Job DescriptionTitle: 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 strategicprojects, assuming accountability for delivering results
- Manage projects, includingInternal and External resources
- Develop project plans,budgets, scope, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables using NWN PMO toolsand templates
- Collaborate withstakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define project goals,deliverables, and timelines.
- Act as a liaison betweentechnical teams, operational teams, and executive stakeholders.
- Communicate technicalconcepts and progress to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concisemanner.
- Identify potential projectrisks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Ensure system reliability andsecurity are addressed during the planning and execution phases.
- Execute procurement andcontracting activities, tracking, and reporting according to NWN policiesand procedures.
- Identify, manage, and resolveinter-project/program dependencies, working with other PMs and NWNstakeholders
- Conduct analyses to estimateand track project costs and budgets
- Define resource requirementsand negotiate availability with resource managers
- Manage vendor relationshipsto align vendor schedules, costs, and deliverables with the overallproject plan
- Ensure alignment of technicalsolutions with organizational objectives and compliance requirements.
- Establish, maintain, andupdate project risk log. Resolve project issues and escalate asappropriate
- Manage project change controland follow existing policies
- Ensure project-relateddocumentation is accurate and complete
RequirementsSkills & Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge of projectand program management theories, models, and techniques
- Experience managing a programor volume of projects with competing schedules
- Demonstrated success applyingproject management concepts and techniques across large, mission-criticalprojects/programs
- Strong communication andpresentation skills across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated analyticalskills, including problem solving and critical thinking, with attention todetail
- Ability to facilitatemeetings and manage difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to gain and maintaincredibility at all levels of the organization
- Understanding of businessprocess improvement and change management desired
- Master's degree in business,technology or related field preferred
- PMI or equivalentcertification preferred
- 7+ years of progressiveproject management leadership experience
- Familiarity with constructionmeans and methods, jurisdictions and permitting requirements
- Ability to write statementsof work, ensuring scope matches site design and appropriate materials areplanned for
- Experience with materialstracking, long lead purchasing coordination, materials and vendor invoicereviews and approvals
- Power utility experiencepreferred