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Oak Ridge National Laboratory · 6 hours ago

Senior IT Project Manager (Hybrid Eligible)

Oak Ridge, TN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is hiring a Senior IT Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of information security projects. The role involves direct interaction with senior management and various stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery using industry-standard methodologies.

Advanced MaterialsClean EnergyEnergyEnergy ManagementManufacturingNuclearRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Determines requirements and best approach for project management methodology for multiple projects, develops work breakdown structures, Project Management Plans and/or backlog feature and story definitions, project tasking and sequencing for project schedules, develops project budget and resource plans with the sponsor and finance officers

Assembles, manages, and directs project teams to accomplish project goals and deliverables. Ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and are of acceptable quality

Assists and mentors team members on methodology

Ensures projects execute adequate communication plans, all stakeholders are appropriately informed of project status and project teams have project information and resources to succeed

Communicates, collaborates, and Interfaces with project sponsors, ITSD leadership, subject matter experts (SMEs), and other resources

Gains trust and forms relationships with leadership, sponsors, principal investigators and project team members

Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success

Identifies, diagnoses, and consults on project risks and issues

Identifies mitigation strategies or corrective actions, reports and escalates as appropriate

Takes leadership, assesses project risks/issues/problems, implements corrective actions, escalates to leadership as appropriate, and establishes new project baselines

Prepares and presents presentations, reports and dashboards, providing recommendations and findings on matters relating to projects

Qualification

IT Project ManagementAgile MethodologyProject ManagementInformation SecurityStakeholder ManagementBudgetingMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ProjectAtlassian ToolsElasticServiceNowCommunication SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Required

A BS degree in computer science, business management, information technology, project management, or a related discipline and a minimum of 8 to 12 years of aligned project management experience is required for consideration, or a MS degree with a minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant and aligned experience, or a PhD with a minimum of 4 to 6 years of relevant and aligned experience

An overall combination of equivalent education and experience may be considered

Must have a thorough understanding of project management methodologies and practical application managing IT projects including developing business cases, defining scope and deliverables, scheduling and cost estimating, budgeting, communications, stakeholder management, status reporting, change management, quality assurance and retrospectives/lessons learned

Proven understanding of IT platforms, systems and tools and able to translate user requirements into actionable project requirements and deliverables

Demonstrated practical experience in IT project work, applications development, and major infrastructure/technology deployments and upgrades

Knowledge and experience managing application software development and/or implementation projects utilizing best practice lifecycle processes such as Agile

Preferred

An advanced degree in computer science, business management, information technology, project management, or a related field of study

Project Management Professional certification

Experience with IT specific project management methods, such as Agile and its associated processes

Information security or cyber security experience, education and/or certifications

Ability to organize and coordinate work on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision

Demonstrated interpersonal skills working in a matrix/collaborative environment with a broad range of individuals, particularly including scientists, engineers, managers, administrators, and technicians

Strong communicator at all levels of an organization, as well as to external stakeholders

Experience with Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Project, the Atlassian suite of tools, Elastic and ServiceNow