American Water · 2 weeks ago
Capital Program Manager
Camden, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $140K/yr
12+ years expAmerican Water is a leading water and wastewater utility company, and they are seeking a Capital Program Manager to oversee the governance, policy, and budgeting for their capital expenditure program. The role involves coordinating with various engineering groups, managing capital investment programs, and ensuring effective implementation of capital projects to achieve optimal business benefits.
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Responsibilities
Coordinate the Regional Capital Investment Management (CIM) program with all Engineering Groups and with all regional functions that implement capital programs and projects
Coordinate CIM issues and business plans with the American Water Manager of Enterprise Capital Programs
Ensure that all stages of the CIM program are effectively implemented so that capital projects are properly appraised, prioritized, approved and implemented to achieve optimal business benefits and outputs
Coordinate all CIM meetings, deadlines and schedules and communicate the CIM program issues to impacted employees
Coordinate the development and implementation of Strategic Capital Expenditure Plans (SCEP) with all functions
Liaise with regional Finance and American Water on the development of 5 year capital plans, annual capital budgets and quarterly reforecasts
Coordinate the CIM program, the SCEP budgets and all related issues with the SSC - Fixed Assets group
Review and complete capital expenditure status, budget, and variance information for key management reports, including monthly performance report
Assist Director Engineering in the review and management of key variance analysis, opportunities and vulnerabilities analysis and risk analysis of the capital program
Maintain Lotus Notes and other CIM databases. Maintain and coordinate processes and procedures for Fixed Asset activities in Powerplant
Coordinate the development and reforecasting of operating budgets for the Engineering Department
Coordinate process improvements for the capital program and coordinate other budget issues for the Engineering Department as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
Minimum 12 years' experience in water and/or wastewater utility engineering, operations, project management, financial planning and analysis, construction or related field
Strong project management skills (e.g., planning, organizing, coordination); strong analytical skills; ability to work independently on complex projects of large scope; strong quantitative and analytical skills; attention to detail
Strong verbal and written communications skills (e.g., report writing, listening, and presentation); strong interpersonal skills (e.g., tact/diplomacy, persuasion, team building, cooperation, leadership, ability to motivate others)
Computer literacy
Competent in the use of work processing, spreadsheet, flow-charting, MS project
Financial analysis skills, including budget management and basic accounting knowledge
Good knowledge of project and program management
Core professional competence in asset planning, engineering project delivery or operations area
Business acumen and judgment
Knowledge of environmental regulations, legislative developments, new technologies, engineering design, planning, delivery, and/or operations related to water and/or wastewater systems
Knowledge of company procedures, policies and operations
Strong financial and budget knowledge. Tracking and measuring progress, providing feedback and making adjustments as necessary
Preferred
Advanced degree in engineering, business and/or management
Experience of establishing and implementing best practice and process improvement
Managerial experience
Web development experience desired
Professional Engineering (PE) license
Benefits
401(k)
Defined Contribution Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage
Disability
Paid time off
Life insurance
Voluntary benefits
Health and wellness programs
Company
American Water
American Water is a waste water utility company.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900.57MKey Investors
Water Research Foundation
2024-02-21Grant· $0.57M
2023-06-27Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2017-11-29Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
John Griffith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Susan N. Story
President & Chief Executive Officer
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