Senior Project Manager
The Select Group

Title: Capital or Senior Project Manager

Start Date: 5/6

Job Duration: 12+ months

Remote: 1 day in office, 3 days starting in July. Will be a mix of onsite and in office.
Reason for the need: Bandwidth
Project Details: Supporting the Projects Pillar in Distribution PMO.

Must Have Skills:
Senior PM:

• Bachelor's Degree (Ideally in Construction or Engineering)
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Ability to create and present PowerPoint presentations to the team and executives when a change request is needed, when projects are moving into construction etc.
  • Ability to manipulate data in Excel using VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• 7+ years of Project Management experience
• Substation or engineering experience highly preferred- engineering firms supporting utilities, utilities, overhead/underground construction companies, etc.
  • Fields include Civil/industrial Construction(roadways, bridges,etc. NO residential or commerical construction), Electrical Engineering, , Utilities, Infrastructure, Telecom,
• PMP certification or willingness to obtain it prior to starting.
• Local to MI (within a 50 mile radius of Detroit ideally)

Capital PM

• Bachelor's Degree (Ideally in Construction or Engineering)
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Ability to create and present PowerPoint presentations to the team and executives when a change request is needed, when projects are moving into construction etc.
  • Ability to manipulate data in Excel using VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• 6+ years of Project Management experience
  • Fields include Construction, Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, Utilities, Infrastructure, Telecom, Automotive (Substation or engineering experience highly preferred)
• Local to MI (within a 70 mile radius of Detroit ideally)

Nice to Have Skills:

• Overhead/Underground project Experience
• Maximo software experience
  • Hand in hand with SAP experience
• Primavera P6 experience or working knowledge
• OSHA safety training
• PMP or PM certification
• Lean Six Sigma experience to drive efficiencies
  • White Belt, Green Belt, or Yellow Belt certification.
  • Understanding of root cause analysis and ability to speak to it during presentations
• Permitting knowledge
• Ability to work with internal and external team members
• Monte Carlo experience
  • Risk analysis
  • Cost estimating
  • Project management
• MicroStation experience
• Extroverted personality
  • Ability to escalate, delegate and work well with team members

Day to day responsibilities:

• Work closely with Cost Engineers and Schedulers to ensure project plans are accurate and up to date while refining the project schedule and financial forecast
• Lead project meetings with other project stakeholders
  • Take adequate meeting notes and ensure team members have sufficient project information
• Meet with Design team and ensure project design is correct
• Ensure all forecasting, scheduling and financial reporting is accurate before presenting to management and team
• Work with internal and external team members
• Support identified projects using the Company's defined methodologies and tools for project management, scheduling, and cost forecasting
• Manage all phases (Initiation, Planning, Scheduling, Execution and Construction) of the projects using the Company's defined phase gate processes
• Obtain formal acceptance of schedule, resource, quality, customer satisfaction, risks, scope, and time impacts prior to executing changes
• Estimating and Budget support working with existing Estimation team
• Conduct weekly site visits to project job sites (or more frequently as necessary to ensure successful completion of the job)
• Conduct and submit safety pre-job briefs whenever visiting any job site
• Ensure that all required permits, environmental requirements and other necessary activities are executed on a timely basis as laid out in the project schedule(s)
• Establish and execute a communication plan with stakeholders
• Ensure successful completion of all required closeout activities
• Project monitoring and escalations with all internal and external Stakeholders to the project
• Project Status Reporting as required, with Monthly formal updates to Company's Distribution Operations Director/VP leadership
• All Company required Phase Gate deliverables
• Work order creation and management in Maximo
• Support PMO Manager in Purchase Order administration and receipting, including Purchase Requisition creation
• Present change requests, project scope, variances and issues causing variances, cost analysis etc. to team and governance board.
• Managing 4-5 projects at a time with a 2-10+ million dollar budget
• Help fill the team's current gap refining forecasts, schedules and cost estimates

Software: Excel, PowerPoint, Maximo, SAP, Primavera P6

Education/Certification Requirements: Bachelor's degree required.

Additional Details:

Project Manager should plan to visit their job sites at least once per week minimum and more as necessary deal with any concerns and ensure successful execution of the project. Travel from home states to Company's service territory should not be during normal work hours as we expect them to be available to work and attend meetings during these hours

Remote Info: Must be in office 1 day and on jobsites at least 1 day per week. Ability to be more frequent for jobs depending on what stage of construction they are in.
** Starting in July 2024 will be expected to potentially work in office 3 days a week and conduct site visits as needed**

TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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