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Project Manager 3 (Non-IT)

APR Staffing

  • Vancouver, WA
  • 1 day ago
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    Description

    Job Title: Project Manager 3 (Non-IT)
    Job Number: 12057
    Location: Vancouver, WA – onsite 1 day per week
    Travel: Up to 10% may be required for meetings
    OT: 5% anticipated
     
    Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years
    MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
    Real ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboarding
     
    OVERVIEW
    This contract Project Manager 3 (PM) assignment will provide expert project management support and assistance to the Transmission Field Services’ Business Transformation Office organization. This assignment will provide project management expertise in assisting Federal staff with defining, developing, and implementing the division’s strategic goals and business improvement initiatives.

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Provide project management expertise and support and facilitate corporate manager-assigned strategic initiative projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the corporate manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
      • Implement and track the success of the division’s Strategic Goals and business improvement initiatives.
      • Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals.
      • Communicate and collaborate with implementing organizations, as well as supporting process and policy owners to facilitate the implementation of the division’s strategic goals and business improvement initiatives.
      • Identify and draft recommendations for necessary subject matter expertise needed during the project.
      • Forecast and recommend appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; resource recommendations must be submitted to, coordinated with and approved/actioned by appropriate corporate performance managers.
      • Collaborate with business units and corporate performance managers to resolve resource allocation issues.
      • Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives (see note above).
      • Draft project plans & resource strategies required to advance each assigned project / defined effort.
      • Alert corporate manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project, schedule or performance.
      • Organize, coordinate and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, including recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.
      • Monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards and targets, alerting appropriate corporate manager / personnel of any obstacles or potential delays to project timelines, targets or success; provide corrective action recommendations.
      • Coordinate activities for corporate manager-assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate corporate manager / personnel.
      • Collaborate with corporate manager and internal stakeholders to facilitate the tasks and activities of project team(s) and to properly understand related business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and how best to effectively deploy end products.
      • Address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner, ensuring escalation and guidance from the corporate manager as needed, and deferring all official agency positioning to Federal staff. 
      • Provide background information, technical input, options and recommendations for project decisions as requested by corporate manager / personnel; work with appropriate parties to facilitate resolution of conflicting team positions.
      • Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
      • Maintain consistent communication with project sponsors, performance managers, and clients on the progress of the project vis-a-vis the work plan.
      • Collaborate and work with project sponsors and corporate performance managers to remove obstacles impacting timely project completion.
      • Develop and report on metrics and outcomes (KPI’s, scorecards, dashboard, etc.).
      • Draft a final project report, including project “lessons-learned”, for appropriate corporate management review and approval / acceptance.
    • Take a proactive stance on project risk management by:
      • Anticipate and identify potential areas of risk and obtain guidance from appropriate corporate manager or Contracting Officer.
      • Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs.
      • Develop effective communication and decision-making processes with sponsors to facilitate timely approvals and risk management.
      • Develop, draft and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis for review and acceptance by appropriate corporate manager / personnel.
    • Support and facilitate the following functions:
      • Written and verbal sponsor communication.
      • Project team communications and coordination, including milestone management & communication of deliverables.
      • Inter-project team communications and coordination.
      • Issues and risk management.
      • Coordinate with IT resources.
      • Coordinate with the program enterprise architect.
      • Team meeting and sponsor meeting management.
    • Support and facilitate the following deliverables:
      • Scope definition and management.
      • Business requirements and needs analysis, based on various stakeholder perspectives.
      • Support the implementation of organizational design and change management with respect to a culture resistant to change, as developed and approved by the corporate manager.
      • Process and system design requirements.
      • Communication and project management best practice gap analysis.
      • Business improvement strategy implementation planning.
      • Business requirements and needs analysis.
      • Gap analysis from the “as is” to the “to be” state.
      • Integrate architecture design.
      • Create end user training, including draft/creation of training materials.
      • Facilitate the creation and documentation of revised processes and org roles and responsibilities.
    • Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
    • Develop and foster relationships with stakeholders vital to the success of project(s), including strategic partners and managers at all levels across the corporation.
    • Communicate regularly with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, strategic partners, and managers at all levels across the corporation independently and in team meetings.
    • When necessary, facilitate the successful transition of a project or program of projects to another project manager including any training, documentation, or meeting coordination required to bring the new PM fully up to speed on all critical aspects of the work and introduce them to executive sponsors and key stakeholders.
    REQUIREMENTS
    Education & Corresponding Experience 
    • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or Management, Organizational Development, Engineering (or related discipline) is preferred.
      • With an applicable bachelor’s degree, 10 years of experience is required..
      • With a bachelor’s degree not in an applicable field, 12 years of experience is required.
      • Without a bachelor’s degree, 14 years of experience is required.
    • Experience must include direct work experience in a project management capacity, managing projects in accordance with industry project management principles, including all aspects of process development and execution.
    • Note: Level 3 is typically responsible for medium- to large-sized projects (25M and higher lifecycle cost).
    Required Technical Skills & Experience  
    • Knowledge of product management as well as process management.
    • Advanced working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook).
    • Strong analytic skills.
    • Root cause identification skills.
    • Experience influencing and integrating change in a large, diverse organization. Must have the ability to interact effectively at all levels of a large company.
    • Experience leading project teams, management review and decision-making sessions supporting organization level improvement efforts.
    • Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal; able to work with a diverse group across business units to elicit agreement on project vision, goals/objectives, requirements and results.
    • Ability to organize and analyze detailed information and communicate / present it in a variety of formats for business, executive, technical and non-technical audiences.
    • Knowledge and experience with established processes and procedures including change management, work tracking and time management.
    Preferred Skills & Experience  
    • PMI or PMP certification.
    • Experience in resource planning.
    • Intermediate experience with SharePoint, sufficient to upload and download documents.
    • Ability to accurately assess and estimate project costs.
    • Ability to work autonomously given specific assignments.
    • Strategic thinker with confidence and speed in execution.
    • Ability to carry out assigned tasks with a professional and collaborative demeanor, utilizing excellent listening, reasoning and problem-solving abilities to work constructively with all levels of personnel both inside and outside the agency.
    • Experience in the utility business.
    Additional Requirements  
    • Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
     
    Pre-Employment Requirement
    All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
     
    APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
     
    About APR Staffing
    APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
     
    Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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