What are we looking for in our Senior Project Manager?

The Information Technology team at Russell Tobin & Associates is supporting a top Utility & Energy organization that has an opening for a remote Sr. Project Manager .
Title: Sr. Project Manager

Location: Paramus, NJ (Hybrid)

Duration: 6 Months
Pay Range: $60/hr to $65/hr (As per experience)

Summary:

The Senior Project Manager role is to plan, execute and finalize projects with high quality deliverables according to deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors to deliver solutions according to plan.

• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Draft and submit budget proposals, track financials and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Identify and mitigate risks, resolve issues or escalate through proper channels.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths.
• Plan, schedule and maintain project milestones using appropriate tools and project team meetings.
• Produce regular status and ad hoc reports for the Steering Committee and other audiences.
• Partner with business to coordinate user acceptance testing, communications and training.
• Ensure and/or develop required documentation on projects, including deliverables to describe installation, support model and operating procedures.
• Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement processes
• Other duties as required or directed to ensure the achievement of project and other business objectives.

Required Skills:

• Exceptional verbal and written communications; persuasive and motivating.
• Ability to drive discussions to elicit vision, goals, requirements and other business information from executives and management
• Strong understanding of project and software development life cycles (i.e. PMLC, SDLC; Waterfall, Iterative; SCRUM, etc.)
• Understanding of infrastructure systems, networks, Cloud, personal computing, system engineering, information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards.
• Ability to quickly troubleshoot problems that may arise in work products as well as manage a range of activities in a busy, fast-changing operating environment.
• Strong analytical skills applied to understanding business functionality, technical solutions and support requirements.
• Proficient in Google Suite of Applications, especially Google Slides and Sheets as well as Project Management tools

Education/Equivalent:

• Experience in Utilities (water or electric) industries preferred
• Experience in major infrastructure and application deployment projects
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field
• PMP, ITIL, Lean/Six Sigma certifications

Work Experience Needed:

• At least 7 years of technology project management experience working closely with technology teams, the business and third-parties.
• Experience leading business technology discussions, projects and programs including coordinating meetings and presenting project deliverables
• Experience working in a PMO structured environment with standard documentation and tools.

Requirements:

Must report to the Paramus office 2-3 days a week and when needed

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

Rate/Salary: $60/hr to $65/hr