Entry Level Project Manager Jobs in Fort Lee, NJ

All employees who apply for a posted position must notify their supervisors that they have applied.  Employees who have not been in their current positions for at least one year or who are in a position with specific requirements beyond one year, must obtain approval from their supervisor before applying.

The selected candidate may be offered a position within the same job family, at a level that is lower than what was posted.  This will be determined based upon the results of the interview process which considers the candidate's skills, work history, experience level, and other relevant qualifications.
 

There are multiple roles open to support either transmission projects or distribution projects.  These positions can be at several Ohio FirstEnergy locations.
 

FirstEnergy takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location.  In addition, your actual base salary will depend on various factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

The estimated pay range for this role is $66,725- $94,200.  The pay range for certain locations, including the state of New Jersey, include a 20% differential to account for an increased cost of living, making the pay range $80,070- $113,040.

This position will assist the Project Manager in monitoring and controlling projects to ensure that they safely achieve the Project deliverables within the approved scope, cost and schedule.  They will coordinate all aspects of the work related to transmission line, substation, communication and security projects.  Employees in the entry level of this job family apply acquired education and experience to work situations and exercise independent judgment on basic projects and assignments.  They provide support to management and higher level professionals.

Responsibilities:

Reviewing for clarity and completeness and or assist in development of project documents -- examples include equipment and construction bid packages, requisitions, Bills of Material or Material Requests for Issue, Task Authorizations, and Engineering Work Requests.

Reviewing project and contract budgets for adequacy and completeness.   Assisting the Project Manager in monitoring and reporting cost variances and forecasts.

Coordinating change management requests for scope, schedule and costs as instructed by the Project Manager.  

Participating in and document weekly internal and external coordination meetings with contractors, engineers, suppliers, and others as may be necessary.

Monitoring and / or reporting contractor resource levels.

Understanding the terms of the contract and associated documentation of services under the contract/purchase order.

Supporting the Project Manager in ensuring project challenge meetings, peer reviews and assessments are performed.

Supporting the development, update and issuance of the project schedule.

Assisting the Project Manager in identifying additional resources or requirements necessary to meet the Project scope or schedule.

Maintaining project files and information to support the accurate retrieval of information to support the Project closeout process.

Coordinating the completion of all close-out documentation and support the Project Manager in conducting lessons-learned meetings.  Documenting lesson learned meetings and assist the Project Manager in auditing projects to evaluate whether identified objectives and benefits have been realized.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field is required.  Consideration given to non-degreed candidates with over 4 years' related project management experience or 2 years' transmission experience.

Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical ability are required.

Successful candidate must be a team player and possess a willingness to work in a team environment.

Must be willing to travel to assigned project locations throughout the service territory.

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FirstEnergy Human Resources Team