Hiring: Director, Major Projects | NEW GENERATION (Construction Utility Projects) Company: American Electric Power Location: Lawton, OK Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:35:40 Employment Type: Contract / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Portfolio Management, RTOS About the job Required Skills: •The Major Project Director role will develop, direct, guide, and execute all project management functions for a major generation project that has a range of complexities resulting from multiple project components and generally has total budgets more than $1 billion. •The position will serve as the single accountable leader responsible for safety, schedule, cost, commercial performance, stakeholder alignment, execution and project delivery. •Depending on the project execution strategy and the project execution plan, the Major Project Director may provide oversight of EPC contractors or third-party contract resources providing services such as engineering or other project needs. •During project execution, the Major Projects Director will be required to be on location of the project being overseen for the duration. •Multiple concurrent generation project components; or projects with specialized technical generation scopes. •Successful delivery of the project within all local, state or federal regulatory requirements •Compliant to all measures of NERC, FERC, RTO or utility commissions •Accountable for all aspects of project responsibilities including functional leaders reporting directly to the Major Project Director and all team members assigned to these projects. Compensation: •$188,524 - $245,080 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!