Telemetry Project Manager

Title: Telemetry Project Manager

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Portland, OR

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership capabilities, technical experience in telemetry systems, and experience with large-scale technology implementations. This role is critical to ensuring the successful deployment of an ongoing program to update and maintain telemetry sites across Oregon and Washington.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Lead large, complex strategic projects, assuming accountability for delivering results
  
• Manage projects, including Internal and External resources
  
• Develop project plans, budgets, scope, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables using NWN PMO tools and templates
  
• Collaborate with stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define project goals, deliverables, and timelines.
  
• Act as a liaison between technical teams, operational teams, and executive stakeholders.
  
• Communicate technical concepts and progress to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
  
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
  
• Ensure system reliability and security are addressed during the planning and execution phases.
  
• Execute procurement and contracting activities, tracking, and reporting according to NWN policies and procedures.
  
• Identify, manage, and resolve inter-project/program dependencies, working with other PMs and NWN stakeholders
  
• Conduct analyses to estimate and track project costs and budgets
  
• Define resource requirements and negotiate availability with resource managers
  
• Manage vendor relationships to align vendor schedules, costs, and deliverables with the overall project plan
  
• Ensure alignment of technical solutions with organizational objectives and compliance requirements.
  
• Establish, maintain, and update project risk log. Resolve project issues and escalate as appropriate
  
• Manage project change control and follow existing policies
  
• Ensure project-related documentation is accurate and complete
  

Requirements

Skills & Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of project and program management theories, models, and techniques
  
• Experience managing a program or volume of projects with competing schedules
  
• Demonstrated success applying project management concepts and techniques across large, mission-critical projects/programs
  
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organization
  
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including problem solving and critical thinking, with attention to detail
  
• Ability to facilitate meetings and manage difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy
  
• Ability to gain and maintain credibility at all levels of the organization
  
• Understanding of business process improvement and change management desired
  
• Master's degree in business, technology or related field preferred
  
• PMI or equivalent certification preferred
  
• 7 years of progressive project management leadership experience
  
• Familiarity with construction means and methods, jurisdictions and permitting requirements
  
• Ability to write statements of work, ensuring scope matches site design and appropriate materials are planned for
  
• Experience with materials tracking, long lead purchasing coordination, materials and vendor invoice reviews and approvals
  
• Power utility experience preferred