Sr. Project Manager at SNC LTD in Augusta, Maine

Job Description:

Job Description

Working out of SNC-Lavalin’s office in Augusta, ME and with members within the Clean Power Group, SNC-Lavalin designs, develops, and delivers engineering, including system planning and studies, procurement, and construction solutions for high voltage power substation projects from our United States office locations. The Senior Project Manager will lead and support all facets of project planning and execution activities related to Transmission and Distribution Engineering Services projects.  Applicants should have Electric Power Utility – Transmission and Distribution experience.

The position will manage and lead multi-disciplined projects and is directly accountable for the teams’ ability to meet projected deliveries and to stay within budget on all projects and solutions. Responsible for the overall project management, including planning, scheduling, resource management, stakeholder management, budgeting and for establishing and meeting critical project objectives. Successful candidate will demonstrate leadership, creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.

What will be your contribution?

• Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team member to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.


• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to delivery of one or major or several minor initiatives simultaneously.


• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly support the business’ strategic objectives.


• Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards.


• Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders.


• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirement documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, and key stakeholders.


• Work creatively and analytically in problem solving environment, demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.


• Prepare estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of projects.


• Manage the day-to-day activities and resources and chair project management meetings.


• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.


• Understand the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs


• Monitor, track, and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables.


• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program teams.


• Support a diverse and inclusive work environment.


• Research best practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data and use continuous improvement to achieve results.


• Other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience required


• PMP certification is preferred


• Minimum of 10 years' relevant project management experience in the Power industry


• Minimum of 15 years' relevant/applicable industry experience


• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple levels of the organization.


• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.


• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives.


• Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills.


• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.


• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Projects, ProjectWise.

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global fully integrated professional services and project management company and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices around the world, SNC-Lavalin's employees are proud to build what matters. Our teams provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions – including capital investment, consulting, design, engineering, construction, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance – to clients in oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure and power. On July 3, 2017, SNC-Lavalin acquired Atkins, one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. http://www.snclavalin.com.

At SNC-Lavalin, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these difference.

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