Sr Project Manager (Exp in utilities(water/Electrical) Industry

Job Description

Job Title : Sr Project Manager (Exp in utilities(water/Electrical) Industry

Job Description

Senior Project Manager Qualifications

• 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
• 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
• 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.)
• Understanding of infrastructure systems, networks, Cloud, personal computing, system engineering, information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards
• 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
• Proficient in Google Suite of Applications, especially Google Slides and Sheets as well as Project Management tools

Senior Project Manager Description

• 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 participants 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