What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Transmission Projects position at Wabash Valley Power Alliance?
Company Description
About Us
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 23 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 330,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently—and that’s the point. Because we aren’t influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that’s designed for stability and growth. It’s a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that’s great news for the people who count on us.
What You'll Get
We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company. That’s why we put employees first—your health, your family, and your development. These aren’t just slogans: We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more. Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:
• No Sweat - We offer a wellness program offers extra HSA contributions (for qualifying plans), access to an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating. We’ll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track!
• Flex Time - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.
• Stay in School - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education. We also offer in-house training and ongoing development through our internal GROW program.
• Keep it Casual - When you work for us, you work in comfort. Blue jeans are the norm in our office, and we make them look good!
• Work Hard, Play Hard - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year. Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience.
Job Description
If you’re a highly skilled leader with a passion for transmission infrastructure and a track record of successful project delivery, our newly created Senior Manager, Transmission Projects position may be the perfect fit for you!
The purpose of this position is to lead WVPA’s transmission projects group providing a strong project management focus to ensure delivery of high quality, cost effective, and timely transmission and substation projects.
- Oversees the Project Management, Land Services, and Construction Management teams
- Manages the T&D Capital Budget including its development, tracking, and reporting
- Ensures compliance to and drives improvements of WVPA’s project management processes
- Reports out to key stakeholders on statuses of transmission projects including cost, schedule, and progress
- Assigns staff to projects based on competency requirements and availability; performs group resource leveling to accommodate
- changes in project workload and meet project deliverable schedules
- Reviews work and projects for technical accuracy and improvement
- Leads the coordination with neighboring utilities on projects impacting WVPA
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, construction management, or equivalent experience in utility engineering project management
- Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in project management, including 5 years in a supervisory role
- Comprehensive knowledge of PMI-based project management methodologies and their application
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
