EPC Project Manager

Description

• The Energy Delivery Project Management organization is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of large projects for gas compression, gas transmission and gas distribution with a particular emphasis on those investments involving internal customers, reliability improvements and infrastructure modernization.
• The team also serves as a resource for providing key project management tools and practices for other Distribution Operations & Engineering and Transmission teams.
• The team's success is measured through making and meeting commitments, informing, and offering customer options while delivering safe, reliable service in support of the Company's overall business strategy.
• The following key functions make up the Energy Delivery Project Management organization:
• Gas Project Management
• Major Projects
• Project Control and Analysis
• Special Programs
• Plan and manage small-to medium sized projects of moderate-to high complexity
• Ensure project results contribute positive business value
• Meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives
• Develop and maintain project plans that provide timely deliverables to achieve project objectives
• Identify initial risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution
• Work collaboratively with other functional areas in the development of project tasks and deliverables ensuring the successful execution of projects
• Manage multiple projects at various stages of development concurrently
• Facilitate the flow of work during a project to ensure that it conforms to the project plan covering forecasting, scoping, planning, scheduling, execution, and closeout
• Ensure that team members understand their authority and responsibility regarding their portion of the project
• Assume project communication lead role throughout the life cycle of the project
• Perform presentations for the leadership team
• Assist in the development of performance metrics and track performance of the projects executed
• Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process management
• Identify, prioritize and drive the implementation of process enhancements
• Validate financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
• Smaller-scale projects, including electrical, SCADA programming updates, building replacements, heater installations for natural gas sites.
  

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science in engineering/business from an accredited college or university
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (Required within 3 years of starting this position.)
• 5 or more years of engineering/business experience with demonstrated capability to lead small to medium scale projects, simultaneously with multiple small scale projects
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Planning, organizational and leadership skills
• Communication skills including verbal, written, meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
• A proven ability to work across departments collaboratively to resolve issues, drive projects to closure, achieve desired results/goals, and/or implement change as needed
• A proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
• Gas Compressor skills
• Capital Project Management skills
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with gas compression, gas transmission or distribution infrastructure
• Demonstrated success in identifying and managing risk
• Communicating and reporting project status to senior leadership
• Individuals must have a valid driver's license.
  
  

Benefits

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.