Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc. is an engineering services firm dedicated to serving others and improving continually. The Program Manager will be responsible for managing client experiences and overseeing a portfolio of renewable energy projects, ensuring exceptional client relationships and project execution.
Responsibilities
- Manages and serves as the single point of contact between the client and NEI Electric Power Engineering
- Works closely with Technical Directors and Project Managers to assign project execution teams across all the clients open projects
- Collaborates with client leadership and NEI leadership to negotiate schedule, scope, and contract terms
- Leads various project status update meetings with client, providing schedule updates, submitting, and answering requests for information, and reporting on engineering progress
- Manages the collection, organization, and filing of all project documentation, both internally and externally
- Develops and implements processes and procedures that will help streamline client & NEI relationship & processes
- Maintains, manages, and improves upon existing client relationships across multiple engineering disciplines
- Assists client in the strategy, planning, and evaluation of active projects with NEI Electric Power Engineering
- Takes the lead on business development activities for the assigned client and coordinates with Client Services
- Must work with Technical Directors to identify opportunities to create efficiencies and improve quality across all of the client’s projects
- Must work with and support other PMs who have projects with the targeted client to collect data, implement efficiencies and improve client services
- Supports the Project Operations Manager with onboarding of new projects and negotiating project schedules with the client and the technical directors for the projects scope of work
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Undergraduate degree in engineering, project management, construction management, or relevant field
- At least 5+ years of professional experience in a project or program management role is required
- Familiarity with electrical substations, transmission lines, medium voltage collection and distribution, PV engineering, and battery storage
- Strong proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, CPM scheduling, and Microsoft Project or Primavera P6
- Superior communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, including an ability to maintain calm and effective exchanges by all parties during stressful situations
- Excellent organizational skills demonstrated by clear and effective project plans and executive level reporting that ensures timely action and decision making in time-pressured scenarios
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- Project Management Institute PMP certification preferred
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