What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Project Engineer position at Planet Forward?
Staff Project Engineer
Job Overview
Location : Akron, OH or Columbus, OH (open positions in both locations)
Industry : Utility / Power / Renewables
Pay : $45-55 / hour benefits
Work Schedule : Full-time; M-F; On-site
Job Type : Contract (12 months with potential for direct hire)
Job Description
- Serve as project point of contact with Owner regarding efforts such as client coordination, strategic planning, scope management, and budgeting
- Provide overall management of projects from concept thru the development phase including siting, environmental, permitting, planning, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, bid phase services, procurement, constructability reviews, material management, construction management, and closeout
- Coordinate project kick-offs and development of a project team to evaluate, refine and clarify project scope
- Lead projects from conceptual stage through developmental stage to hand-off of project to execution team; hand-off of project takes place at approximately 30% of the overall project lifecycle
- Lead multiple concurrent projects including overhead transmission and substation projects ranging from 34.5kV to 500kV
- Work with technical teams to understand interdependencies of projects and establish an overall construction sequence for inter-related projects
- Maintain detailed project financials with support from cost analyst team
- Maintain detailed project schedule with support from project scheduling team
- Implement a project management lifecycle process to document and execute projects in a consistent, standardized fashion
- Leverage technical education and background to effectively manage projects through early development
- Project Execution Group
- Lead a cross-functional team to execute substation, transmission line, and telecommunication projects from inception through design and construction to closeout
- Oversee 5-20 projects concurrently of varying sizes ($100k-$50M ) and voltages (4kV-765kV)
- Manage projects for schedule adherence identifying risks and requirements to successfully achieve a project’s in-service date
- Navigate projects through client gate approval processes including presentations to senior and executive management as required by each client
- Manage projects for financial adherence maintaining an accurate cost forecast reflecting committed and uncommitted costs for an estimate-at-completion
- Coordinate craft labor resources with client approved vendors for construction, testing and other field activities
- Provide regular status updates on projects by maintaining project data and routine reporting as well as meeting updates for clients
- Lead project meetings with cost, schedule, real estate, environmental, construction and engineering resources to facilitate project execution
Qualifications
Salary : $45 - $55
