Senior Project Manager

American Electric Power

Project Manager managing complex projects for American Electric Power. Overseeing project execution, budget management, and stakeholder communication.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeNew Albany • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $87,633 - $128,689 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage one or more intermediate or complex projects, within a matrix team environment.
Provide leadership, direction, training, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short and long range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction.
Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions.
Enable and promote team level continuous improvement activities that increase quality and optimize delivery of value.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field of study dependent upon business unit requirements with three (3) years qualified experience
Two-year associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with five (5) years of qualified experience
High School Diploma/GED with seven (7) years qualified experience
Three (3) years of qualified experience as a PROJECT MANAGER ASSOCIATE (Grade 6) as applicable is preferred
Qualified experience includes outage management activities, business/financial administration, major construction field experience, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment.
Knowledge in construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, and quality control would be beneficial.
Experience in utilities, commercial nuclear power, and/or IT systems is favorable.
PMP certification is preferred but not required.
Valid state driver's license is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementoutage managementbusiness administrationproject estimatingproject controlsproject engineeringcost estimatingquality controlconstruction contractingscope development

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationteam coordinationstakeholder managementcontinuous improvementrelationship buildingeffective communicationtraining

Certifications

PMP certificationvalid state driver's license