[Hiring] Team Lead - Project Management @NEI Electric Power Engineering

Role Description

The Project Manager – Team Lead will be responsible for the oversight of a team of Project Managers and Project Coordinators supporting electrical substation, transmission line, studies projects through development, engineering, and construction support. This includes planning and tracking progress on active engineering projects including financial performance. The role requires the ability to manage multiple project portfolios, and to travel periodically to meet with clients and inspect major construction milestones at job sites. Team Leads will be a mentor and coach to team members on their team and help them individually as professionals.

This opportunity is available to both local / in-office (Lakewood, Colorado) and full-time remote candidates.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years professional experience in a project management role is required
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, project management, construction management, or relevant field
• Strong proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, CPM scheduling, and Microsoft Project or Primavera P6
• Superior communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including an ability to maintain calm and effective exchanges by all parties during stressful situations
• Excellent organizational skills demonstrated by clear and effective project plans and executive level reporting that ensures timely action and decision making in time pressured scenarios

Requirements

• Manages, oversees, and provides guidance to Project Managers, Associate Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Project Coordinators
• Reviews, develops, and manages engineering schedules, budgets, scope, and subcontractors
• Manages the collection, organization, and filing of all project documentation, both internally and for external third-party stakeholders, and project financing needs
• Leads project status update meetings with clients, providing schedule updates, submitting, and answering requests for information, and reporting on engineering progress
• Ensures project quality control and customer satisfaction by assisting with the review coordination and monitoring of engineering deliverables
• Coordinates with EPC contractors, subconsultants, Electric Utilities, and other clients to ensure adherence to and compliance with contract terms and delivery of contractual deliverables
• Manages and coordinates activities of internal client services teams to deliver projects on time and within project budget
• Supports permitting and jurisdictional approval processes as needed for engineering projects
• Supports business development, assists with marketing tasks, and provides proposal support as needed
• Reviews customer specifications and assists in formulating and communicating the commercial strategy to best address our customer needs
• Manages and coordinates utility interconnection processes for construction projects and related documentation needed for project interconnection and testing
• Develops and maintains outstanding company-client relationships
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 100% Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting
• Annual & discretionary bonus programs
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Employer paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Eight (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion
• Annual Team Building
• Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility
• Career development, training, and coaching opportunities
• Pet insurance