Job Description

Job Description
**This position is posted as a range: Pay, title and grade will be based on the qualifications of the individual selected**

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manage intermediate or complex projects, within a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers.

1. Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project activities becoming proficient in all aspects.
2. Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm .
3. Manage, develop, review and coordinate the project/outage plan, schedule, and budget becoming proficient in all aspects. Manage cost and timely reallocation of funding.
4. Effectively communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project updates including typical stakeholder presentations. Provide clear and concise written and oral reports and other communications.
5. Develop and actively manage working relationships with the project team , plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners , contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Foster teamwork and actively pursue customer satisfaction.
6. Provide specific guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs. Confidently challenge others at a level of informed understanding in all project work.
7. Ensure maximum customer satisfaction and demonstrate effective and efficient performance of project work activities on intermediate project level at a minimum .
8. Mentor other project managers. Minimum Requirements Grade 8 (Trans Project Mgr Sr) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

* Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business or related field of study with five (5) years qualified experience or,
* two-year Associate's degree in the same required disciplines with seven (7) years of qualified experience (see below).

Experience:

* Two (2) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER (Grade 7) is preferred, OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter time line. Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in an engineering and/or construction environment. Experience must exhibit progressively increasing project management and business acumen and responsibility for most of the PMI PMBOK knowledge areas. Human resource administration with supervisory experience would be beneficial for PM job family advancement into future Grade 10 (and higher) Manager and Director positions. Demonstrated preparedness for journey level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc.

Licenses/Certifications:

* Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred.

Grade 9 (Trans Project Mgr Pinr) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Project Management and Program/Project Risk Education:

* Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business or related field of study with seven (7) years qualified experience or,
* two-year Associate's degree in the same required disciplines with nine (9) years of qualified experience (see below).

Experience:

* Two (2) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER SENIOR (Grade 8) is preferred, OR demonstrated competencies, knowledge and skillset through achieved results in a shorter time line. Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in an engineering and/or construction environment. Experience must include a demonstrated level of successful project management duties, business acumen, and prior responsibility for ALL of the PMI PMBOK knowledge areas. Human resource administration with supervisory experience is preferred for PM job family advancement into future Grade 10 (and higher) Manager and Director positions. Demonstrated preparedness for specialist level PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc.

Licenses/Certifications:

* Project Management Professional (PMP) is required. Program/Project Risk: Must demonstrate a strong knowledge of quantitative and qualitative risk analysis methods including a working knowledge of risk management tools (Monte Carlo Simulation). Three to four years of hands-on project risk management experience preferred. PMI ? RMP certification is preferred for this position and is required if the successful candidate does not possess the PMP certification.