Project Manager II - Highway Relocation Program Manager (Multiple Carolinas Location Options)

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include partnering with various internal and external stakeholders, such as state Level DOT staff, Asset Design at the zone level, Transmission project management and PCS support staff, Finance and members of distribution PCS groups, Land services and research support, internal Duke Energy legal and General Counsel, veg management, resource planners and schedulers, and the Program Management Specialists supporting the highway program.

This position engages with the DOT execution team to ensure the annual budget for the highway program is adequate to support the needs of the agency, and to ensure the internal support staff is in place for project success.

This role oversees the east portfolio which has an annual gross spend of approximately $30M and includes the responsibility for reimbursement from those agencies.

The program manager ensures timely billing for necessary cost recovery.

The program manager also has responsibility for reviewing the relocation proposals, the cost estimates, and the relocation designs to ensure the proposals meet or exceeds the terms and conditions of the utility agreements, and are in full compliance with Federal Codes, General Statutes, and local Ordinances of the authorizing agencies.

This individual is also responsible to recover delinquent invoices from the Agencies.

The program manager regularly deals with unexpected issues, takes initiative to develop solutions, and gain alignment with both internal and external stakeholders

Critical skills include but are not limited to strong project management ability and experience, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, professional communication, project planning, risk management, leadership, relationship management, and project oversight.

Required / Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

5 plus years related work experience

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

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Master's degree in Business Administration or Project management

In addition to desired degree, 8 plus years related work experience

Project Management Professional and / or Professional Engineer

LI-Hybrid

Additional Preferred Qualifications

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

Working Conditions

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.

Travel Requirements

15-25%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Represented / Union Position

Visa Sponsored Position

Posting Expiration Date

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

All job postings expire at 12 : 01 AM on the posting expiration date.