Job Description:
Idaho Power located in vibrant Boise, Idaho is looking for an Engineering and Construction Project Manager or Senior to join our Planning, Engineering, and Construction team with a focus on Thermal Power Plant Project Management (Gas Generation Resources).
It's an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we're working hard to safely provide our customers with the safe, reliable, affordable energy they depend on. Idaho Power's service territory continues to experience customer growth and an increasing peak demand (load) for electricity. Idaho Power anticipates sustained load growth that will require the procurement of new resources to meet peak demand and maintain system reliability. The addition of new
resources such as natural gas plants, battery energy storage systems, wind, and solar facilities are critical to ensure Idaho Power can continue to reliably meet the growing demands on its electrical system and serve its customers.
While this position is based at Idaho Power's downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote.
What does a Thermal Power Plant Project Manager or Senior do for us?
Responsible for project management and execution of a variety of generation and storage resource supply-side infrastructure projects that achieve corporate goals relating to system capacity, reliability, and financial performance. Leads the successful development and execution of project plans, including safety, scope, cost, schedule, cash flow, quality, and risk for multi-discipline construction projects. Leads project team members and directs performance of the team to achieve completion of the project on schedule and within budget. Typically leads multiple projects simultaneously.
In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.
A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
Knowledge of:
- Engineering, design, and construction principles related to natural gas generation, substation, and transmission infrastructure
- Operating and maintenance principles and methods related to natural gas generation infrastructure
- The latest methods, materials, estimating, and equipment used in electric generation construction
- Specifications and regulations pertaining to the safe design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities
- Compliance and regulatory activities related to project development and execution
- Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Owners Engineer contracting methodologies
- Major equipment supply agreement negotiation and execution
- General engineering, design, and construction principles related to the electric utility industry
- Operating and maintenance principles and methods to the electric utility industry
- The latest methods, materials, estimating, and equipment used in construction
- Project Management practices
Preferred:
- Large generation interconnection and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) standards
- Thermal resource project design and operations
- Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) contracts
- Project siting and permitting including public outreach
- Inspection and quality control
- Engineering economics to evaluate projects
- Complex engineering systems
Skills in:
- Excellent interpersonal and professional communication
- Effective in written communication
- Multidisciplinary team facilitation, management and motivation including internal and external stakeholder
- Various communication techniques
- Effective in budget and schedule development and management
- Demonstrated project management skills and related project management software experience
- Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Office products, Asset Suite, and PeopleSoft
Idaho Power
1221 W Idaho St
Boise
Idaho United States
www.idahopower.com
