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Job Title: Project Manager - Major Construction
Reports To: Manager - Projects
Reports in office to Rochester, NY
The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $103,930 - $129,924
Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
Generous performance‑based bonuses
12% 401(k) match
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development and clear career advancement pathways
For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid
Job Summary
The Project Manager, Major Construction, is responsible for leading and coordinating multiple complex activities. This includes partnering with internal and external stakeholders to help coordinate planning, design, execution, monitoring and closeout of complex substation, line, and gas projects. The Project Manager, Major Construction will manage high value, long duration and high impact infrastructure projects located in Maine, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Projects managed include but are not limited to new transmission line installs and rebuilds with voltages ranging from 34.5kV to 345kV, substation new air insulated, gas insulated installation and rebuilds from 4.16kV to 345kV, automation, customer funded projects, distributed generation projects, distribution voltage level work, gas main install and replacement, and gas regulator and gate station projects.
These projects are multi-million-dollar (100 million) heavy construction efforts executed through several contracts put in place and managed by the Project Manager. The Project Manager will manage resource requirements, priorities, investment plans, project execution strategy and internal/external resource requirements. Responsible for the overall project control and coordination of the scheduling, cost controlling and reporting processes and functions.
Analyzes project performance and initiates actions to control scope, schedule, and cost performance. Proactive approach to overseeing work measures progress and takes actions to ensure budgets and deadlines are achieved. Approves project plans, executes contract strategies to undertake work and controls and authorizes expenditures. Initiates actions to ensure compliance with project and quality management processes and procedures. Assures that projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule, and budget. More specifically:
Coordinates with project stakeholders including other departments, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. May represent the company and testify in regulatory hearings or at Federal, State or local agency or municipal meetings.
Development and maintenance of detailed schedules and risk management plans to execute projects
Execution and management of multiple procurement efforts to obtain contractors for design, construction, and oversight of projects
Utilizes schedule management techniques, such as critical path and earned value, to continuously monitor project progress and develop corrective actions to maintain scope and cost of projects
Investigation and analysis of variances with recommendation to senior level management
Ensuring a safe work environment through process and procedure adherence and safety metrics
Considers innovative ways to undertake work, promoting automation and efficiencies in day-to-day work streams
Responsible for Project accountability overview, making sure that it complies with FERC, NERC and any other applicable regulation.
Works with senior leadership on the risk definition, cost, and the mitigation action analysis.
Attendance at Executive management meetings, providing and presenting reports and cost-schedule-risk views as required.
Required Qualifications
Ability to mobilize matrixed team members to deliver projects on time and under budget
Expert in risk management and mitigation plans
Development of cost loaded, critical path project schedules and earned value reports
Expert in utilizing financial spreadsheets for data analysis, budgeting and planning.
Public presentation skills and ability to summarize concepts utilizing scheduling software tools
Understanding of quality assurance processes and implement with project structure.
Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations, overhead lines, and cable; gas gate and regulator stations, distribution and storage) infrastructures
Proven ability to lead teams and work in a team environment
Experienced in contract negotiations and supplier management
Proven experience obtaining siting permits
Project Management Professional Certification
Construction Safety Training
Experience in public speaking, construction management, and regulatory compliance
Bachelor’s degree with 5 years relevant experience required.
Primavera preferred.
Degree in Engineering or experience in energy industry
Project Management and OSHA Certification
Advanced degree
Global view of the Business – Competent
Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements – Advanced
Initiative – Advanced
Innovation & Creativity – Competent
Flexibility & Globalization – Advanced
Customer Focus – Advanced
Communicating & Influencing – Advanced
Teamwork – Advanced
Team Management – Advanced
Developing Others – Competent
Competencies
Growth & Continuous Improvement
Initiative & Change
Focused on Results
Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership (people managers/leaders)
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Mobility Information
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.
At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at careers@avangrid.com.
Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.
Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.
January-1-2027
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