Senior Project Manager

Job Description:

Fully Remote

6 month contract with possible conversion to FT

JOB SUMMARY

Manages projects in accordance with established project governance. Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of assigned projects for designated IT or Business areas to ensure goals and approved scope are accomplished within prescribed timelines and funding parameters.

Develops, manages, and coordinates project plans of varying complexity. Manages detailed work breakdown structures, resource commitments, budgets, risks, and communications for each phase of the project, as required by project governance.

Partners with the Project Business Owner and Technical Lead on project delivery strategy, with a focus on transparency and project controls.

JOB DUTIES

Understands and applies principles, theories, and concepts related to the profession and culture.

Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Impact is generally limited to specific assignments or projects.

May respond to inquiries and/or provide assistance and guidance to lower-level workers.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES

Leads multiple medium to high complexity projects simultaneously, maintaining deep engagement across all workstreams and resource pools under PMO management supervision.

Partners with the project business owner and technical lead to determine delivery strategy, provide direction to the project team, and drive stakeholder awareness.

Provides concise executive-level communication and recommendations to sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership.

Manages complex team dynamics, facilitates conflict resolution, conducts negotiations, and achieves organizational objectives through influence without formal authority, with PMO support.

Actively drives project delivery by facilitating decisions, resolving blockers, identifying risks/issues, and implementing mitigation plans while maintaining momentum across teams, vendors, and stakeholders.

Navigates a matrixed resource environment, negotiating resource commitments across competing priorities.

Manages external dependencies across teams, systems, and timelines to maintain schedule integrity and risk control.

Identifies and manages cross-project and cross-program dependencies impacting scope, schedule, cost, or outcomes.

Escalates issues appropriately and facilitates timely decision-making when priorities or requirements conflict.

Conducts detailed scope analysis to develop and maintain an accurate work breakdown structure throughout the project lifecycle.

Maintains a current and accurate project plan reflecting real resource assignments, progress, and forecasts.

Maintains reasonable variance between cost forecasts and actuals, with timely explanations for deviations.

Coordinates vendor procurement, engagement, delivery, and performance as applicable.

Partners with stakeholders to support organizational readiness, adoption planning, and implementation activities.

Maintains timesheet compliance across project teams, including reviewing and approving/rejecting weekly submissions.

Utilizes existing and emerging technologies (collaboration tools, AI, data analysis, and PPM tools) to improve project execution efficiency.

Operates in a highly regulated, audit-conscious environment, ensuring compliance, documentation, and reporting standards are met.

Supports PMO continuous improvement initiatives as assigned.

Supports PMO-sponsored projects or other initiatives as assigned.

Fosters a project culture aligned with core values.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 5 years of related experience managing projects, product delivery, or workstream delivery beyond degree requirements (Required)

Includes:

Experience within a formal enterprise PMO with structured phase-gate/tollgate governance and executive accountability

Experience managing medium to high complexity projects with cross-functional resource pools

Experience working in a matrixed organization with shared services and resource negotiation

Experience in highly regulated, audit-conscious environments with formal documentation and reporting requirements

Experience using waterfall and hybrid methodologies within structured governance frameworks

Experience in ISO/RTO, ISO/RTO stakeholder, or electric utility environments (Preferred)

Proficiency in Microsoft Project and JIRA or similar project tracking tools (Required)

Proficiency in AI prompt design (Preferred)

Additional Preferred Experience (ISO Operations & Regulatory Projects)

Commercial operations or market systems (customer registration, wholesale markets, settlements, retail applications)

Grid systems (interconnection, planning, forecasting, network modeling, EMS tools)

External stakeholder platforms (websites, customer portals)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, IT, or related field (Required)

OR equivalent combination of education and experience providing similar knowledge

Certifications

PMP (Project Management Professional) – Preferred

Agile / Scrum certifications – Optional

Organizational Change Management certifications – Optional

Lean Six Sigma certifications – Optionaltakeholders, clients, or project team members.

Responsibilities

• Set project timeline
• Monitor project deliverables
• Update relevant stakeholders or team members on the project progress
• Coach and support project team members with tasks you assign them

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong business acumen in project planning and management
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills