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SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Provides strategic leadership and direct supervision to project management personnel, including project managers and engineers, that are responsible for leading major power delivery project development and implementation, resourcing, staffing, materials supply and subcontract management, progress and risk reporting, budget management, customer agreements, and matrixed-team management. Develops and monitors assignments, timetables, priorities and responsibilities for internal and external project management personnel.

Provides technical leadership when communicating with outside entities including current and prospective customers, and local and state economic development organizations. Collaborates with organizational team members and cross-departmental leadership to develop and execute strategies for resources, materials, equipment, land, permits, design and construction to ensure timely energization of projects, including large industrial customer substations, generation and line interconnection facilities, and new SRP transmission line and substation assets.

What You'll Do

• Manages, and hires, trains, develops, and supervises project management personnel responsible for leading the planning, siting, design, engineering, procurement, construction, and testing and commissioning of high-value, high-visibility, multi-year and/or schedule-constrained electric utility substation and transmission line projects ranging from 500 kV to 12 kV.
• Provides ongoing coaching, feedback, and development opportunities to empower, engage and drive high employee performance.
• Closely coordinates with organizational team members, including project controls leadership and program management personnel, to plan and execute the organization’s project portfolio and report on project status and health to various levels of management and stakeholders.
• Provides project sponsorship by effectively communicating and managing expectations and objectives to project management personnel, supporting organizations, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Oversees and approves project plans and project management deliverables including work scopes, schedules, milestones, budgets, purchase requests and customer agreements.
• Develops short- and long-range workload forecasts representing project volume, budgets, and resource requirements, including internal and external project management labor. Distributes workload details to stakeholder organizations.
• Ensures high productivity, efficiency, and quality by establishing and monitoring key performance indicator metrics for project management personnel. Leverages relevant data and industry best practices to identify and implement process improvements using by change management.
• Collaborates with organizational team members, business partners and peers to develop and maintain Project Management Office (PMO) tools, templates, processes, workflows, procedures, and policies.
• Provides leadership to the organization’s project management strategy, objectives, services, and change initiatives.
• Manages department’s capital and O&M budgets and oversees financial reporting of projects.
• Manages the procurement of materials and contracted services including project management services and construction services with supervision of vendor contract negotiations, administration, performance, and relationships. Manages the development and negotiation of project agreements with outside entities including large customer and municipalities.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of project management processes, principles, and methodologies.
• Experience project managing and/or supervising the design and/or construction of electrical utility facilities.
• Strong people management, negotiation, and oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of state and federal utility siting application processes.

Experience

A minimum of eight years of related experience is required (if no degree, 12 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling 12 years).

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.