Managing Consultant (Project Management – Energy)
Practice Information
Navigant’s Energy practice helps clients strengthen their enterprises in order to increase performance, opportunity, and growth. Our professionals possess an extensive understanding of regulatory processes, wholesale and retail pricing, supply and demand dynamics, energy market design, fuel sourcing, financing, technologies and operations to a wide variety of players across the energy spectrum.
Our combination of industry knowledge and functional expertise enables us to uniquely manage high-profile issues including transmission development, NERC and FERC compliance, stimulus funding, energy efficiency, renewable energy, merger and acquisition analysis, and the energy crisis in general. Our services are designed to benefit owners, developers, investors, and regulators as we help them minimize risk and optimize performance in this critical, complex, and ever-evolving industry.
Responsibilities
- Setup project management processes for execution of energy sector projects
- Manage project worksheets (PWs) for obligated projects
- Point person to help the program manager to coordinate and manage project worksheets
- Stand up and support federal funding formulation process
- Stand up and support execution pipeline capabilities
- Track and report project worksheet status, issues and risks
- Support Financial controller by sharing relevant information related to PWs
- Invoice, purchase order and contract management.
- Process improvement, including forecasting
- Project Cost and scheduling baselines, including status reports
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Science/Arts degree required, Master’s Science preferred
- 5-7 years of progressive Project Management experience
- PMP preferred
- Strong PM experience with a focus on daily operations.
- Extensive experience with complex scheduling budgeting and change management
- Strong MS office, including advanced Excel
- Strong Project Management software, including MS Applications, Visio, preferred
Mental/Physical Requirements
- Frequently communicates with clients and coworkers and must be able to share information effectively
- Strong conceptual, as well as quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
- Work as a member of a team as well as be a self-motivator with ability to work independently
- Flexibility and responsiveness in managing multiple projects in sometimes high-pressure situations simultaneously
- Travel required
- Usually remains stationary for the majority of the day
- Regularly uses close visual acuity and operates computer equipment to prepare and analyze and transmit data
EEO/C&B Statement
The company offers competitive compensation packages including an incentive compensation plan, comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance, 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
Navigant does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Navigant and Navigant will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
Navigant is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Navigant will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.