Summary

The APS Project Manager IV - New Generation Construction has oversight for large-scale solar, energy storage, and gas fired power plant projects that have significant and broad financial and/or operational impact across one or more business units or enterprise-wide. Manages and oversees the management of multi-year projects or projects with highly compressed schedules. Leads large, cross-functional, multi-disciplinary project teams. Stakeholders may include PNW Board of Directors, external agencies and public officials. Project budgets are typically between $75,000,000 to $500,000,000. Projects involve significant financial/operational risk and/or innovative or industry changing technology and are identified as high/extreme complexity as defined within the APS Project Complexity guidelines. Communicates status updates and results to senior executives, enterprise-wide stakeholders and, at times, PNW Board of Directors and external stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

• A four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Information Systems or related field from an accredited college or university
• Plus 12 years job-related project management experience.
• In lieu of bachelors degree, combination of college coursework and/or experience as a Project Manager or in positions defining and/or managing project scopes, timelines, budgets and delivery equaling 16 years.
• PMP certification. Experience managing large, complex, high impact projects.
• Experience in directing multi-discipline teams.

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:

• Extensive understanding of project management processes, principles and methodologies.
• Advanced functional/technical knowledge of the business units line of business, practices, and procedures.
• Strong critical thinking and creativity skills along with the ability to exercise sound judgment by making decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Able to understand needs and values of stakeholders and team members and apply that understanding to motivate behaviors and results.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with all levels of personnel and other departments.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication, negotiation and people management skills.
• Adapts to changing environment, shifting priorities and uncertainty.

Major Accountabilities

1) Plans and successfully executes large, cross-functional, multi-disciplinary, high-impact projects. Develops comprehensive execution plans in accordance with internal process methodologies.

2) Presents comprehensive project plan to project sponsors and management. Obtains all necessary stakeholder support and sponsor and executive approvals.

3) Oversees and leads project planning, resourcing, staffing, progress reporting, people management, vendor relationships and troubleshooting. Performs high-level negotiation with internal/external stakeholders and consultants throughout all aspects/phases of project.

4) Ensures schedules, budgets and resources are managed effectively.

5) Provides ongoing project updates to project teams, business management, project sponsors, executive leadership, board of directors, and external constituents including regulatory agencies, customers and public officials.

6) Ensures project deliverables and overall results meet or exceed sponsor and stakeholder expectations.

CIP Requirement:

This position requires Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) access consistent with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards. The applicant considered for this role will be required to obtain and maintain CIP access for the duration of employment in this position. A full seven (7) year criminal history will be obtained through the pre-employment background check process (or, for current employees, through supplemental background check process) to fulfill the CIP access requirements. In addition, this position requires an additional background check every seven years to maintain access.

Hybrid: Employees in hybrid roles work both in their home offices (virtually) and alongside their colleagues (in person).

In order for employees to build strong relationships and to promote meaningful in-person interactions, hybrid employees are expected to work about 40% of their time in-person at an APS or other (non-home office) location.

• Employees are expected to reside in Arizona (or New Mexico for Four Corners-based employees).
• Working from a home office requires adequate technology and an appropriate ergonomic set up.
• Role types are subject to change based on business need.