Professional Resource Group, LLC · 2 days ago
Project Manager 3 (Non-IT)
Vancouver, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expProfessional Resource Group, LLC is a staffing company that provides project management expertise to the Transmission Product Management and Market Analysis organization. The role involves managing various key projects and programs, facilitating product development, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide project management expertise, support and facilitate our manager-assigned product development and strategic initiative projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the Project Manager Institute (PMI) based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the BPA manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
Communicate and collaborate with implementing organizations, as well as supporting product managers and policy developers to facilitate the development of products
Implement and track the success of management approved products: Point-To-Point (PTP); Network Integration Transmission (NT); Ancillary Services; and Conditional Firm (CF)
Plan, form and reform develop, and implement management approved transmission products
Facilitate evolution of products that are financially strong and meet customer’s needs and verify that the product is compliant with our Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and Transmission rate schedules
Assist and support wind and solar integrations
Re-dispatch and curtailment data analysis
Analyze customer usage of our products and how our customers deploy those products to conduct their business
Facilitate the implementation of our management approved product design choices within established time frames
Recommend improvements in product offerings as agreed to in TC-20 Settlement agreement
Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals
Identify and request necessary subject matter expertise needed during the project
Forecast and recommend/request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with and provided by appropriate Performance Managers
Collaborate with business units and Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues
Schedule and facilitate project team meetings
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
Alert the manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project, schedule, or performance
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/potential delays to project timelines, targets or success; provide corrective action recommendations
Coordinate activities for the manager-assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate manager/personnel
Collaborate with the 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
Work with the manager to address and navigate politically sensitive issues
Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by manager/personnel
Work with appropriate manager/personnel to facilitate resolution of conflicting priorities and requirements, as well as conflicting team positions to build consensus among stakeholders and project team members
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
Collaborate and work with project sponsors and performance managers to remove obstacles impacting timely project completion
Draft a final project report, including project 'lessons-learned', for appropriate management review and approval/acceptance
Gather business requirements and needs analysis from various stakeholder perspectives
Perform gap analysis from the 'as is' to the 'to be' state
Take a pro-active stance on project risk management:
Anticipate and identify potential areas of risk and obtain guidance from appropriate manager
Track, monitor, and facilitate resolution of issues and risks identified within the projects, as well as compliance related dependencies
Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs
Develop, draft and recommend contingency plans to minimize/eliminate risks on an ongoing basis for review and approval/acceptance by appropriate manager/personnel
Communicate regularly with key stakeholders, strategic partners, and BPA managers independently and in team meetings
Support and facilitate the following functions as needed:
Written and verbal sponsor communication
Project team communications and coordination
Inter-project team communications and coordination
Issues and risk management
Coordination with IT resources
Support and facilitate the following deliverables:
Scope Definition and Management
Process and System Design requirements
Communication and project management best practice gap analysis
Coordinate and assist 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, and identifying training requirements to facilitate smooth transitions
Facilitate the implementation of Organizational Design and Change Management requirements as developed and approved by the manager
Assist with the identification of organizational alignment and culture change required to advance improvement efforts; draft and prepare revised processes and roles to approval of appropriate personnel
When necessary, facilitate the 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
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
Qualification
Required
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
Requires Real ID and or Valid Passport to interview
A bachelor's degree in economics, business administration or management, organizational development, engineering, computer science, or other technical related discipline is preferred
10 years of experience is required with a bachelor's degree in an applicable field
12 years of experience is required with a bachelor's degree in a non-applicable field
14 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree
Experience should be in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
Knowledge of product management as well as process management
Strong analytic skills and the ability to perform root cause identification/analysis
Experience influencing and integrating change in a large, diverse organization
Experience leading project teams, management review, and decision-making sessions supporting organization level improvement efforts
Experience managing projects in accordance with industry project management principles
Ability to organize and analyze detailed information and present it in a variety of formats for business, executive, and technical audiences
Ability to assess and estimate project costs
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required
Preferred
A master's degree is preferred
Experience in the utility business
PMI or PMP certification
Experience in resource planning
Company
Professional Resource Group, LLC
The value-add of any professional, beyond their technical contribution, is their ability to share their experience, to interact, to effectively communicate, to proactively participate, in order to achieve a desired collective goal.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase