job summary: Essential Job Functions & Tasks : 1. Conduct or assist in planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating assigned project activities. Perform coordination and administrative tasks as delegated by the lead project manager(PM) or supervisor. Act on behalf of the lead PM/supervisor during times the PM or supervisor is unavailable. Develop an understanding of various project management principles and techniques and successfully implement these techniques in project management for the organization. 2. Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the client's System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm. 3. Develop, review and coordinate the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff. Perform coordination role as assigned to increase awareness in all knowledge areas of project plans. 4. Communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates with supportive role in stakeholder presentations. Provide written and oral reports and other communications. 5. Develop working relationships with the project team, plant and OpCo staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Foster teamwork; seek customer satisfaction. 6. Provide general guidance and feedback, to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs. 7. Ensure, or assist the lead PM in ensuring efficient and timely performance of project work activities. 8. Obtain resources required for project execution. Manage, or assist PM in managing, contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc 9. Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources. Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc. 10. Conduct or assist in closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits. 11. Develop an understanding of the project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the Project Management Governance Committee. location: COLUMBUS, Ohio job type: Contract salary: $29 - 36 per hour work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Associates responsibilities: Essential Job Functions & Tasks : 1. Conduct or assist in planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating assigned project activities. Perform coordination and administrative tasks as delegated by the lead project manager(PM) or supervisor. Act on behalf of the lead PM/supervisor during times the PM or supervisor is unavailable. Develop an understanding of various project management principles and techniques and successfully implement these techniques in project management for the organization. 2. Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm. 3. Develop, review and coordinate the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff. Perform coordination role as assigned to increase awareness in all knowledge areas of project plans. 4. Communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates with supportive role in stakeholder presentations. Provide written and oral reports and other communications. 5. Develop working relationships with the project team, plant and OpCo staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Foster teamwork; seek customer satisfaction. 6. Provide general guidance and feedback, to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs. 7. Ensure, or assist the lead PM in ensuring efficient and timely performance of project work activities. 8. Obtain resources required for project execution. Manage, or assist PM in managing, contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc 9. Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources. Manage contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc. 10. Conduct or assist in closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits. 11. Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee. qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 4 years of experienceEducation: Associates skills: Project ManagementProject ControlsProject ManagementProject Engineering Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.