Join the diverse and dynamic team that powers Michigan's largest energy provider and one of the nation's largest gas and electric combination utilities. Consumers Energy services 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents - caring for our friends and neighbors in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. We embrace a cleaner and leaner utility vision focused on eliminating energy waste and adding renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

The Senior Project Coordinator is responsible for leading the planning and execution of new and existing project requests. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the schedule, budget and details for any give project and ensuring tasks are well organized. Utilize knowledge of applicable project systems and programs toll effectively prioritize and organize small to large sized projects in response to the needs of the customer. Gather customer work scopes and follow the project from initiation through design, scheduling, and field construction phases driven by the customers required schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the department in cross-functional meetings

• Serve as the primary contact with customers to coordinate assigned CMS Energy Utility projects

• Responsible for maintaining department standard work

• Lead the coordination of project work; includes estimating customer and system loads, generating tasks for other departments, providing cost estimates, identifying required permits, and scheduling work orders

• Participate and occasionally lead in department problem solving and waste elimination work

• Maintain a storm role and assist with emergent operations/storm restoration as needed

• Determine project scope and evaluating design requirements and system impacts

• Lead the prioritizing of workload to successfully complete projects and meet customer commitments

• Lead the design, based on geographic location, workload and available design resources, as needed

• Monitor and respond to complex inquiries from various business partners

• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of typical contract and agreement terms and language

• Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and non-verbally) with stakeholders both internal and external

• Ability to interpret and understand blueprints, drawings, property descriptions and plans

• Working knowledge of Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).

• Understanding of pertinent rules, laws, and regulations pertaining to the department function

• Knowledge and understanding of Electric Tariffs

• Knowledge of SAP Notifications and Billing

• Time management and ability to prioritize stakeholder requests

• Knowledge of LEAN operating principles

Education & Experience

• Associate Degree in a technical, scientific or business related field with 4 years of experience in project coordinator roles

• [OR] High School diploma with 6 years of experience in project coordinator roles

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• 401k with company match

• Paid parental leave

• Up to 13 paid Holidays

• Paid time off

• Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women’s Advisory Panel (WAP), Women’s in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capable, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.