Professional Resource Group, LLC · 10 hours ago
Project Manager 3 (IT Projects)
Vancouver, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expProfessional Resource Group, LLC is a staffing company that provides technical and administrative professionals. They are seeking a Project Manager to provide project management support for Transmission Technology Services, coordinating various projects from inception to conclusion.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide project management expertise and support and facilitate corporate manager-assigned Control Center (CC) strategic initiative project or projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the corporate manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, work will include:
Identify and request necessary subject matter experts 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 cost, 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 corporate manager / personnel of any obstacles / potential delays to project timelines, targets, or success; provide corrective action recommendations
Coordinate activities for 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
Address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner with the manager assistance and guidance
Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by the manager / personnel; work with appropriate parties to facilitate resolution of conflicting team positions
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 acceptance
Take a pro-active stance on project risk management:
Anticipate and identify potential areas of risk and obtain guidance from appropriate manager or Contracting Officer (CO)
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 acceptance by appropriate manager / personnel
Communicate regularly with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, strategic partners, and corporate managers independently and in team meetings
Support and facilitate the following functions:
Written and verbal sponsor communication
Project team communications and coordination
Inter-project team communications and coordination
Issues and risk management
Coordination with IT resources
Coordination with the program enterprise architect
Team meeting and sponsor meeting management
Support and facilitate the following deliverables:
Scope Definition and Management
Implement Organizational Design and Change Management with respect to a culture resistant to change
Process and System Design requirements
Communication and project management best practice gap analysis
When necessary, manage the successful transition of a project or program of projects to another project manager including any training, documentation, and 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 corporate 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 bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred
10 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor's degree
14 years of direct work experience is required without a degree or a non-applicable bachelor's degree
Experience must include project management of full lifecycle IT Software, IT Hardware, Data Integration, Telecom and/or Network Infrastructure related projects, developing technical specifications and project plans for medium-to large-sized projects
Advanced skills with MS Project to include fundamental operation, function, and workflow of MS Project regarding timelines, dependencies, project expectations, milestones, and resources
Demonstrated ability to manage IT Software, IT Hardware, Data Integration, Telecom and/or Network Infrastructure projects, and/or Applications Integrations projects in accordance with industry project management principles
Expert at supporting the full lifecycle of projects through the IT Systems Development Lifecycle
Expert at eliciting information from stakeholders, documenting and communicating, including via Project Plans, Functional & Technical Specifications, Schedules, Resource Plans, Budgets, and Presentations
Demonstrated experience with expert-level communication and customer service skills to advance assigned project(s) forward in a large agency environment with multiple stakeholders
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
Real ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboarding
Preferred
Experience delivering projects with Cyber security and/or compliance requirements (ex: NERC-CIP, FISMA and NIST)
IT project and program management experience within an Information Technology or Operational Technology environment
Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies
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