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Burns & McDonnell · 6 hours ago

Utility Investment Planning Project Manager - 1898 & Co. (Multiple Locations)

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Burns & McDonnell is a consultancy that focuses on business, technology, and security solutions. The Utility Investment Planning Project Manager will develop long-range investment plans for electric utilities, manage project execution, and lead business development efforts while mentoring junior staff.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop new, and manage existing, client relationships through client marketing and project interactions; identify new sales opportunities with clients; lead all aspects of proposal development and submission including project planning, budgeting, and scheduling; establish critical project objectives and performances with the client; lead contract preparation and negotiations

Lead all aspects of project execution including scope, schedule, and budget; ensure quality control of deliverables; analyze and communicate project status, risks, schedule, and costs to all internal and external stakeholders; lead multi-discipline teams of engineers and analysts; plan, organize, and communicate project personnel needs to department management

Mentor and train less experienced staff on technical and business aspects of projects and the industry; serve as a recognized industry leader in power generation planning and evaluation; support company initiatives

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Electric transmission systemsData analytical toolsProject managementFinancial modelingClient relationship managementTeam leadershipAnalytical skillsWillingness to learnMicrosoft Office SuiteProfessional registrationEffective communicationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor of Science in engineering, accounting, finance, or related degree from an accredited program

Minimum 5 years related experience; working for, or providing consulting services to, electric utilities, including 3 or more years managing engineering or consulting projects

Deep and broad base of knowledge regarding electric transmission and distribution systems

Extensive project experience working with large data sets and data analytical tools, consisting of both engineering and financial information

Extensive knowledge of utility electric distribution system planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of distribution facilities

Proven ability to lead, educate, and train a team of engineers and analysts regarding power generation studies

Proven ability to lead multi-discipline teams of engineers and analysts

General business and financial calculation knowledge

Effective Project Management skills

Ability to work with existing and new clients to identify new projects, articulate to the clients our ability to perform those projects, and translate that into the sale of consulting services

Ability to communicate with various business contacts to understand their needs and translate them into a scope of work that meets their desired outcomes

Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines and to be effective in on-site work environments

Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, including identification of critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met

Ability to focus on the big picture to effectively and efficiently provide services that meet client needs, while also having the ability to identify and analyze details that are critical to project outcomes

Willingness to learn new service offerings as client needs and the market requires changes to the service offerings provided by our group

Willingness and ability to develop a broad set of service offering types to allow for flexibility to go where the work is

Willingness to cross-sell other services offered by Burns & McDonnell outside the project manager's core set of services

Willingness to negotiate with clients for new service agreements

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT)

Must have the ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of industry, government, and public contracts on project-related matters

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to travel

Preferred

Professional Registration preferred

Company

Burns & McDonnell

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Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.

Founded in 1898

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.burnsmcd.com

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