Flex Time Desktop Application Developer Jobs in Indiana

Company Description

About Us
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 21 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 280,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana and Illinois.
As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently-and that's the point. Because we aren't influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that's designed for stability and growth. It's a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that's great news for the people who count on us.

What You'll Get
We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company. That's why we put employees first-your health, your family, and your development. These aren't just slogans: We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more. Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:

  No Sweat  - We offer a wellness program that includes a payroll credit for medical insurance, an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating. We'll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track!
  Flex Time  - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.
  Stay in School  - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education. We also offer in-house training and ongoing development. 
  Keep it Casual  - When you work for us, you work in comfort.  Blue jeans are the norm in our office and we make them look good!
  Work Hard, Play Hard  - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year. Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience.

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide project management support and leadership for projects that are essential to Wabash Valley Power Alliance's operations and long-term success. This role works closely with internal teams, external partners, and member cooperatives to help ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and successfully.

Essential duties & responsibilities of this role include: 

• Under some supervision, leads all matters associated with the execution of projects, including engineering design, budgeting and Cost Management, Schedule Management, Subcontractor Management, Substation or Transmission Line Construction, Risk Management and internal and external project Stakeholder Management.
• Leads project teams consisting of both internal and external engineering resources, project controls, and construction resources.
• Review and oversee deliverables from internal and external resources. E.g. Design deliverables, Land Acquisition, Materials
• Facilitates Construction Readiness reviews, Onsite Pre-con Meetings, Status Update meetings, & Lessons Learned sessions on completed projects.
• May be requested to assist other PM's for the purpose of training prior to being assigned a specific project.
• Provides input on WVPA project management processes.
• Coordinate with Subcontractor from Bid phase through Final deliverables.
• Communicate project updates with Co-Op member on regular basis.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience, degree in a technical or business field preferred. Equivalent Work experience defined as minimum of three (3) years of experience in managing complex projects with exposure to engineering, project controls, construction, project coordination or other closely related discipline.
• Knowledge of PMI based project management competency areas and methodologies and experience applying these methods to management of projects.  Primary PEMBOK Knowledge Areas Project Schedule, Communication, & Stakeholder Management.

Preferred Education and Experience: 

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred or willingness to obtain within reasonable amount of time.
• Prior experience (2 years) working in an electric utility environment preferred.
• Experience with excel and or P6 Scheduling is a plus.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.