IT Project Manager Senior

Profile

Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation's cleanest energy to 15 million people in Northern and Central California.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an AA/EEO employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce.
Department Overview
Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions.
Position Summary
An IT Project Manager leads a team that develops new applications, designs and installs new IT technical architecture and infrastructure systems, or enhances existing systems. Project Managers are responsible for assembling the project team and using the provided cost and scheduling tools to define the scope, budget, and resource needs, and controlling other project variables. PMs also function as a liaison between IT and the Business Client, and act as the go-to person that represents the entire project from the planning through to the deployment stage.
Qualifications
Minimum
** BA/BS in Computer Science, Business, Engineering or equivalent experience
** 5 years** experience managing one or more moderately complex IT Data Center projects
** Experience with IT professional service agreements and materials logistics
** Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI.
** Help mentor less experienced PMs
** Advanced understanding of project management principles and methodologies
** Understanding of PG&E**s business, and IT strategies and objectives
** Workforce planning and resource management skills
** Ability to function and manage in a matrixed environment
** Understanding of IT roles and responsibilities at PG&E
** Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills
** Skill inventory and database experience
** Financial Acumen, team player, makes agreements
** Proficiency in negotiation and risk management

Desired
** Skilled in using the following programs ** PPMC, IT Methodology, Microsoft Office Suite
** Experience working in a PMO environment as Project Lead or Project Manager for medium to complex projects
Responsibilities
The person is responsible for the concurrent management of one or smaller to medium to moderately complex projects. These projects are one-time, multitask jobs that have clearly defined start and end dates, a specific scope of work, a budget, required resources, and a specified performance objective to be achieved. Specific responsibilities include:

** Demonstrates advanced knowledge and technical competence
** Exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with broad scope and high complexity
** Responsible for leading one or more IT (Data Center) projects typically between $100,000 - $5,000,000
** Gathering, defining and documenting IT (Data Center) project requirements
** Clearly defining and communicating roles, responsibilities and expectations for all members of the project team
** Obtaining and defining staffing requirements and forming project teams
** Independently planning all associated work to meet project goals
** Providing direction and leadership to project management analysts and schedulers
** Developing metrics, procedures, objectives and methods to assess project progress while utilizing established standards and quality objectives
** Conducting project kick-off meetings
** Communicating individual project roles and expectations
** Ensuring all project team members have the tools and training necessary to perform effectively
** Recording, tracking and communicating issues, risks, changes, and status reports within a PG&E standard tool
** Accurately and consistently forecasting project resource, material and contract costs within a standard PG&E tool(s)
** Driving all project related tasks to completion
** Developing and Maintaining up-to-date detailed project schedules and work plans
** Monitoring critical project milestones, and identifying ways to resolve schedule issues
** Coordinating any required contract work within defined PG&E policy
** Conducting and site visits as necessary
** Assessing project performance and implementing changes as necessary to ensure the projects remains within specified cost, schedule, scope and quality objectives
** Communicating status of all projects to stakeholders and management
** Developing and maintaining a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors and key clients
** Resolving problems of project specific scope within procedural guidelines
** Exercising independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with moderate scope and complexity
** Preparing all project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing activities, ensuring technical accuracy
** Functioning in a process oriented environment
Pacific Gas and Electric

Company info

Sign Up Now - WashingtondcCrossing.com