Associate Project Manager

Leidos provides engineering and consulting services to electric utilities through its Power Delivery Solutions division. The Associate Project Manager supports project managers, engineers, and account managers by coordinating transmission line design projects, monitoring project performance, managing client communications, and tracking costs, schedules, deliverables, and invoicing.

What you'll do:

• Assist project managers in managing various sized transmission line design projects for public-owned and investor-owned electric utilities
• Support overall project performance and reporting for assigned projects and workstreams
• Help lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams to meet project objectives and client commitments
• Serve as a regular point of contact for clients and support client meetings, project updates, deliverable coordination, and issue resolution
• Ensure project costs, schedule, and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans with a focus on change management, to stay within approved limits
• Communicate with clients, internal project teams, multiple engineering disciplines, functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel
• Create and maintain resource loaded schedules
• Coordinate with Engineering Leads to track and execute client deliverables
• Assist with the preparation of bid documents, cost estimates, and responses to Requests for Proposal
• Complete monthly client invoicing, accruals, and accounts receivable within prescribed time frames

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution is required
• 1+ year of experience in project management, project coordination, engineering project execution, or a related role
• Experience coordinating or leading project teams, technical teams, or multidisciplinary work efforts
• Experience working directly with clients or customers in a professional environment
• Must be capable of planning, organizing, directing, and tracking technical efforts on assigned tasks
• Must be capable of tracking cost and schedule status of assigned tasks
• Ability to take direction from and discuss decisions with the direct supervisor, and to coordinate with project team members
• Experience with MS Office Software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to interact with customer representatives in an effective manner
• Candidates must be willing and able to work in a hybrid environment based out of the Atlanta, GA office
• Familiarity with electric power industry and knowledge of business issues associated with power delivery services

Benefits:

• Hybrid work environment based out of the Atlanta, GA office
• Flexible work arrangements
• Career development and growth opportunities, including Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Leadership training
• Formal Mentorship programs
• Management opportunities
• Learning & Development Resources
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave