Project Manager

Company Summary Statement PPL Electric Utilities delivers safe, reliable and affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses throughout its 29-county service territory in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Through smart investments and innovation, it has built one of the most advanced electric grids in the United States. And, with over a century of expertise, PPL Electric remains focused on continuing to build the utility of the future, today. Regularly ranking among the country’s best utility companies for reliability and customer satisfaction, PPL Electric has won numerous awards, including 30 J.D. Power Awards for providing top-quality service to residential and business customers. PPL Electric is a major employer and an active supporter of the communities it serves. Empowering employees, community members and initiatives across its service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability, and wellbeing.

The Project Manager position is the single point of accountability for large PPL Electric Utilities capital projects (Transmission, Distribution and Substation). Responsible for the successful delivery of assigned project portfolio. Responsible for all project management activities throughout the project life cycle including planning, detailed design, construction, close out and turnover to operations on assigned project portfolio. Team player capable of working with management, project control specialists and contractors. Must be capable of coordinating and influencing a wide range of functional organizational leads and subject matter experts across the lifecycle process to accomplish the goals and objectives of the organization. Must be goal oriented, action-focused, pragmatic, and self-disciplined. In addition, she/he must excel at project planning, organizing, communication, team motivation and delegation.

Project Manager: • Serve as the primary customer-facing point of contact for distribution load-driven projects, leading coordination with external stakeholders from project inception through completion with support from internal engineering and cross-functional teams.  • Partner with Economic Development and customers to evaluate and identify optimal solutions for new or expanding loads on the distribution system, ensuring alignment with system capabilities and business objectives.  • Collaborate with Engineering to define project scope and required system upgrades, translating planning outputs into executable project plans palatable to customers and ensuring alignment with schedule, cost, and reliability objectives.  • Manage a portfolio of projects that include: * Portfolio budget ranging from $1M to $100M * Project budget ranging from $100k to $100M * Complexity from low to extreme (degree of difficulty, level of risk, contracting strategy, stakeholder engagement) duration from several months to several years • Plans, directs, and ensures the successful management of assigned project portfolio utilizing the complete resources of the project management office and assigned project management teams. • Maintains communication with upper management both within and across organizations to ensure smooth running of all assigned projects. Advise leadership about the project portfolio, status, budget, and resource planning for delivering strategic business projects. Establish and nurture positive relationships with and customer organizations. • Responsible for the development, execution, and ongoing maintenance of the project management plan for each assigned project. This includes scope, schedule, cost, quality, communication, resource, issues, risks, change control and contractor management plans. Level of detail is driven by project size and complexity. • Responsible for all project management activities for assigned portfolio throughout the project life cycle (planning, detailed design, construction,