Project Manager

Description:

Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

Responsible for leading project teams for mainly capital projects that are assigned. Have a strong sense of ownership and commitment for each assigned project by managing the scope of work, project schedule and budget. Ensure that the design and construction match the defined scope of work, all tasks regarding the schedule are met, and the costs are controlled and do not vary outside the project estimate. Primary responsibilities include estimating, budgeting, cash flowing, scheduling, project team coordination and closure of capital construction projects as well as reimbursable and billable projects. Projects assigned are more complex, medium to large scale projects involving transmission lines, substations and/or fiber optic communication lines. This position is expected to manage their own projects and provide support to less experienced Project Managers as required.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the project team from beginning to end to ensure the projects success. This includes a multitude of activities including but not limited to holding project team meetings, completely understanding the project scope and ensuring it is being adhered to, constantly communicate with project team members to ensure project milestones and project deliverables are being met, perform field visits and field meetings when appropriate, interact closely with all internal departments and external organizations as needed to ensure the work we are doing is planned out and everyone knows the plan.

It is your responsibility to facilitate the coordination between various departments when executing the projects, especially between design, construction and operations. As the Project Manager, always be vigilant of issues that could hold up the project and remain out in front on these, resolving them before they become hindrances to the project budget and/or schedule. Also, be in pursuit of continually looking to improve the process of managing projects for cost and time savings.

A thorough understanding of the project process, from beginning to end, is required. This should include knowledge about what is critical in the process, monitoring the process performance against historical data and make sure that any improvements discovered during the process are updated in the process documentation.

Prepare cost and time estimates and cash flows for potential or existing projects. These may be preliminary or detailed estimates. If creating preliminary estimates, utilize historical project costs and established estimating tools like the Green Book. For detailed estimates, additional coordination with other units may be necessary to accomplish this more accurately. Also work with the Engineering Associates and/or Engineering Technicians on project metrics, financial reporting, environmental compliance (MOC – Management of Change) and any other supporting tasks/roles they provide.

Create detailed project schedules for each assigned project utilizing the Primavera scheduling software. Update each project schedule on at least a monthly basis and provide these updates electronically to the project team. Highlighting or identifying changes that are made helps the users when they receive these. Coordinate the plan for construction prior to the project kick-off meeting, bringing together Construction Management and ECC personnel to determine outage constraints and requirements early on in the schedule development. Also coordinate the project deliverables with the individual design units and Construction Management and place these on the schedules. The project schedules should be uniform and consistent with other Project Manager schedules.

Participate in training opportunities, work and drive safely, adhere to all corporate and departmental policies and procedures and stay current with all mandatory training required. Serve on various corporate committees as directed, prepare and perform presentations when required and assist Transmission Operations or Berkeley Distribution if we experience wide spread damage to our electrical grid. Provide training, direction and support to the less experienced Project Managers as required.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Project Management, or Engineering from ABET accredited university

Fundamentals of Engineering or Project Mgt Professional certificate required.

Five years of experience in project management with capital projects

Five years of experience interfacing with engineering procurement and construction personnel

Five years of experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

Must have a valid South Carolina drivers license.

Microsoft Office products, AutoCAD / Microstation, Primavera (imperative to know), Oracle and GIS knowledge, etc.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent

Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.