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Sr EPC Project Mgr

Consumers Energy
parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Michigan, Jackson
Nov 03, 2025
Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7. Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to either Ludington Pump Storage, Norton Shores Service Center, and/or Grand Rapids Service Center. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify). General Summary of Job Responsibilities The Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Senior Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and oversight for all assigned projects within the Existing Assets business segment, while effectively managing project risks. These projects may include new construction, major maintenance, system upgrades, and emergent initiatives to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant utility assets and infrastructure. The Senior EPC Project Manager will also oversee a portion of the Renewable Energy portfolio, managing projects ranging from portfolio-level initiatives to those of major complexity. This position is directly accountable for the leadership, coordination, and management of multiple matrixed project teams and resources. The role encompasses all phases of the project lifecycle-from initiation and planning through execution and closeout. Responsibilities include developing and managing contracts and contracting strategies, addressing project issues, implementing corrective actions, escalating concerns as needed, resolving internal stakeholder conflicts, and ensuring the achievement of project metrics to drive predictable outcomes. The Senior EPC Project Manager is accountable for managing and reporting on key project and contract constraints, including safety, quality, scope, schedule, and budget, while ensuring alignment with overall project objectives. All projects will be located at the Ludington Pumped Storage (LPS) facility. The role involves managing a portfolio of projects to ensure successful delivery of objectives. Close collaboration with Project Sponsors, Operations, and Engineering is essential to align outage planning and prioritize project interdependencies in support of overall plant capacity requirements. The Senior EPC Project Manager leads complex technical projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget. This role leads cross-functional project teams, including internal stakeholders and external contractors. Responsibilities include planning, implementation, quality control, engineering oversight, safety compliance, status reporting, and project closeout. The Senior EPC Project Manager is also responsible for all project communications and for proactively managing risks to ensure project predictability. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Prepare financial forecasts and perform ongoing reconciliation of project resources and expenditures, ensuring projects remain within budget. Identify and recommend new processes, techniques, and standards to drive performance improvements and resolve issues on existing projects. Provide guidance to less-experienced EPC Project Managers on project governance and management principles. Lead internal and external project teams through planning, design/engineering, execution, and commissioning of utility projects/programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and environmental standards. Develop and manage comprehensive execution plans for complex projects, including procurement, milestone payments, cash flow, communications, risk mitigation, and resource management. Plan and execute the Project Lifecycle Process (PLP), including preparation of standardized project deliverables, while meeting scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives. Integrate safety into all project phases. Oversee schedule development with the Project Scheduling group, incorporating constraints, risks, and mitigation strategies. Manage critical path, negative float, and compressed schedules. Communicate schedules effectively to the project team. Serve as the primary liaison for communication and negotiation with stakeholders, including leadership, external partners, strategic customers, and regulatory agencies. Identify and manage risks, issues, and constraints that may impact project execution or pose reputational risks. Develop contingency plans and mitigation strategies. Contribute to procurement strategies, contract development, negotiations, and analysis to optimize operational and financial performance while minimizing risk. Perform other duties as assigned or required. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Proficiency in Project Management Institute (PMI) knowledge areas: Integration, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Resource, Communication, Risk, Procurement, and Stakeholder Management. Strong critical thinking, decision-making, and strategic analysis skills, with technical and business acumen. Applied knowledge of engineering principles, technologies, and energy production/delivery systems. Understanding of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and team coordination. Ability to analyze and solve complex tactical and strategic problems using structured methodologies and action plans. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication skills across all organizational levels. Proficiency in influencing, conflict resolution, team leadership, and decision-making. Skilled in project management tools such as trend analysis, variance analysis, Pareto charts, matrix diagrams, and control charts. Familiarity with Lean principles and visual management tools. Education/Experience Bachelor's degree in applied engineering or relevant field with four (4) or more years ofproject management experience working in accordance with EPM Project Lifecycle Processes (PLP) framework to improve predictability and effectively manage project risk and/or equivalent experience [OR]Associate's degree in applied engineering or relevant field with six (6) or more years ofproject management experience working in accordance with EPM Project Lifecycle Processes (PLP) framework to improve predictability and effectively manage project riskand/or equivalent experience [OR]High School Diploma/GED with eight (8) or more years of project management experience working in accordance with EPM Project Lifecycle Processes (PLP) framework to improve predictability and effectively manage project riskand/or equivalent experience Why should you join our team? At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service. What we offer: Competitive compensation packages Medical, Dental and Vision 401k with company match Paid parental leave Up to 13 paid Holidays Paid time off Educational Assistance Program Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership. All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.