Senior IT Project Manager (Hybrid) Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Project Manager for their Vancouver, Washington location. This position will work closely with key managerial stakeholders, architects, subject matter experts and compliance staff to develop and recommend Operational Technology (OT) projects and program initiatives. Collaborate closely with the IT Portfolio manager, the PM works with project teams to draft and execute OT project plans; create and track schedules and budgets; facilitate and coordinate project activities; and track, monitor, and provide detailed status and milestone reporting for multiple designated projects.This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you think you d be a good fit, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Project Manager:
- Provide project management expertise, support, and facilitation of manager-assigned Control Center (CC) IT projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development, including:
- Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives.
- Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals.
- Draft project plans, resource strategies, and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort.
- Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, includes recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.
- Monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards, and targets, alerting appropriate manager / personnel of any obstacles or potential delays to project timelines, targets, or success; provide corrective action recommendations.
- Coordinate activities for assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be met within the prescribed time and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate manager / personnel.
- Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
- Maintain consistent communication with project sponsors, performance managers, and clients on the progress of the project vis-a-vis the work plan.
- Draft a final project report, including project lessons-learned, for appropriate management review and approval / acceptance.
- Take a proactive stance on project risk management.
- Develop, draft, and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis for review and acceptance by appropriate manager / personnel.
- Support and facilitate the following functions:
- Written and verbal sponsor communication.
- Project team communications and coordination.
- Inter-project team communications and coordination.
- Issues and risk management.
- Coordination with IT resources.
- Coordination with the program enterprise architect.
- Team meeting and sponsor meeting management.
Requirements for Project Manager:
- A bachelor s degree in business administration, computer science, information technology, management technology, engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred.
- 10 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor s degree.
- 14 years of experience is required without a degree or a non-applicable bachelor s degree.
- Experience must include project management of IT Software and network infrastructure related projects and applications; integration of projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding and developing technical specifications and project plans for medium-to large-sized projects. Note: Level 3 is typically responsible for medium to large -sized projects (25M and higher lifecycle cost).
- Advanced skills with MS Project to include fundamental operation, function, and workflow regarding timelines, dependencies, project expectations, milestones, and resources.
- Demonstrated ability to manage IT Software, Network Infrastructure projects and/or Applications Integrations projects in accordance with industry project management principles.
- Expert in supporting full lifecycle of projects through the IT Systems Development Lifecycle.
- Expert at eliciting information from stakeholders, documenting and communicating, including via Project Plans, Functional & Technical Specifications, Schedules, Resource Plans, Budgets and Presentations.
- Demonstrated experience with expert-level communication and customer service skills to advance assigned project(s) forward in a large agency environment with multiple stakeholders.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates** About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc: Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status. AG/BH12923
Senior IT Project Manager(Hybrid)