Project Manager – Principal, Staff

American Electric Power

Project Manager leading complex projects for EPC gas turbine solutions in the energy sector. Overseeing project execution from initiation to close, ensuring maximum customer satisfaction.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeColumbus • Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $117,000 - $177,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage one or more intermediate and/or complex projects, up to the highest-level project complexity or a program area of 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.
Plan, organize, direct, coordinate and supervise assigned project and outage work activities for customers with demonstrated proficiency in all aspects.
Effectively manage cost and timely reallocate funding.
Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates including detailed and complex stakeholder presentations.
Manage closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits.

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 seven (7) years qualified experience;
Associate’s degree in the same required disciplines with nine (9) years of qualified experience;
High School Diploma/GED with eleven (11) years qualified experience;
Two (2) years of experience as a PROJECT MANAGER SENIOR (Grade 8) is preferred;
PMP certification required for this position unless approval to waive the requirement is given by the organization's SVP or OPCO President.
Valid state driver's license.

Benefits

Comp & perks

discretionary annual incentive
401(k)
pension
health insurance
vacation
educational assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementcost managementrisk managementstakeholder managementproject planningproject executionproject monitoringproject closeoutproject analysisprogram management

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcoordinationtrainingorganizationrelationship buildingcustomer satisfactionteam collaborationpresentation skillsproblem-solving

Certifications

PMP certificationvalid state driver's license