Senior Program Manager

Requisition Title: Program ManagerDescriptionTOP THINGS LOOKING FOR:Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to lead cross functional teams/projects, engineering or utility experience, understanding of contracts, previous leadership experience a plus.Position SummaryActs as a liaison between our Substation Engineering Contractors and us. Provides planning, strategic analysis, and operational support. Facilitates, directs, and coordinates activities and special projects related to the execution of the Substation Owner's Engineering outsourced work portfolio.Job Responsibilities Helps support interactions with contractors to support work plan portfolio. Prioritizes issues and facilitates/takes corrective actions, as appropriate. Support the organization, in analyzing costs and making recommendations on cost reduction initiatives based on data. Analyze work processes and makes recommendations on how to integrate and improve processes. Provide analysis for workload efficiency and making recommendations on future resource needs based on the data. Lead special projects to resolve urgent issues. Build relationships with all vendors and their leads Work with other LOBs to gather feedback and make improvements Maintain and Enhance guidance to Owners Engineers and Internal Engineers on dealing with Contractors Work closely with Sourcing and Contract Management on MSA’s and contracts Work with the key stake holders to provide our vendors with workload forecast to gain efficiencies Manage LAN ID’s and contractor Workforce Assess Vendor Capabilities and Strengths as well as provide feedback for improvement Evaluates contractor performance based on established business metrics (project/program and portfolio level). Prioritizes issues and facilitates/takes corrective actions, as appropriate. Lead Contractor Communications MeetingsEducationBachelor degree or equivalent experienceExperience3 years of related experience or equivalentSkills: contract management,communications,corrective actions,communication,engineers,data,projects,substation,vendors,contractors