First Tek, Inc. · 14 hours ago
Project Manager 2 (Non-IT)
Vancouver, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expFirst Tek, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager 2 to facilitate and coordinate training and change management efforts. The role involves providing project management skills, collaborating with various business units, and ensuring successful project completion within defined timelines and budgets.
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Responsibilities
Help facilitate and coordinate the completion of training and change management efforts supporting the process changes implementation and adoption
Provide project management skills to support project planning and process, providing guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology and best practices, including:
Investigate ways to integrate project constraints into the business portfolio decision-making process
Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project
Recommend/request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs. (Note: resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with, and provided by appropriate BPA performance managers.)
Collaborate with business units and BPA performance managers to identify any resource allocation issues and make suggestions to resolve
Schedule and lead project team meetings ranging from recurring working meetings to requirements gathering across organizational units to varying levels of program/project management stakeholders
Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives
Suggest improvement(s) to project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals
Draft project plans, suggest resource strategies, and help with funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort
Alert BPA manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule, or performance
Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, including recommending project stages and assessing business potential risks for each stage
Organize, coordinate, and help monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards, and targets, alerting BPA personnel of any obstacles / potential delay to project timelines, targets, or success. Provide corrective action recommendations for BPA consideration
Coordinate activities for assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate BPA manager / personnel
Collaborate with BPA manager and internal stakeholders to facilitate the tasks and activities of project team(s) and to properly understand related business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and how best to effectively deploy end products
Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by BPA personnel; work with appropriate parties to help facilitate resolution of conflicting team positions
Draft and distribute 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
Collaborate and work with project sponsors and BPA performance managers to help identify obstacles and suggest remediation(s) of those obstacles impacting timely project completion
Capture project "lessons learned” and provide draft recommendations for appropriate BPA management review and approval/acceptance
Provide project risk management assistance by:
Identify potential areas of risk and obtain guidance from appropriate BPA manager, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), or Contracting Officer (CO)
Monitor and track resolution of issues and risks identified within the projects, as well as compliance-related dependencies
Maintain a standard issue, risk, and/or action logs
Draft and recommend potential contingency plans to minimize risks for acceptance by appropriate BPA manager/personnel
Communicate regularly with project sponsors, stakeholders, and BPA managers to further assignments timely and without delay
Support, draft, and help ensure the following functions:
Written communication and draft sponsor communication
Project team communications and coordination
Coordination with relevant BPA resources to (e.g. IT, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Facilities, etc.)
Support the following deliverables:
Scope definition and management
Process and system design requirements
Communication and project management best practice gap analysis
Gather business requirements and needs analysis from various stakeholder perspectives
Help draft plan for organizational design and change management requirements as developed and approved by the BPA manager
Partner with project teams to enhance and assist BPA management with implementing the asset management lifecycle business model
Identify resistance and performance gaps, and help develop as well as assist BPA management with implementing corrective actions
Perform gap analysis from the "as is” to the "to be” state
Provide support in defining appropriate performance metrics and track progress towards targets
Facilitate change management methodology and serve as a change management resource for managers in helping them fulfill the role of change sponsor
Provide support and collaborate with front-line managers and supervisors and provide suggestions for staff adoption to a new or revised business model for asset management processes and concepts
Help perform data analysis, report building, and system configuration changes
Utilize analytical techniques to decompose high-level information into details and abstract up from low-level information to resolve solution vs. requirements conflicts
Participate in the coordination of asset management and portfolio operations, including review and help follow-up of information and capabilities requests
Coordinate data gathering requirements, system integration requirements, and planning, tracking, and reporting requirements
Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes
When necessary, help with successful transition of a project or program of projects to another project manager including any training, documentation, or meeting coordination required to bring the new PM fully up to speed on all critical aspects of the work and introduce them to executive sponsors and key stakeholders
Coordinate and assist BPA management with transitions of identified project resources as needed. This may include gathering information from departing/transitioning resources to identify subject matter expertise, documenting workloads, identifying training requirements to facilitate smooth transitions
Qualification
Required
A degree in business administration or management, organizational development, computer science, or engineering is highly preferred
5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor's degree
7 years of experience is required with an applicable associate degree
10 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree
Experience must include direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
MS Project skill including project management features such as: experience with the fundamental operation, function, and workflow of Microsoft Project regarding timelines, dependencies, project expectations, milestones, and resources
Previous portfolio management experience, preferably with large capital construction projects in an asset intensive industry
Intermediate level proficiency with Visio, Access and SharePoint
Proficiency required with Microsoft Office Suite software such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
Preferred
PMI or PMP certification
Change Management certification
Energy and/or utility industry experience
Asset Management experience
Experience with ISO 55000
Company
First Tek, Inc.
To succeed in the complex world of technology, you need exceptional connections – to the right experts, the right opportunities and the right answers.
1001-5000 employees
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