Project Manager

Title : Project Manager 1

Duration : 6 months

Pay Range : $40-$53 / hr on w2

Location : Waynesboro, GA 30830, USA

Position : 100 % Onsite

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Desired Qualifications :

The Project Manager position requires 10+ years of related experience and an accredited bachelor’s degree. Master's degree is a plus. Project Management Professional certification is a plus. Nuclear power plant experience is a plus.

Job responsibilities include leading the planning, execution, and closure of electric utility projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget, collaborating with clients, engineers, field teams, and stakeholders to define project objectives and requirements, developing comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management, establishing and managing project budgets, including cost estimation, tracking, and reporting, allocating and managing project resources effectively, including personnel, equipment, and materials, monitoring project progress, identifying deviations, and implementing corrective actions as needed to ensure project goals are met, leading project kick-off meetings, regular progress meetings, and close-out meetings with all relevant stakeholders, managing and mitigating project risks, including technical, schedule, and budget risks, ensuring project compliance with electrical codes, standards, safety regulations, and industry best practices, overseeing the development and review of project documentation, such as drawings, specifications, and reports, coordinating with procurement teams to source materials and equipment, ensuring timely delivery to meet project timelines, leading commissioning and testing activities, ensuring systems are operational and meet project requirements, providing technical expertise to address engineering and design issues that may arise during project execution, tracking project performance and provide regular progress reports to clients and senior management, maintaining accurate project records and documentation, including project files and change orders, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement within the project team, mentoring and providing guidance to project team members and junior project managers.

Skillsets and expertise required : for this position include experience as a Project Manager in the electric utility industry, strong knowledge of electrical systems, utility infrastructure, and project management principles, Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is advantageous, proficiency in project management software and tools, such as Microsoft Project or Primavera, excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure, exceptional leadership, communication, and teamwork skills, strong negotiation and conflict resolution abilities, familiarity with industry-specific regulations and permitting processes, experience managing cross-functional teams and complex projects, and the ability to build effective relationships with plant staff, design engineering staff and / or vendors