Project Manager

Company: Automation and Control Strategies (ACS Pro Staffin
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: April 24, 2024

Job Description:

Location: Vancouver, Washington Type: Contract Job #7325 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. The Project Manager 3 position will provide high-level project and change management support and assistance to the Transmission Asset Management Business, and Delivery & Performance (TPW) organization. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay range: $52.13 - $74.48 Benefits: Paid holidays: 11 PTO: Starting at 10 days Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date) EAP: Employee Assistance Program Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%) Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks, Brio Health Responsibilities: Recommend, organize, and facilitate Kaizen/Lean events to improve the Transmission capital investment acquisition process. Facilitate and coordinate the completion of training and change management efforts supporting the process changes, implementation, and full adoption. Provide project management expertise and support Transmission's capital investment acquisition process projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology and best practices, including: Develop and improve data analytics for balancing the portfolio for dollars, materials, and labor needs. Investigate ways to integrate other project constraints into the business portfolio decision-making process. Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs. Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives. Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approaches, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals. Draft project plans, resource strategies, and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort. Monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards, and targets, alerting appropriate company manager/personnel of any obstacles or potential delays to project timelines, targets, or success; provide corrective action recommendations. Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by the company manager/personnel. Issue project status reports on a regular or as-requested basis. Take a proactive stance on project risk management: Track, monitor, and facilitate the resolution of issues and risks identified within the projects, as well as compliance-related dependencies. Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs. Develop, draft, and recommend contingency plans to minimize/eliminate risks on an ongoing basis for review and acceptance by appropriate company manager/personnel. Communicate regularly with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, strategic partners, and company managers independently and in team meetings. Provide support in defining appropriate performance metrics and track progress towards targets. Provide technical user and data analysis support for all software used by asset management and portfolio management. Perform data analysis, report building, and system configuration changes. Participate in the coordination of asset management and portfolio operations, including review, validation, and follow-up of information and capabilities requests, Executive Briefings, and Transmission Asset Management meetings. Requirements: A degree in business administration or management, organizational development, computer science, or Engineering is preferred: 10 years of experience is required with a bachelor's degree in ap

Keywords: Automation and Control Strategies (ACS Pro Staffin, Portland , Project Manager, Executive , Vancouver, Oregon