About The Team
At ACRT, we put safety first. Beyond that, our culture always has been, and always will be, about one thing: people. It’s about our employees, our customers, and the communities our customers serve. We empower the best people to help sustain our world. We’re the only independent national vegetation management consulting firm — giving us the freedom to put our clients first. We’re always looking for driven individuals with good customer service skills who love the outdoors and appreciate the support and independence we provide. We offer qualified training opportunities in areas where they are needed to help our customers reach their fullest potential, preparing them for what their work throws at them.
About the Role
The Project Manager assists in planning, directing, coordinating and managing the field operations at ACRT. They work closely with Operation’s Management to meet utility program and company goals, by overseeing field staff. Project Managers ensure manages the design and construction of generation, transmission, substation, and distribution projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Performs project management activities including managing project budgets, creating and maintaining project schedules, managing project scopes, managing project risks, monitoring and tracking projects, and reporting project status. Ensures project safety, compliance with the AFE policy, and effective communications and coordination with customers, key stakeholders, and management
What You’ll Do
- Develops timetables and priorities for execution of all design and construction activities of the project.
- Develops project management plans that include project scope verification, project schedules, timelines, milestones, budget estimates, cash flows, work breakdown structures, and resource requirements.
- Collaborates with project management, planning, land management, design, construction, operations, resource coordination, and supply chain personnel
- Directs and coordinates various utility and contractor activities to complete projects on time and within budget.
- Projects typically involve 1-3 disciplines or asset types (e.g. distribution, transmission, substation, controls, communication, boiler, turbine, etc.). May work on projects with lower complexity and risk as needed.
- Typically manage projects from $150k to $5M with high complexity and risk (B projects). Higher complexity projects could include quality/reliability issues to a large number of customers, moderate financial risk, some self-perform/oversight required, some environmental/regulatory permitting, and/or multiple configuration changes.
- Responsible for funding, financial analysis, and reporting status on each project.
- Ensures compliance with AFE policy.
- Responsible for oversight of design, construction, and commissioning of large or complex projects.
- Evaluates need for contract assistance.
- Ensures resource requirements are organized and forecasted to facilitate efficient utilization and capacity planning
- Ensures complete and timely project closeout including after-action reviews to achieve continuous improvement.
- All other duties as assigned.
About You
Must haves:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Construction Management and 6 years related experience (Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or Utility Operations); Or
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Construction Management and 5 years Project Management experience (experience performing initiation, planning, monitor and control, executing, and closing of a project); Or
• Associate's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Construction Management and 9 years related experience (Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or Utility Operations); Or
• High School Diploma/GED and 12 years related experience (Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or Utility Operations).
• 1 year of experience leading projects.
Nice to haves:
- Experience managing electric utility distribution or reliability-focused projects
- Desire to meet and exceed customer expectations
- Leadership skills, including ability to influence others and achieve measurable results
- Experience creating project plans and managing to those plans
- Experience developing and optimizing processes to improve project workflow efficiency and execution
- Effective communication skills which include: articulating our company vision, providing guidance or instruction, giving and receiving feedback, and ability to collaborate with internal and external customers, provide clear and detailed expectations
- PMP certification
- Experience creating, routing, and tracking AFEs
- Experience forecasting and managing a budget
- Experience providing monthly accruals for accounting
- SAP Experience
- Required to travel to Company offices and work sites including overnight trips.
- Required to work non-standard (evenings & weekend) hours to accommodate customers and extensive hours to meet deadlines.
- Outdoor work environment requiring ability to traverse rough terrain, be exposed to inclement weather, and wear PPE.
- Office environment including computer work.
- Member is required to drive in order to perform their job duties. Member is assigned a company vehicle and/or member must drive a company and/or personal vehicle to complete company business at least 50% of time.
- Demonstrated ability to adjust and adapt across varied working conditions and evolving business needs.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions and exercise good judgment based on customer interaction and Company policy.
- Ability to analyze and organize data into information, make a series of alternatives, and develop a recommendation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electrical system (generation, transmission, substation, distribution) including design, construction, maintenance, and operations.
- Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects under sometimes stressful and heavy workloads.
- Demonstrated computer skills with ability to use application software including SAP, CCS, CRTS, ArcFM, and MS Office Suite.
- Ability to oversee, plan, coordinate, track, and complete large, complex projects as well as multiple smaller projects meeting desired project outcomes within specified time and budget constraints.
- Demonstrated desire to meet and exceed customer expectations.
- Demonstrated organizational, prioritization, and time management skills with ability to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to apply Project Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
- Demonstrated leadership skills including ability to influence others and achieve measurable results.
- Demonstrated IIF (Incident and Injury Free) leadership.
- Demonstrated strong verbal, written, and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and professionally with customers, team members, and leaders.
• Required Certifications/Licensures:(Valid Driver’s License)
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Company: ACRT, Inc.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Construction Management and 6 years related experience (Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or Utility Operations)
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Construction Management and 5 years Project Management experience
- Associate's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, or Construction Management and 9 years related experience (Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or Utility Operations)
- High School Diploma/GED and 12 years related experience (Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or Utility Operations)
- Minimum 1 year of experience leading projects
- Valid Driver's License
- Demonstrated knowledge of electrical systems (generation, transmission, substation, distribution)
- Demonstrated computer skills with ability to use SAP, CCS, CRTS, ArcFM, and MS Office Suite
- Ability to travel to company offices and work sites including overnight trips and to drive as required (company/personal vehicle at least 50% of time)
- Ability to work non-standard hours, perform outdoor work, traverse rough terrain, and wear PPE
- Experience managing electric utility distribution or reliability-focused projects
- PMP certification
- Experience creating, routing, and tracking AFEs; forecasting and managing budgets; providing monthly accruals for accounting
- SAP experience (listed separately under nice-to-haves as well)
What We Do
ACRT Services is a holding company that provides independent consulting solutions to utilities, including vegetation management, arborist training, environmental services, and utility metering.
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