Engineering Project Manager 3

Engineering Project Manager 3

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Engineering Project Manager 3 will lead complex, multi-year Transmission projects from initiation through close-out, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and schedule. Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder communications, resolving resource and risk issues, and supporting design, construction, and environmental planning for high-voltage substations. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay Rate: $54.91 - $78.45 Benefits: Paid holidays: 11, PTO: Starting at 10 days, Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date), EAP: Employee Assistance Program, Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%), Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks

Responsibilities:

• Plan, initiate, and facilitate Transmission projects from inception to conclusion and in accordance with company and industry project management principles and standards.
• Facilitate complex large-sized, multi-year projects. Many of these projects are high visibility projects for Senior Management, requiring monthly project status updates.
• Responsible for coordination from the Scoping Phase of the project through documented Close Out procedures.
• Assist management with implementing project tasks daily (may include multiple projects) regarding time, budget, schedule, and quality. Provide updates and findings to manager.
• With oversight and approval from the manager, coordinate activities for designated project(s) to verify that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
• Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals.
• Collaborate with manager and internal stakeholders to facilitate the tasks and activities of project team(s) and to properly understand related business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and how best to effectively deploy end products.
• Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
• Collaborate with the manager (or assigned designee) to define the frequency and content of status reports from the project team; review and analyze results, troubleshooting concerns or problem areas and provide mitigation options and weighted recommendations.
• For large projects, may coordinate and guide other Projects Managers that are managing sub-projects. Draft monthly executive summary report.
• Interact and collaborate with external stakeholders, often navigating complex business relationships.
• Identify and request resources and resolve resource allocation issues with business units and performance managers. Alert staff of any resource allocation issues and recommend solutions.
• Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with and provided by appropriate performance managers.
• Alert manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule, or performance.
• Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project teams and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, including recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.