March 29, 2024
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Energy Project Manager IV – Electric and Natural Gas

Organization:
Colorado Springs Utilities
Region:
United States, Colorado, Colorado Springs
End of contest:
Aug 31, 2021
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Project management
Description
Job Type: Business Operations

Pay Range $108,000 to $135,054

Location Colorado Springs, CO

Posting Close Date 8/31/21

Energy Project Manager IV - Electric and Natural Gas

***This job is eligible for relocation assistance to aid with the costs associated with moving to the Colorado Springs area.

In 1924, Colorado Springs voted to create a four-service utility of electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater services. Since then, as a municipal utility, our focus has been providing exceptional customer service while keeping costs low. Colorado Springs Utilities was recently awarded the Diamond Designation from the American Public Power Association (APPA). The Diamond status is the highest awarded by the APPA, recognizing our utility for having some of the highest ratings in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvements, among the more than 2,000 public utilities in the nation.

Colorado Springs Utilities is excited to hire a Project Manager IV to join our System Planning and Projects Division. In this position, you will be responsible for collaborating with other project managers, project sponsors, and departments to deliver electric and natural gas infrastructure projects meeting established objectives, milestones, performance metrics, and deliverables.

Colorado Springs Utilities' Electric and Gas Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) have identified numerous projects for the next 30 years to ensure our organization can continue to reliably provide electric and gas service to the Colorado Springs community. Your role will be pivotal to our success, as you will be primarily responsible for directing, facilitating, and/or delivering these projects, including oversight and coordination of internal and external construction, spanning over the next 30 years. You will help reduce Colorado Springs Utilities' carbon footprint and set a new trajectory for natural gas and electric services!

Your job responsibilities include...

  • Leading project teams by assembling appropriate personnel, assigning roles and responsibilities, and building team cohesion

  • Directing project meetings and preparing formal and informal project communications

  • Identifying, assessing, and recommending solutions for issues to management to proactively facilitate project progression and resolution

  • Developing and updating project charters, project plans, cost estimates, schedules, contract documents, and project closeout documentation

  • Initiating procurement of materials, resources, equipment, and services (i.e., consultant and construction contracts, permitting, inspections)

  • Tracking, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting project quality, costs, schedule, and scope status

  • Driving timely completion of project activities, as well as an efficient and cost-effective use of time, materials, and resources

  • Collaborates with other project managers, project sponsors, and operating departments to identify project objectives, milestones, resource requirements, performance metrics, and deliverables

  • Fosters and maintains positive customer relationships

  • Interfaces with internal and external engineers, consultants, materials suppliers, construction contractors, internal construction crews, regulatory agencies, and other project specialists

  • It is the responsibility of all employees to comply with the safety and health program in support of an incident and injury-free workplace

Who you are...

  • You are likely someone who comes with at least 9 years of progressively responsible experience in a high-level project management capacity, preferably experience planning and constructing electric and natural gas infrastructure

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related field is preferred

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly beneficial

  • Knowledge of electric and natural gas infrastructure (power generation, substations, natural gas pipelines) is also helpful

  • In addition to the technical aspects of this job:

  • You excel at remaining composed under pressure

  • Taking initiative and driving projects forward

  • Communicating and sharing information effectively and appropriately

  • Possess sound critical thinking and decision-making ability

  • Strong interpersonal skills that will allow you to establish effective internal and external relationships with contractors, Utilities staff, and suppliers

  • This role will also require you to hone your leadership capability by leading project teams in ways that result in successful performance and facilitate team cohesion and productivity

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Contact

Colorado Springs Utilities

121 S Tejon - 5th Floor

Colorado Springs

Colorado United States

www.csu.org