible for progress reporting

　　Ensures project alignment between customer requirements and company objectives to maximize benefit realization

　　Effectively communicate with project stakeholder to ensure timely and transparent information flow

　　Make sound decisions and provide project direction that is well thought out to achieve predictable outcomes

　　Lead and or participate in continuous improvement initiatives

　　Mentoring and training Project Managers I, Project Managers II, and Project Management Associates

　　Supervise Project Management Associates and Project Administrators as assigned

　　Responsible for the adherence to project and company quality levels

　　Qualifications

　　Bachelor Degree in business, engineering or other related fields from an accredited institution

　　Be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or have a management level certification from the Association of Project Management (APM)

　　Seven (7) years in a titled project management position in the construction, manufacturing, oil & gas and/or power distribution industry, or similarly complex projects

　　Effective abilities with project management, engineering, and accounting software (Primavera, MS Project, ERP system, Agile)

　　Display a mastery level of the following competencies:

　　Business Acumen (Business Strategy, Contract Management)

　　Leadership (Inclusiveness, Critical Thinking)

　　Technical Project Management (Professional Execution within a formal framework)

　　Demonstrated ability to lead and influence a matrix-organized team through the lifecycle of a project

　　Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders

　　Detail-oriented and results-driven.

　　Demonstrated ability to make decisions based on limited information.

　　Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence customers, subcontractors and other key stakeholders

　　Strong focus on customer satisfaction

　　Technically astute

　　A person with Mastery proficiency is able to perform all tasks related to the competency at a high level in all simple and complex situations consistently.

　　Working Conditions

　　The employee typically performs duties in a normal office environment. There may be some work in a manufacturing environment and exposure to the elements of our factory. Additionally, there may be some work performed in the field with exposure to construction sites or active customer facilities.

　　It is the policy of Powell Industries to promote safe working conditions for ALL employees, to make available where necessary special equipment to protect employees against specific hazards, to reduce accidents through prevention programs, and to establish rules that are designed for the safety of all. It is the responsibility of each employee to adhere to this policy, as well as to observe all safety practices and exercise every precaution for the safety of accidents. This position may require minimal local travel periodically.

　　Physical Requirements

　　The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

　　Regularly required to use hands to touch, hold, handle, or feel

　　Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear

　　Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds

　　Maintaining body equilibrium and agility to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, ascending, or descending stairs

　　Required Experience Is Proportionate With the Selected Job Level

　　The Project Manager I level requires:

　　Bachelor Degree in business, engineering or other related fields from an accredited institution or be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or have a management level certification from the Association of Project Management (APM)

　　One (1) year in a titled project management position in the construction, manufacturing, oil & gas and/or power distribution industry, or similarly complex projects

　　The Project Manager II level requires:

　　Bachelor Degree in business, engineering or other related fields from an accredited institution or be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or have a management level certification from the Association of Project Management (APM)

　　Three (3) years in a titled project management position in the construction, manufacturing, oil & gas and/or power distribution industry, or similarly complex projects

　　The Senior Project Manager level requires:

　　Bachelor Degree in business, engineering or other related fields from an accredited institution

　　Be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or have a management level certification from the Association of Project Management (APM)

　　Seven (7) years in a titled project management position in the construction, manufacturing, oil & gas and/or power distribution industry, or similarly complex projects

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