Project & Contract Manager

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

The Project and Contract Manager position is the single point of accountability for managing a portfolio of approximately $500 million consisting of large LG&E and KU Electric Transmission capital projects (Transmission Lines and T & D Substations). Responsible for the successful delivery of assigned project portfolio. Responsible for all project and contract management activities throughout the project life cycle including planning, detailed design, procurement, construction, close out and turnover to operations on assigned project portfolio. Manages contractor commitments to ensure all deliverables are met to scope, schedule, and budget. Team player capable of working with management, project controls, 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.

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Responsibilities

• Plans and ensures the successful management of assigned project portfolio utilizing the complete resources of the project management office and assigned project management teams. Experience managing large project budgets, with complexity from low to extreme (degree of difficulty, level of risk, contracting strategy, stakeholder engagement), with a duration from several months to several years.
• Guarantees that the contractor services and deliverables are the proper quality and obtained in a timely manner to support the terms of the contract. Reviews solicitations and prepares responses for proposals, bids, and contract modifications.
• Manages and monitors contractor performance and output, including direct oversight for contracted project managers.
• Manages prompt resolution of contractor issues and change order submittals, including analyzing claims and disputes, and subsequently consults with management to resolve/negotiate claims and disputes associated with contracts.
• Responsible for contract administration and change order management of assigned contracts.
• 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 customer organizations.
• Responsible for the development, execution, and ongoing maintenance of the project 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, procurement, construction, close out and turnover to operations) on assigned project portfolio.
• Effectively applies LG&E and KU PM methodology and enforces project standards.
• Project team collaboration and ongoing management.
• Develop and manage the project communication and resource plan.
• Managing/facilitating team deliverables such as design package, contractor contracts, and other applicable project deliverables.
• Manages project to Key Milestone dates and through "gate" reviews.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Responsible to ensure project changes (scope, budget, and schedule) are managed through the project governance structure that has been implemented by LG&E and KU management.
• Proactively identify risk and mitigation plans, monitor project status, recognize negative trends and project variances, and coordinates corrective action.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Manages project budget and variances. Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for project. Accurately forecasts project cost and accrues unbilled work to completion.
• Has experience in Project Management and is able to lead, coach, and mentor team members, including contractor resources, to help them achieve individual expectations and deliverables. Demonstrates the ability to adapt to and lead change, and coach others in the acceptance and support of change.
• Support the development and maintenance of Project Management support policies, standards, and procedures necessary to produce the deliverables from the team and to work effectively with the other teams. Assumes a leadership role in educating the business and technical community on Project management processes and areas of expertise.
• Takes ownership and delivery responsibility for special projects and company initiatives. Provide ongoing reconciliation between long-term goals and short-term actions. Initiates and implements new technologies, methodologies, process and procedures that will support LG&E and KU's long-term and short-term goals.
• May be assigned an emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience

• 7+ years experience with project management, contract management, and/or construction management responsibilities.
• Experience in project budgeting, project cost control, project scheduling, and project reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Project management certification by a recognized organization such as the Project Management Institute.
• Familiarity with electric utilities equipment and processes.
• Prior utility infrastructure project management experience.
• Strong written, oral, presentation and organizational skills, with customer interface experience.
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership skills.
• Skills in critical path and scheduling best practices.
• Skills in schedule and cost risk assessment and management.