What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Project Manager (Hybrid role , Need locals to South Plainfield NJ ) position at Protos IT?
Job Title: Sr. Project Manager
Location: South Plainfield NJ
Duration: 2.5 Years Contract
Must have PMP certification.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders which includes IT (OT, Testing, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, etc), Line of Business (Electric Operations, Asset Management, Projects & Constructions), and external partners
- Manage the end-to-end delivery of project scope ensuring scope, schedule, cost, documentation and quality objectives are met.
- Coordinate and govern activities performed by the system integrator, including task planning, deliverable reviews, issue resolution, and change control.
- Ensure project execution follows clients EPMO methodologies standards, templates, and reporting requirements.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, and executive communications.
- Facilitate working sessions, design reviews, and decision forums related to GIS data modeling, workflows, and integration impacts.
- Partner with SMEs to validate modeling approaches, data standards, and implementation readiness.
- Identify project risks and dependencies related to data quality, system integration, resource availability, and cutover activities.
- Manage project communications and ensure alignment across technical and business stakeholders.
- Manage project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, report monthly accruals
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, Business Administration or another related field required with 10 years of project management experience
- Strong understanding of project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, contracts)
- PMP certification required
- Experience leading diverse teams of technical disciplines and support
- Experience supporting system upgrades, migrations, or platform modernization efforts
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) across a diverse stakeholder group
- Ability to perform stakeholder management
- Risk and issue management
- Technical project coordination
- Vendor management skills
- Quality assurance and governance
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast paced and complex environment
- Strong skills using Microsoft product tools and PPM tools
- Excellent customer-facing skills
- Excellent decision-making and organizational skills are required
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
- Must be local to NJ and ability to come to the office - main reporting location to be South Plainfield, NJ
Preferred Experience:
Utility background (electric, gas or combined)
Salary : $70 - $80