Project Management Contractor Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

The estimated pay range for this role is $77,350- $139,800.  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 $92,820- $167,760.

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

This position is responsible for managing, monitoring and controlling projects to ensure that they safely achieve the Project deliverables within the approved scope, cost and schedule. Employees at the senior level of this job family are recognized as subject matter experts.  They lead by example, educate and direct others on technical subject matters and are responsible for solving highly complex problems and managing highly complex projects.  At this level the Project Manager is expected to manage any project in the portfolio with guidance as needed from the Manager.  Projects assigned will progress in complexity and variety to facilitate acquiring a breadth of knowledge and experience to become a subject matter expert.

Responsibilities include:
 

Reviewing Project documents for clarity and completeness - examples include contracts, requisitions, Bills of Material or Material Requests for Issue, Task Authorizations, and Engineering Work Requests.
Reviewing Project and contract budgets for adequacy, completeness, and other requirements and assuring that required budgets exist and Project budget revisions are initiated if required.
Focusing on ensuring that proper change management and application integration activities are included in the Project plan and monitoring the Project to ensure the planned tasks are completed.
Coordinating with Business Services personnel to prepare capital expenditure authorizations and associated Project budget revisions.
Providing the Management Sponsor with Project status (scope, budget and schedule progress) and identification of issues requiring management involvement for resolution.
Obtaining concurrence (or buy-in) from affected departments to support the proposed schedule and resource requirements.  Reviewing and approving of Project Plans.
Validating that Project estimates are appropriately developed and that contingency is correctly applied.
Ensuring the tactical and strategic plan alignment of the Project.
Monitoring and / or reporting contractor resource levels.
Ensuring adequacy of Project Team membership and participation.  Responsible for overseeing the activities of consultants and contractors.
Understanding the terms of the contract and associated documentation of services under the contract/purchase order.  Upon mobilization to the site, reviews applicable topics delineated in the Service Contractor Orientation / Evaluation Checklist with the contractor.
Responsible for the quality assurance and control program, including identification of quality requirements, responsibility for QA program (Energy Delivery's or Contractor's program) and if required, review and approval process for contractor provided procedures.
Communicating Project goals, priorities and decisions to the Region / Corporate Leadership Team.
Ensuring Project challenge meetings, peer reviews and assessments are performed.
Working with Portfolio Management and / or Work Management personnel to develop and update the Project schedule.
Identifying and notifying the Project Team of additional resources or requirements necessary to meet the Project scope or schedule.
Ensuring the documentation, scheduling and disposition of open items applicable to department's area of functional responsibility.
Coordinating the close-out and lessons-learned documentation applicable to the Project; Audit completed projects to evaluate whether identified objectives and benefits have been realized or establish a time table of benefit realization.
 

Qualifications include:
 

Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management or related field is required.  Minimum of 8 years' related experience required.  In lieu of degree, consideration will be given to applicants having 12 years related experience or 8 years transmission experience. 
Related experience includes project organization, engineering, finance, construction, project management, planning or project controls.
Strong project management skills are required with a demonstrated ability to develop, manage and control multiple tasks.
Experience with a project management tool such as Primavera, MS Project, etc. with related Scheduling / Resource Planning expertise is a plus.
Detailed Project Controls experience is a definite plus.
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.
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EEI Testing

We administer selection tests for a variety of positions. The required tests have been developed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies.  We strongly encourage potential employees to review all information, including the sample test brochures, and to use the available practice tests before taking the actual tests.  Click this link to access the practice tests. You will be prompted for a name and password. Use firstenergy for both.
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Practice tests provide sample questions and detailed discussions of the correct answers. It's important to take the practice test as you would the actual one, with similar intensity and concentration.  You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. 

Note: EEI website does not allow access to actual tests. Testing is held at various locations throughout our service territory based on where the job is located.