Project Manager
Talascend is currently seeking a Project Manager located in Walled Lake, Michigan.
OVERVIEW
The role involves assisting project managers in managing various sized electric utility design engineering projects, ensuring project performance, costs, schedule, and scope are effectively managed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist project managers to manage various sized electric utility design engineering projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities.
- Accept responsibility for overall project performance and reporting.
- Ensure project costs, schedule and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans with a focus on change management, to stay within approved limits.
- Communicate with clients, internal project teams, multiple engineering disciplines, functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel.
- Create and maintain resource loaded schedules.
- Coordinate with Engineering Leads to track and execute client deliverables.
- Assist with the preparation of bid documents, cost estimates and responses to Requests for Proposal.
- Complete monthly client invoicing, accruals, and accounts receivable within prescribed time frames.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance or related discipline is required.
- 1+ year of demonstrated experience in project management and/or project coordinating.
- Must be capable of planning, organizing, directing, and tracking technical efforts on assigned tasks.
- Must be capable of tracking cost and schedule status of assigned tasks.
- Ability to take direction from and discuss decisions with the direct supervisor, and to coordinate with project team members.
- Experience with MS Office Software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner.
- Candidates must be able to report to local office locations on an as-needed basis.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.