Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position is the single point of accountability for project management of building construction, renovations, remodeling, and office space planning in the Facilities Operations department for projects that will have a significant impact on Company operations and/or investment planning. Projects have moderate complexity and substantial cost. The position is responsible for all project and contract management activities throughout the project life cycle on assigned project portfolio, including estimating, cost control, planning, design, construction, and project closeout and handoff. Manages contractor and internal work groups to ensure all deliverables are met to scope, schedule and budget. Must be capable of coordinating and influencing a wide range of functional organizational leads across the project lifecycle process to accomplish the goals and objections of the organization. Must be goal oriented, action focused, pragmatic and self-disciplined in order to excel at the project planning, organizational, communication, team motivation and delegation requirements of the position. This position will be filled at the appropriate level according to the successful candidate's level of experience and education. This position could be located at our Broadway office or East Operations Center in Louisville, KY or in Lexington, KY.

Responsibilities

• Be knowledgeable of and follow all Company safety rules, procedures, and practices. Promotes company’s safety culture with consultants and contractors. Work with company safety specialists to ensure contractor compliance with company policies and procedures and the company’s safety database management system.
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, managing, and implementing all work for assigned project portfolio through the project life cycle.
• Work with internal end-users to develop project scopes of work. Leverage internal and external resources, including design consultants and contractors, to successfully manage and execute the defined scopes of work within a defined schedule.
• Manages and monitors contractor performance and output.
• Proactively identify risk and mitigation plans, monitor project status, recognize negative trends and project variances, and coordinates corrective action.
• Assists with training of other levels of job family.
• Ensures budget compliance by using cost-effective designs, regularly monitoring project activity, and careful review and control of costs of projects commonly in excess of $2,000,000.
• Promotes inter-departmental relations through effective, timely, and on-going communication, project meetings, and project reporting.
• Develops project cost estimates, manages monthly cash flows and final project cost, variances and corrective actions.
• Leads the collaborative effort with internal team members to develop written justification for projects and contracts.
• Participates in the development of business plans and schedule for the operating plan and budget.
• Ensures timely and cost-effective purchase and use of high quality and reliable materials, services, and equipment.
• Works with Company Commercial teams to evaluate contractor and consultant quotes and bids for value, accuracy and completeness.
• Leads and coordinates post-project review meetings and activities for project quality review and closure. Delivers project close-out documents, including as-builts and warranty information, to facility supervisors.
• Provides input into performance reviews of project team members.
• Ensures local permitting and state and federal regulatory commitments are achieved.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience

4+ years of Project Management, Building Engineering and Construction experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis. Working knowledge of state and federal regulations and requirements which apply to major design and construction projects. Ability to use project management control programs. Experience with budget and scheduling software. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project Manager software).

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering or Construction Management degree strongly.
• Ability to serve in a leadership role.
• Extensive knowledge of technical issues faced in developing a new facility, expansion of an existing facility, or renovation/alterations to a facility.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates understanding of concepts and principles related to managing large commercial and light-industrial projects for building construction and renovations.