Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy at a GlanceWe are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.About the OpportunityThis is an open position with FirstEnergy Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. This position will be in the Morristown, New Jersey area. This position is accountable for all aspects of engineering and architectural work for new construction, renovations and additions to FirstEnergy's portfolio of buildings and building systems. This position is specifically responsible for all critical facilities and infrastructure including Data Centers, Emergency Operating facilities, and Transmission Dispatch and Regional Dispatch facilities. This position will also have responsibility for facilities at Regulated Generation Power Plants. The scope of this position is engineering work, including all aspects of Facilities Project Design and managing, monitoring, and controlling projects to ensure that they safely achieve the Project deliverables within the approved scope, cost and schedule. This position provides support to all Business Units and reports through the Administrative Services department.Responsibilities: * Develop architectural and engineering design packages for facilities and facility assets for new builds, modifications or additions (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, building envelope, site work, etc.) across all Business Units from initial concept through detailed design, construction, start up and turn over * Review Project documents for clarity and completeness - examples include scope documents, performance specifications, project plan, contracts, equipment and constructions bid packages, requisitions, Bills of Material or Material Requests for Issue, Task Authorizations, and Engineering Work Requests * Perform detailed performance analysis of FirstEnergy facilities * Establish Project and contract budgets and review for adequacy and completeness. Initiate and ensure budget revisions made and documented when required * Ensure change management protocols are followed * Coordinate all phases of detail designs, specifications, procurement, and bid evaluation and award process * Provide project status reports. Recurring, standard reports and ad hoc reports that address status of scope, budget and schedule and that identifies risks and issues and outlines mitigation strategy * Obtain concurrence (or buy-in) from affected departments to support the proposed schedule and resource requirements. Review and approval of Project Plans * Establish and validate project estimates including contingency * Develop, with input of the project team, the strategic and tactical execution plan for the project * Monitor and/or report contractor resource levels * Ensure adequacy of Project Team membership and participation. Responsible for overseeing the activities of consultants and contractors assigned * Understand the terms of the contract and associated documentation of services under the contract/purchase order. Upon mobilization to the site, reviews applicable topics during Pre-Mobilization/Pre-Construction meetings * Responsible for the quality assurance and control of the Project, including identification of quality requirements, responsibility for QA program and if required, review and approval process for contractor provided procedures * Communicate Project goals, priorities and decisions to the Leadership Team * Ensure Project challenge meetings, peer reviews and assessments are performed * Deve