American Water

Sr. Project Manager, Business Integration

Camden, NJ

full_time

About This Job

Requisition ID:

108285

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About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Primary Role

The Sr Project Manager, Business Integration is responsible for successfully coordinating, communicating, monitoring and supporting integration activities in alignment with corporate and business development goals, ensuring acquisition integrations comply with all applicable company and regulatory policies, procedures and requirements, and performing additional duties as requested or required to support the business development activities of the company.

Key Accountabilities

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Lead acquisition integration teams, including state and functional leaders, to ensure smooth integration of new acquisitions.

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Ensure all relevant deal documentation is accurate and available to acquisition integration team members, as required.

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Coordinate and lead regular integration progress meetings.

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Participate, as necessary, in acquisition data integration process.

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Coordinate post-close lessons learned sessions.

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Participate in other post-close activities included, but not limited to, annual integration lookback reviews.

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Report progress and issues to the appropriate teams and management, as needed.

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Develop and maintain effective relationships with key staff involved in acquisition integrations.

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Proactively identify and escalate risks that may impact integration timelines, budgets or goals.

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Promote knowledge sharing and best practices throughout the business.

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As a member of the Acquisitions Integrations Group, participate in various projects designed to improve the acquisition integrations process .

Knowledge/Skills

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Strong project management skills (e.g. planning, organizing, directing, monitoring and reporting on integration activities).

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Strong quantitative skills (e.g., analytical, technical, problem solving).

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Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to support several integrations simultaneously.

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Ability to work both individually and within a team environment.

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Strong written and verbal communication skills (e.g., fluency in report writing and presentations).

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Excellent interpersonal skills (e.g., persuasion, negotiation, listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal consulting).

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Leadership presence (e.g., ability to deal effectively and maintain collaborative relationships with Company senior management and other key internal and external stakeholders).

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Computer literacy.

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Competent in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, flow-charting, project scheduling.

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Basic accounting knowledge and/or customer billing practices a plus.

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Working knowledge of applicable company procedures, state and federal regulations, utility tariffs and/or operations.

Experience/Education

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Bachelor’s degree in business administration or business management.

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Relevant work-related experience will be considered.

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10+ years’ experience with a bachelor’s degree or 16+ years’ experience without a bachelor’s degree in business development or project management.

Work Environment

Primarily indoor office environment.

Travel Requirements

As necessary, up to 10%.

Competencies

Champions safety

Customer obsessed

Cultivates innovation

Nimble learning

Drives Results

Collaborates

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