SMUD · 2 days ago
IT Project Manager II
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $169K/yr
5+ years expSMUD is the nation's sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider, offering a part-time opportunity in their IT PMO. The role involves leading complex projects, coordinating with multiple teams, and ensuring successful project delivery while maintaining budget and performance standards.
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Responsibilities
Coordinates activities and projects in assigned area; develops necessary project plans, cost estimates, project budgets, work breakdowns and schedules, and project summary descriptions and justifications for department review
Coordinates project planning with other staff through meetings and shared written and oral reporting and communications
Ensures assigned work activities successfully contribute to the overall completion of assigned projects; plans, coordinates, prioritizes, monitors, guides, reviews, and conducts work activities associated with assigned projects in accordance with established task objectives and schedule as outlined in the project plans
Reviews the work of project team members; ensures work methods meet SMUD policies and quality standards; provides project guidance to project team; prepares employee performance evaluations, conducts one-on-one feedback sessions, and identifies and implements development actions to improve employee performance and skill base
Negotiate, prepare, and manage participation agreements and other contracts with outside contractors as needed; directs contractor activities in accordance with contract requirements
Develop and monitor project resources as necessary to complete project tasks ensuring proper and efficient use of SMUD and other participant resources and smooth coordination with external parties
Ensures the availability of timely and accurate project status and related information on assigned projects; collects, verifies, organizes, and maintains data; prepares and provides written summaries, reports, and recommendations for SMUD projects; responds verbally or in writing to inquiries on projects from SMUD management, Board of Directors, regulatory bodies, other utilities, public agencies, and other SMUD departments
Performs related duties as required
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field directly related to area of assignment or equivalent experience. If no degree, nine or more (9+) years of relevant experience are required
Five or more (5+) years of progressively responsible relevant project management work experience in one or more of the following technical areas: financial/economic analysis, marketing and customer research, technical and engineering analysis, or planning and business development to include at least one year in a responsible project leadership role
Incumbent must obtain a Project Management Institute PMP Certification - within 12 months of appointment to this classification
Preferred
Three or more (3+) years of experience managing large scale complex and highly visible projects that include management of application vendor or system integrator resources demonstrating ability to anticipate next steps and ensure continuous forward progress
Three or more (3+) years of experience in PMO environments and using modern project management tools, specifically Service Now PPM, Atlassian JIRA and Align, MS Project and SharePoint to implement technology
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, vendors (including multiple sub-constructors) and cross-functional teams with business and technical subject matter experts
One or more (1+) year experience in Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies
Scrum certification is desirable
Excellent communicator with strong leadership and conflict resolution skills
One or more (1+) year project management experience within the utility industry, with a strong understanding of industry regulatory and compliance frameworks
Benefits
CalPERS
Company
SMUD
As the nation’s sixth-largest, community-owned, not-for-profit electric service provider, SMUD has been providing low-cost, reliable electricity to Sacramento County for more than 75 years.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10MKey Investors
California Energy Commission
2024-07-23Grant· $10M
Leadership Team
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Paul Lau
CEO
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