Senior Project Manager

Wanzek Construction, Inc., a MasTec Company, is a leading electric transmission line construction company that engineers and constructs transmission, distribution, substation, and switchyard systems. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the safety, financial, operational, and administrative functions of large-scale high-voltage utility projects. The role leads project planning and execution, manages teams and subcontractors, oversees schedules, budgets, contracts, customer relationships, and ensures successful project closeout.

Responsibilities:

• Define and understand project scope
• Identify and supply deliverables
• Assist Business development on defining project resource requirements; subcontractor or internal
• Responsible for subcontractor bid packages, communications and transmittals
• Responsible for pricing sheet assembly and completion
• Manager proposal schedule
• Responsible for understanding complete project scope and contract
• Manage subcontractor selection, notification and possible re-pricing
• Schedule and execute project kick-off meetings with client and subcontractors
• Develop and manage project team, assigning and coordinating team member roles and responsibilities
• Develop and maintain project schedule, ensuring achievement of critical milestone dates
• Oversee the successful management of labor and capital resources
• Plan/Participating in weekly progress and strategic planning meetings between clients and project team members
• Maintain and control assigned project budgets and margins
• Responsible for subcontract invoice approval and client billing
• Identify, mitigate, and resolve project issues and/or concerns
• Assure safety policies, procedures, and standards are met, or exceeded
• Manage project scope by assuring changes and/or change orders are appropriately documented and executed
• Communicating and reporting project updates, metrics, and overall performance to Project Sponsors
• Oversee QA/QC of Engineering and Procurement deliverables as possible
• Complete all change order activity for both the client and subcontractors
• Verify all material has been delivered, invoicing complete and payments made
• Verify all project P.O.s are executed and closed-out
• Testing and commissioning documentation is complete, reviewed and transmitted to client
• Engineering as-built drawings and drawing revisions are complete and transmitted to client
• All ECS project QA/QC documents are complete to include transfer of custody
• Final customer billing to include retention
• Complete ECS substation closeout document
• Achieve project file
• Commitment to stringent industry safety regulations
• Creation, management, and reporting of resource plans and performance data
• Measure, monitor, and report project financials including forecasts and cash flow
• Adherence to project deliverables and contractual obligations
• Schedule Management – Analyzing critical path, float, delays, and acceleration if required
• Documentation of all project activities and communication
• Contract interpretation/dispute resolution
• Interfacing with client representatives regarding the project's progress and challenges
• Provide technical support for construction, including participation in construction planning
• Facilitate and coordinate project related conferences
• Support business development and other areas of Substation Services as directed
• Mentor Assistant Project Management resources

Requirements:

• Prior experience with managing contracted work with Municipal and/or Investor Owned Utilities required
• Thorough understanding of utility industry practices/standards, operations, contract management with emphasis on power projects required
• 5+ years experience with Substation/Transmission/Civil or Utilities construction
• Proficient understanding of Project Controls, Earned Value Management and Risk Management desirable
• Extensive proficiency with Microsoft programs