Remote Relocation Move Project Manager Jobs in California

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Sr. Project Manager (SPM) will own the assigned projects in all aspects (planning, scheduling, budgets, billing, deliverables) and will lead them according to the documented Company Project Management Framework. The SPM will be responsible for a number of many projects at any given time.  In addition, the SPM will build effective relationships with a diverse group of professionals (engineers, customers, IT Directors/VP's, C-Level Executives, Sales Account Managers, operations personnel, etc.) both internally and externally.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• General:
• Create project plan/schedule per defined objectives and scope in the statement of work (SOW) - May also be tasked with assisting in developing SOW's.
• Responsible for identifying all processes and deliverables related to the project and incorporating them into the project plan.
• Ensure client organization buy-in and approval of the project plan/schedule.
• Create and maintain project budget as defined by SOW or client.
• Ensure that all proposed options, risks (with mitigation strategies), and proposals are comprehensive and accurate prior to review with Project Owner and stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation for all project-related issues.
• Responsible for all Company project specific communications to stakeholders.
• Manage and track all project-related costs, facilitate development of all project related SOWs, and obtain organization funding approvals.
• Responsible for project-related vendor management.
• Responsible for creating and updating all project deliverables on all assigned projects.
• Develop solutions for project issues and effectively communicate solutions to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ability to partner with Sales, Engineering, Operations and Finance teams to track and maintain the financial health of assigned projects, including billings.
• Develop relationships with project teams, customers, and assist with the identification of additional Advanced Services and other Sales opportunities within the assigned customer's environment.
• Monitor for project scope creep and initiate an effective Project change request process as appropriate.
• Maintain finances and status updates within NetSuite (ERP) for assigned projects.
• Create a detailed project plan with the internal team members prior to the kickoff meeting with the customer in order to set the project baseline & budget.
• Proactively notify the team of any new problem, issue, concern, risk, or escalation on assigned projects.
• Responsible for learning the basic technical information for the major manufacturer technologies, in order to better understand the projects.
• May perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Weekly:
• Responsible for the daily management of project schedule and assigned project resources - Also accountable for the effectiveness of all assigned project resources.
• Responsible to ensure that all Project Management hours for assigned projects are accurately entered into NetSuite on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for reminding all engineers on assigned projects to enter their project work hours accurately into NetSuite on a timely basis for project budget tracking purposes.
• Responsible for approving engineering hours in NetSuite for assigned projects.
• Responsible for leading weekly project meetings on assigned projects and publishing the meeting minutes to the project team and stakeholders.
• Responsible for updating project budget and billing status on a frequent basis.

QUALIFICATIONS & INTERESTS:

• A minimum of 10 years' experience working within a VAR or consulting organization.
• PMP Certification, preferred.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of PPDIOO methodology.
• Must have relevant experience as a Project Manager interfacing with external clients.
• Must be an experienced and accomplished project leader with ability to manage, scope, schedule and costs on all projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build professional/trusting relationships with teams and communicate with multiple levels of management.
• Strong organizational skills with an ability to manage competing client demands.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively complete multiple tasks concurrently and deliver quality results under pressure constraints.
• Strong analytical skills regarding project management issues. Demonstrate the ability to effectively lead diverse project teams and customers.
• Excellent oral & written communication and presentation skills including the ability to understand and present technical issues to a non-technical audience.
• Proven ability to understand and seek the success of others.
• Strong conflict negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and the complete Microsoft Office suite of business applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Experience with NetSuite (or other PM tracking tool) strongly preferred.
• Experience with VPNs and cloud-based document storage applications.