Transmission Project Coordinator
FirstEnergy
About the Role
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviewing for clarity and completeness and/or assisting in the development of project documents, including:
- Equipment and construction bid packages
- Requisitions
- Bills of Material or Material Requests for Issue
- Task Authorizations
- 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 documenting weekly internal and external coordination meetings with contractors, engineers, suppliers, and others.
- 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 for the project closeout process.
- Coordinating the completion of all close-out documentation and supporting the Project Manager in conducting lessons-learned meetings.
- Documenting lessons learned meetings and assisting the Project Manager in auditing projects to evaluate whether identified objectives and benefits have been realized.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- 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.
- Strong analytical ability.
- 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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or a related field is required.