Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sargent & Lundy is hiring a Project Manager to lead utility-scale STATCOM and E-STATCOM power-system projects from initiation through closeout. The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams, clients, suppliers, and contractors while managing project execution, contract administration, planning, resources, scope, schedule, budget, and delivery requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead project initiation, integrated planning, execution, monitoring, change control, and closeout in accordance with PMO processes and client requirements
- Establish and maintain the project execution plan, scope baseline, work breakdown, schedule, budget, staffing plan, communications plan, risk register, and decision/action logs
- Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, quality, safety, and client activities; clarify ownership, interfaces, deliverables, and decision paths
- Lead project meetings, document decisions and action items, communicate status, and escalate material scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, or resource issues promptly
- Maintain effective client relationships and serve as a primary point of coordination for project matters
- Coordinate project delivery across the relevant stages, which may include requirements and scope definition; design and engineering; equipment specification and supplier coordination; manufacturing and factory testing; site preparation and construction; installation; site testing; commissioning; training; and transition to commercial operation
- Coordinate interfaces among the STATCOM supplier, utility/client teams, substation engineering, protection and control, civil/structural, electrical, telecommunications/SCADA, planning, operations, maintenance, construction, and commissioning teams, as applicable to the project
- Track technical and execution interfaces, assumptions, deliverables, reviews, approvals, and dependencies. Ensure issues are assigned to the appropriate technical owner and resolved or escalated in time to protect project milestones
- Coordinate vendor submittals, technical reviews, requests for information, equipment and material status, factory and site test plans, testing schedules, commissioning readiness, and punch-list resolution
- Support outage and site-access planning with the client and project team when required; coordinate field activities and project walkdowns in accordance with site and client requirements
- Monitor supplier and contractor performance against approved scope, schedule, quality, and commercial requirements; identify potential changes and obtain required approvals before committing out-of-scope work
Skills
- **We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.**
- 7+ years of experience in Project Management of Utility, Construction, Engineering, or other relevant experience
- At least 2 years of direct project experience with an E-STATCOM or STATCOM installation, upgrade, or program. Candidates should be able to describe their role, project phase(s), scale/complexity, key interfaces, and delivery outcomes
- Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in capital project management
- Experience with serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead role
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple competing priorities is critical to success
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative team setting
- A high school diploma or GED
- A BS in Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or similar degree
- Engineering design experience is a plus
- PMP Certification is a plus
- Familiarity with STATCOM/E-STATCOM project interfaces such as converter equipment and controls, protection and control, SCADA/telecommunications, substation design, system studies, factory/site testing, and commissioning. This is project-interface familiarity, not a requirement to serve as the technical design authority
- Construction/field knowledge or experience is a plus
Benefits
- Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA & HSA
- 401(k)
- Pre-Tax Commuter Account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition Assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package.
- Individuals may also be eligible to participate in the yearly discretionary bonus.
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