EPC Project Manager
Location: Jackson, MI
Contract: 8 months
Schedule: 40 Hours
Pay: $43-$45/hour, DOE

The Planet Group is looking for an EPC Project Manager I to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 8-month contract, working an onsite schedule from Jackson, MI.

EPC Project Manager | Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science in engineering/business from an accredited college or university.
•  5 or more years of engineering/business experience with demonstrated capability to lead medium to large scale projects, simultaneously with multiple small scale projects
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Planning, organizational and leadership skills
• Communication skills including verbal, written, meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
• A proven ability to work across departments collaboratively to resolve issues, drive projects to closure, achieve desired results/goals, and/or implement change as needed
• A proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (Required within 3 years of starting this position.)
• Familiarity with electric or gas transmission or distribution infrastructure
• Experience leading complex projects, with impacts to large energy customers, municipalities, or agencies
• Demonstrated success in identifying and managing risk
• Communicating and reporting project status to senior leadership

• Plan and manage medium-to-large sized projects of moderate-to high complexity
• Ensure project results contribute positive business value
• Meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality objectives
• Develop and maintain project plans that provide timely deliverables in order to achieve project objectives
• Identify initial risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution
• Work collaboratively with other functional areas in the development of project tasks and deliverables ensuring the successful execution of projects
• Manage multiple projects at various stages of development concurrently
• Facilitate the flow of work during a project to ensure that it conforms to the project plan covering forecasting, scoping, planning, scheduling, execution and closeout
• Ensure that team members understand their authority and responsibility regarding their portion of the project
• Assume project communication lead role throughout the life cycle of the project
• Perform presentations for the Consumers Energy leadership team
• Assist in the development of performance metrics and track performance of the projects executed
• Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process management
• Identify, prioritize and drive the implementation of process enhancements
• Validate financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures