Duke Energy Corporation

Senior Real Estate Project Manager

Duke Energy Corporation

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • North Carolina

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Oversight responsibility for the execution of Real Estate projects under the general direction of the Real Estate Project Director
  • Oversees all phases of project execution—from contract award through closeout for high priority, higher risk projects
  • Ensuring critical success factors are met, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, environmental and regulatory compliance, safety, communications, security, and systems integration
  • Oversees a portfolio of ranked projects as defined by the Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE) Risk-Informed Ranking Process
  • Provide leadership, decision-making, and strategic guidance across all project activities
  • Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, maintaining alignment with PMCoE policies, procedures, and systems
  • Ensure delivery excellence from JLL or the Real Estate outsourced service provider in accordance with company standards
  • Serve as the primary liaison and oversight authority for all project execution services delivered by JLL or other external service provider(s)
  • Lead cross-functional project teams that include JLL personnel, ensuring seamless integration with internal service providers (ISPs)
  • Contribute to the development of project field guides and process documentation
  • Partner with JLL in collecting and applying lessons learned from past projects, actively managing risks, and mentoring team members
  • Monitor JLL’s adherence to project scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and environmental standards
  • Validate JLL contract metrics, oversee project meetings, reviews, and reporting cycles
  • Partner with the Manager of Portfolio Management to ensure execution supports business unit objectives, broader capital planning goals, and annual budgets
  • Serve as the escalation point for any performance issues, scope deviations, or stakeholder concerns

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's Degree and at least seven years of directly related work experience
  • In Lieu of Bachelor's Degree and seven years of directly related work experience, High School/GED and eleven years of directly related work experience
  • Proven experience in real estate project development and execution, preferably within utility or commercial sectors
  • Strong Expertise in Project Management
  • Expertise in construction management, cost controls, and scheduling
  • Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage matrixed teams
  • Experience excelling in a highly matrix organizational structure
  • Familiarity with regulatory environments and capital planning processes
  • PMP certification preferred or expected within 24 months of placement
  • Highly organized with strong expertise in decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving
  • Masters – business (MBA), project management, or equivalent
  • Operational experience in Transmission, Distribution, or Natural Gas operations
  • Project related work experience: Risk Management Leadership, Oversight, and Employee Management/Development
  • Strong project controls knowledge
  • Experience supporting a large utility investment program with considerable regulatory interface
  • Strong communications skills and experience with organizational change management best practices
  • Business process management expertise
  • Contractors License