Project Manager II - Telecom Delivery

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The Telecom Delivery - Carolinas East team is seeking an individual to serve in a Project Manager II / Product Owner role for the Controls agile delivery team. This individual will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of a portfolio of business initiatives to provide telecommunications services for various internal business units including Transmission, Distribution, Energy Control Centers, and the Natural Gas Business Unit. The Controls Product Owner works closely with business partners to scope, plan, and approve new work requests, translate business requirements to Telecom solutions, complete the Telecom work intake process to initiate new work requests, partner with the Agile Lead to assign components to team members, ensure priorities and due dates are set and met, and lead the team to deliver successfully across the entire portfolio of active work requests. This includes business customer relationship management, project team leadership, performance management, status monitoring and reporting, issue management, escalations, removing impediments, and continuous process improvements.

The Project Manager II position has single point of accountability, or can possibly be under the general direction of a Project Director or Senior PM. The Project Manager II (PM-II) position is responsible for the management, or the assistance of managing, all phases of project planning and execution to ensure all project success factors are met, including but not limited to scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration.

This position typically is assigned to multiple "Green I" or "Green II" projects per the Project Management Center of Excellence Project Profile Matrix. These projects are typically between $5M and $50M with a Low to Moderate level of complexity which may impact the facility or department level within the Company as well as some Senior Management and/or External Agencies. The PM-II serves as a Product Owner for a team of 20+ individuals and provides leadership, management, direction, coordination, and control of the overall projects supported by this team in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements of The Company.

This position is considered a leadership position; minimum qualifications must be met to be placed within this position. Progression to this level is typically restricted on the basis of business need.

• Provide leadership, oversight management, delegation, and coordination to the various internal and external organizations that are providing services to the project (development, engineering, project controls, estimating, construction management, supply chain, legal, EHS, QA/QC, operations, communications, regulatory, security, fuels, transmission, etc.).

• The PM manages all matrixed members of the team on a daily basis and is responsible for interfacing with functional managers of team members, regarding placement, development, and conflict resolution

• Structure, lead, and/or assist in leading all project related meetings and reports required to ensure open communication between all team members, key stakeholders, and management (monthly project reviews, kickoff meetings, weekly reports, monthly reports, etc.) and to properly report project status.

• Assure that Project Plan, all appropriate reports and reporting means are developed and managed according to PMCoE Standards. Present reports to appropriate management / governance team skillfully.

• Drive the process of project planning including scope definition, estimating, schedule formation and monitoring, cost control measures, procurement/contracting strategies, equipment selection, vendor selection, start-up and commissioning plans, and integration processes. This includes project planning and execution activities like scope definition, detailed design, construction, start-up and commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty management

• Includes objectives, stakeholders, scope, roles and responsibilities, assumptions and constraints, deliverables, WBS, schedule, external communication, regulatory strategy, procurement strategy, contractor and supplier strategy, resource plan, budget, lessons learned, risk plan, quality plan, safety plan, environmental plan, security plan, integration plan, data management plan, communications and reporting plan, change management, and project close out

• Bachelor's degree

• In addition to required degree, 5 years related work experience

• In lieu of bachelor's degree(s) AND 5 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 9 year(s) related work experience

• Proficiency to expertise in Project Management, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving

• Telecom Project Management Experience

• Telecom Product Owner or Agile Lead Experience

• Construction Project Management Experience

• Utility Experience (Transmission, Distribution, Generation, NGBU, Telecom)

• Knowledge of Telecom Disciplines, Technologies, and Solutions

• Knowledge of Agile Concepts and Agile Project Delivery

• Knowledge of Jira Work Management Tools

• Project Leadership

• Program Management

• Project Portfolio Management

• Business Customer Relationship Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Scope Management

• Proficiency to expertise in project related Schedule Management

• Knowledge of P6 version of Primavera and Microsoft Project

• Cost Management

• Risk Management

• Strong Collaboration

• Strong Communications

• Team and Project Oversight

• PMP or CAPM Certification

• Utility Technical Certifications/Training

• CMII/Construction Certifications

• Professional Engineer License

• Proficient to demonstrated Expertise in Project Management, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving

• Project related work experience; Risk Management, Project Leadership, Strong Collaboration, Oversight

• Utility Business Unit Experience as determined by BU ranging from Regulated or Commercial energy services experience

• Construction Management knowledge

• Proficient to Expert in project related Scheduling, Cost Controls

• Hybrid Mobility Classification - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

• To be determined by hiring organization (in person, hybrid, or remote)

Project Manager II may have relationships with individuals in the following organizations ranging from individual contributors to Senior Department Leadership (i.e. individual contributors up to executive management):

• Community Relations

• Corporate Communications

• Construction Management

• Development

• Engineering

• Enterprise Security

• Environmental, Health and Safety

• Finance

• Fuels

• Global Risk Management and Insurance

• Human Resources

• Legal Department

• Operations

• Quality

• Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)

• Project Controls

• Regulatory and Compliance

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Supply Chain

• Others

• Sales/Marketing Leadership of external Suppliers/Vendors

• Project teams of external Suppliers/Vendors

• Regulatory agencies

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