Senior Project Management Analyst

Project Management Analyst, Senior

Location: Oakland, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid Tues Thurs, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM in Oakland office required; remote Monday & Friday

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 8 months
• Pay Rate: $65.00 $70.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Tuesday Thursday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (onsite); Monday & Friday (remote)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Propel program is a multi-year major business and IT transformation initiative with the primary objective of moving from SAP's ECC version to a greenfield, clean-core SAP S/4 HANA version for Finance, Human Resources, Environmental Health Safety, Supply Chain, Work & Asset Management. This PMO role will be working collaboratively within the PMO team to support leaders and others across the entire Program to forecast, manage, status, and mitigate issues with cost, schedule, resources, methodology and tools supporting several hundred internal and external resources. The Program is now in its first major deployment release and in the early stages of kicking off its second major deployment.

The Project Manager will join the PropElevate PMO team with a focus on supporting the Propel Release 2 program. This role is critical in working in a dynamic team environment to support the success of our project and the client's overall business operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate schedule planning, budget planning, vendor management, and resource planning.
• Manages program reporting, dashboards, presentations, and program health communications.
• Oversees change control, risk management, onboarding, governance, and executive engagements.
• Champions Lean and continuous improvement practices.
• Gather, report, and support risk management frameworks, conducting risk assessments, and implementing mitigation plans.
• Must have the ability to communicate complex risk scenarios and solutions to stakeholders at all levels will be essential.
• Demonstrate a proactive mindset, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple efforts simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence and lead teams without direct authority.
• Ability to analyze data to inform decision-making processes.

Required Skills

• Experience in ERP software projects or other large technology delivery programs.
• Advanced knowledge of Program Management including project management methodologies including waterfall and Agile, project phases, deliverable types, and complex cross-organization activities.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks.
• Preparing reports and presenting findings to senior management.
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints.
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams.
• Ability to work within a Regulatory environment.
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with a large ERP project implementation (i.e. S/4 Hana).
• Project management tool experience with Atlassian Jira for deliverable tracking.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Project Management, Finance, Accounting, or Management Information Systems.

Required Experience

• 6 years of project management experience.

Important Notes

• Local candidates only.
• Equipment: This position requires a client-provided laptop. An interim solution will be to use Virtual Desktop on the candidate's own device or a vendor-provided device. Any other tools must be provided by the vendor.

About the Client

This client is a major utility and energy company one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy utilities in the United States delivering energy to approximately 16 million people across a 70,000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California. With roughly 25,000 employees, the organization operates some of the most complex energy infrastructure in the country, including transmission lines, pipelines, substations, and generation facilities. As the energy sector undergoes rapid transformation, this organization sits at the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions, creating genuine opportunities for engineers, technologists, tradespeople, and business professionals including project managers, systems analysts, supply chain specialists, and data governance professionals who want to build careers at the heart of California's energy future.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-12641

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