Education and Experience Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance or other related field is highly preferred for this position.
• Five or more years of large project management experience working on projects that are several million dollars in size and span several years in duration is preferred.
• Project leaders that have a diverse background working with multiple vendors, internal stakeholders and counterparties are preferred.
• A PMP designation is encouraged but not required.
• Individuals with less than five years of dedicated project management experience may be considered if they possess experience and capability in related disciplines with a proven track record of success.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:

• Understanding of the changing energy landscape and new renewable resources.
• Ability to work with limited oversight at times and create forward momentum on behalf of Evergy's renewables efforts.
• Project tracking and controls including familiarity with project budgets, cost tracking systems and critical path, logic-linked project schedules.
• Creating business case justifications, procurement plans, and contract scopes of work for moderate scale material, equipment and labor procurements utilizing existing and new contracts and suppliers.
• Ability to influence others and to set clear expectations and hold others accountable.
• Ability to make decisions with limited information, non-routine or unexpected judgments and process information in an organized, timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; including ability to make detailed presentations to external parties, craft workers, and senior leadership.
• Lead project meetings and develop task schedules, deadlines, and milestones for all stakeholders and resources. Constantly monitor and report on the progress of projects to stakeholders and management.
• High business acumen with an ability to understand and identify opportunities that will provide maximum benefit. Experience developing business cases and cost/benefit analyses.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: None

Working Conditions: Combined office and construction site working conditions. Requires some in-state and overnight travel. Must have a satisfactory work record including good attendance.

Evergy has a clear mission - To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know to accomplish becoming the most innovative and reliable energy company, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status - has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.