Description:
The Senior Project
Manager role is to collaborate with others to plan and execute projects with
high quality deliverables according to deadlines and within budget. This
includes requesting resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and
third-party contractors to deliver solutions according to plan. The Project
Manager will work with stakeholders to define the project’s objectives, design
solutions and provide status updates on achievements throughout the project
lifecycle. This individual will also manage issues and escalations, providing
updates and support to internal customers as needed. In addition, the project
manager will gather and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed
projects, and systems requirements.
Other activities
include the following:
- Work with executives
and senior leaders to create and maintain a plan to achieve the strategic
vision and objectives of the project.
- Partner with business
and technology partners to define project scope, design solutions and create
other deliverables that support business goals.
- Estimate the resources
and costs needed to achieve project goals.
- Draft and submit budget
proposals, track financials and recommend subsequent budget changes where
necessary.
- Identify and mitigate
risks, resolve issues or escalate through proper channels.
- Identify and manage
project dependencies and critical paths.
- Plan, schedule and
maintain project milestones using appropriate tools and project team meetings.
- Produce regular status
and ad hoc reports for the Steering Committee and other audiences.
- Partner with business
to coordinate user acceptance testing, communications and training.
- Ensure and/or develop
required documentation on projects, including deliverables to describe
installation, support model and operating procedures.
- Knowledge of Lean/Six
Sigma and continuous improvement processes
- Other duties as
required or directed to ensure the achievement of project and other business
objectives.
Required Skills:
- Understanding of
infrastructure systems: wide area / local networks and related equipment, Cloud
servers, personal computing, backup and other system applications, etc.
- Proficient in or
ability to quickly learn Google Suite of Applications, especially Google Slides
and Sheets as well as Project Management tools
- Exceptional verbal and
written communications; persuasive and motivating
- Ability to drive
discussions to elicit vision, goals, requirements and other business
information from executives and teams
- Strong understanding of
project and software development life cycles (i.e. PMLC, SDLC; Waterfall,
Iterative; SCRUM, etc.)
- Ability to quickly
troubleshoot problems that may arise in work products as well as manage a range
of activities in a busy, fast-changing operating environment
- Strong analytical
skills applied to understanding business functionality, technical solutions and
support requirements Education/Equivalent:
- Experience in Utilities
(water or electric) industries preferred
- Experience in major
infrastructure and application deployment projects
- Bachelor's degree in
Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field
- PMP, ITIL, Lean/Six
Sigma certifications preferred Work Experience Needed:
- At least 5 years of
technology project management experience working closely with technology teams,
the business and third-parties
- Experience leading
business technology discussions, projects and programs including coordinating
meetings and presenting project deliverables
- Experience working in a
PMO structured environment with standard documentation and tools