Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location with zip code: Taylor, TX (76574)

Duration: 12 Months

Pay Rate: $50-70/hr

Shift Timing (Day/ Evening/ Night): Day

Job Description:

• Plans, directs and coordinates activities of designated technical and business projects, to ensure that goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
• Develops, manages and coordinates project plans of different degrees of complexity. Specifies work breakdown, scheduling, budget, identification of risks, contingency plans and allotment of resources for each phase of the project.

Essential Job Duties:

• Manages projects consistent with *** Corporate Standards, Operating Procedures, and department processes.
• Manages project scope, schedule, budget, risk / issue, change controls, phase gating and general project administration.
• Promotes a culture of early risk mitigation and accountability and incorporates relevant techniques into the project plan and management.
• Understands project success criteria and provides guidance and consultation to the project delivery structure to meet those objectives.
• Develops project plans specifying milestones, tasks, start/end durations and resource allocations for each phase of the project.
• Manages the work of the project team to ensure that accountable personnel complete project activities on time and within budget, while ensuring the high priority items stay on track.
• Manages vendor activities to ensure alignment to the Statement of Work.
• Leads and coordinates cross-functional teams responsible for all aspects of a project, promoting teamwork, collaboration, and candid conversation.
• Monitors metrics to track team performance against schedule expectations and budget.
• Proactively and effectively communicates project status, risks, and issues to management, project owners, and others.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills and applies good judgement for escalation.
• Demonstrates accountability for the results of the team.
• Creates and maintains project schedules using Microsoft Project Online.
• Leverages Microsoft Project Online and Power BI for project reporting.

Required Skills:

• Requires minimum 8 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements
• Requires minimum 6 years as Project Manager on large-scale projects
• Project schedule creation and maintenance using Microsoft Project Online or Project Server
• Project reporting using Microsoft Project Online and Power BI
• Minimum 2 years in a program manager role (preferred)
• Task assignment and tracking using JIRA (preferred)
• Detailed understanding of the *** energy, market, and utility business (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Required)
• Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Preferred)
• Or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

Certification:

• PMP Project Management Professional (Highly Preferred)