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Project Manager , Location: Houston, Texas(In office Monday to Thursday / Remote Fridays), Duration: 6+ Months contract
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expDice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Infomerica, Inc, is seeking a Project Manager responsible for managing the successful implementation of strategic initiatives and projects within the Consumer Home Energy Customer Success Organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and communication skills while working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Deliver large-scale projects on-time, on-budget, and on-scope
Organize project teams by identifying areas of needed expertise and required skills
Manage overall delivery of project across all functions including requirements gathering and project approval, design, build/customization, integration, and testing
Manage requirements and project approval, including obtaining sign-off from all business lines and overseeing change management for tracking changes, once sign-off has been completed
Define, track, and ensure timely and accurate completion of project milestones and deliverables
Develop and maintain the project budget from initiation to completion
Identify and assess impacts and resolve project issues with management and/or project team
Support budget tracking efforts to build NPV, allocating operational costs to appropriate projects
Provide regular communications on project status to executive management and project teams
Improve quality, implementation timing and cost for projects
Build strong relationships
Internal: Establish strong contact with all business functions and act as central hub
External: Coordinate, act as day-to-day project contact with partner teams
Liaison to business to scope prospective projects and determine project costs and business value
Mentor junior and/or less tenured project managers as well as Business Analysts
Identify project management gaps in PMO and promote project management best practices
Inherit and turn troubled projects around
Assist with recruiting of PMO personnel
Identify the appropriate project methodology for a project (waterfall, agile, hybrid, etc.)
Participate in business case creation and maintenance throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring stakeholder alignment to project business value
Able to manage, develop, and lead direct reports
Support business analyst work as needed to support project needs
Qualification
Required
10+ Years of experience
Must have 2 years of utility and/or the deregulated energy industry
Bachelor's degree
Minimum of 3-5 years project management experience managing complex enterprise level projects and multiple projects in dynamic and demanding environments
Project/strategic planning and business background with understanding of assigned areas of responsibility
Demonstrated experience with waterfall project management
Demonstrated presentation and training skills, with experience presenting complex findings to executive leadership and cross-functional teams
Experience working on technology integration and operations projects
Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences in both written and oral form
Ability to develop recommendations/action plans and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
Attention to detail
Ability to recognize the need to be hands-on and ready to roll up sleeves and dive deep when accordingly
Ability to prioritize both routine and unpredictable work activities and identify exceptions and recommend solutions to leadership
Excellent personal computer skills within a Windows environment demonstrating advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Ability to work effectively both independently and with teams
Excellent problem solving skills and ability to use good judgment to make recommendations and decisions
Comfortably handles risk and uncertainty
Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities
Ability to comfortably navigate difficult conversations
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Engineering, or Computer Science
Minimum of 5 years project management experience managing complex and multiple projects in dynamic and demanding environments
PMP certified
Demonstrated experience with Agile project management
Demonstrated advanced analytical skills, including data interpretation and actionable insights development
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