Project Manager 2 (IT Projects) - Control Center Project Delivery

Job Title: Project Manager 2 (IT) - Control Center Project DeliveryJob Number: 11939Location: Vancouver, WA – hybrid – onsite 1 – 2 days/weekTravel: Up to 5% to/from meetings/trainingOT: 5% anticipatedLength: 1+ yrs, up to 5 yearsMUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background CheckReal ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboardingOVERVIEWThis full-time, contract Project Manager 2 (PM) position provides project management expertise and support to the OT Transmission Technology Project Management Office organization. This position works closely with key managerial stakeholders, architects, subject matter experts and compliance staff to develop and manage Operational Technology (OT) projects and program initiatives. Collaborate closely with the division's OT Portfolio manager, the PM works with project teams to draft and execute OT project plans; create and track schedules and budgets; facilitate and coordinate project activities; and track, monitor, and provide detailed status and milestone reporting for multiple designated projects.RESPONSIBILITIESProvide project management expertise, support, and facilitation of corporate manager-assigned Control Center (CC) IT projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development, including:Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project.Forecast and recommend/request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; resource requests must be submitted to and assigned by corporate Performance Managers.Collaborate with internal business units and corporate Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues.Schedule and facilitate project team meetings.Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives.Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals.Draft project plans, resource strategies, and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort.Alert corporate manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule, or scope.Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, includes 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 assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be met within the prescribed time 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. Obtain corporate manager guidance and assistance as needed for complex or extremely sensitive issues.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.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:Anticipate and identify potential areas of risk and obtain guidance from appropriate corporate manager, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer (CO).Track, monitor, and facilitate resolution of issues and risks identified within the projects, as well as compliance related dependencies.Maintain issue, risk, and action logs.Develop, draft, and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis for review and acceptance by appropriate corporate manager / personnel.Communicate regularly with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, strategic partners, and corporate managers independently and in team meetings.Support and facilitate the following functions:Written and verbal sponsor communication.Project team communications and coordination.Inter-project team communications and coordination.Issues and risk management.Coordination with IT resources.Coordination with the program enterprise architect.Team meeting and sponsor meeting management.Support and facilitate the following deliverables:Scope definition and management.Implement organizational design and change management with respect to a culture resistant to change.Process and System Design requirements.Consistent communication (verbal and written) with all appropriate parties.Project management best practice gap analysis.Project documentation.When necessary, facilitate the successful transition of a project or program of projects to another project manager including any training, documentation, and meeting coordination required to bring the new project manager fully up to speed on all critical aspects of the work and introduce them to executive sponsors and key stakeholders.Coordinate and assist corporate management with transitions of identified project resources as needed. This may include gathering information from departing/transitioning resources to identify subject matter expertise, documenting workloads, identifying training requirements to facilitate smooth transitions.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.REQUIREMENTSEducation & Corresponding ExperienceA bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, information technology, management technology, engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred.5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor's degree.9 years of experience is required without a degree or a non-applicable bachelor's degree.Experience must include project management of Software, Data Integration, Cyber Security, Networking and/or data center infrastructure related projects and applications; integration of projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding and developing technical specifications and project plans for medium-to large-sized projects.Note: Level 2 is typically responsible for medium -sized projects (less than 25M lifecycle cost or a portion of larger projects). "Typically," as it refers to project size, is determined by an average of the worker's assigned projects and includes the complexity, visibility, and sensitivity of the projects within the past year and is not based on a single project-funding amount.Service Desk or Operations and Maintenance (O&M) experience will not meet project experience requirements.Required Technical Skills & ExperienceAdvanced skills with MS Project to include fundamental operation, function, and workflow regarding timelines, dependencies, project expectations, milestones, and resources.Demonstrated ability to manage IT Software, Network Infrastructure projects and/or Applications Integrations projects in accordance with industry project management principles.5+ years in supporting full lifecycle of projects through the IT Systems Development Lifecycle.Expert at eliciting information from stakeholders, documenting and communicating, including via Project Plans, Functional & Technical Specifications, Schedules, Resource Plans, Budgets and Presentations.Demonstrated experience with expert-level communication and customer service skills to advance assigned project(s) forward in a large agency environment with multiple stakeholders.Preferred Skills & ExperienceIT project management experience within an Information Technology or Operational Technology environmentExperience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.Additional RequirementsValid U.S. Driver's License is required.Pre-Employment RequirementAll 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 StaffingAPR 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.