Project Manager

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Job Title: Project Manager

Job Id : Sedaa46964

Location: Santa Clara, CA (100% Onsite)

Pay Rate: 40k - 45k/annum

Job Description

This position is Non-Exempt . Hours worked over 40 in a workweek will be paid at Time and a Half . 

Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large-scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines . Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle .

Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units, and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success.

Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines. Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion. Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users.

Experience Required: 1–6 years

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Job Title: Project Manager II

Job Id: Sedaa46584

Location: Pleasanton CA, 100% Onsite role

Rate: 80k to 115k annually 

Description:

***Please note we are not looking for candidates with an IT background. Manager is looking for a Manufacturing Engineering/Project Management. Successful candidates so far have had a ME background but have transitioned to Project/Program management. Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines. Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle.

Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success. Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines. Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion. Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users. 7+ years experience

Responsibilities

Manages the development and implementation process of company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products.

1.Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort

2. Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.;

3. Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.;

4. Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies 

5. Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings

6. Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.; 

7. Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques.

Education

Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area

( Technical/Business Knowledge Job Skills)

Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures.

General understanding of business unit/group function. Will perform this job in a quality system environment.

Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.;

(Cognitive Skills)

Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.

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Requisition Title: Project Manager

Location: Pleasanton, CA  (Onsite)

JP# 43983

Pay Rate : 55 k/An- 80K/Ann 

Description:

PMP Certification preferred.

This position is Non- Exempt. Hours over 40 will be paid at Time and a Half. Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines. Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle. Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success. Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines. Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion. Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users. 7+ years experience.

Manages the development and implementation process of company’s products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products. Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.

1. Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.

2. Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

3. Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies.

4. Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.

5. Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.

6. Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques.

Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area (Technical/Business Knowledge [Job Skills]). Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. General understanding of business unit/group function.

Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.

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Requisition Title: Project Manager

Location: Alameda, CA  (Onsite)

JP# 43910

Pay Rate : 70 k/An- 95K/Ann 

Description:

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE - The Sr. Business Process Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining components of an Operational Excellence (OpEx) program. The program utilizes methodologies and tools such as Lean Six Sigma, value stream mapping, visual management, and change management to drive continuous improvement and create a lean culture. The incumbent will be responsible to lead and execute continuous improvement projects within the business unit and effectively coordinate these projects with the functional champion and other project improvement teams. Project leadership includes identifying opportunities, coaching sponsors in the writing of effective project charters, using project management to manage team activities, leading teams to execute projects, tracking project status and results, escalating project barriers, and developing team members. It is also critical to identify integration issues with other projects/processes and coordinate the improvements with the appropriate project/process owners to accomplish the project goals.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. • Responsibilities include: · Active support of the OpEx strategy and corporate initiatives
2. • Assist leadership in the identification of improvement projects to include cost reduction, cycle time reduction and waste elimination.
3. • Lead and execute process improvement projects using OpEx / lean tools and techniques with a concentration on communication and change management.
4. • Define OpEx goals, project plans and coordinate project teams, ensuring that projects are integrated with business strategies.
5. • Drive visual management and data understanding.
6. • Influence and motivate employees to identify opportunities to apply lean techniques, tools and philosophies to
7. • Act as a change agent and help team members learn, understand, adjust and grow within a continuous improvement culture.
8. • Incorporate and document OpEx practices into systems, processes, and protocols
9. • Ensure project metrics and timelines are reported via appropriate systems in a timely manner.
10. • Identify, collect, monitor and report critical OpEx metrics as required.
11. • This position will have responsibility for providing support for a matrix team organization of operations personnel. The individual interacts with division and site management and therefore requires high levels of competence, confidence, and credibility.
12. • Strategic and tactical decisions that affect the program direction and execution will be made based on the information and recommendations the individual provides in a management and/or informal setting.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Education Level Major/Field of Study or Equivalent
• Bachelors Degree (± 7 yrs) Engineering, Business, Operations, Communications

Experience Experience Details

• Minimum 2 years demonstrated success in applying project management, change management and continuous improvement tools
• Minimum 2 years in operations, business improvement

Change Management experience · Project management and team leadership experience essential · Demonstrated performance in delivering results · Exceptional analytical skills · Highly motivated process thinker that drives customer focused solutions · Excellent oral and written communication skills · Excellent interpersonal and group facilitation skills. · Excellent computer skills · Industrial Engineering experience a plus.

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Requisition Title: Senior Project Manager

Location:  Austin TX or Sylmar, CA or Minnetonka, MN (Onsite)

JP# 42823

Pay Rate : 100K - 150K/Ann 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• The Global Market Intelligence Analyst has responsibility for conducting global sales analysis and establishing consistent sales forecast reporting globally.
• Support analyses and create/maintain global models in the areas of product line trends and product mix changes.
• Support Global Market Intelligence in tracking and reporting Abbott’s share position and performance metrics that will be used in tactical and strategic business decisions for Abbott’s Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio.
• Works closely with geographic partners via matrix (finance, marketing & sales) to align on sales and Abbott share at a country/regional level. Ensure units are accurately captured in global forecasts.
• Quickly develop understanding of Cardiac Rhythm Management products, procedures and market dynamics. Essential success factors for the position include attention to detail and high-level analytical skills with expertise in Excel, working under tight deadlines.
• Assist is collecting and recording competitive activities collected by the group at a regular cadence
• Champion improvements in data quality, reporting processes, and analytics capabilities

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Information Science, or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in analyst role.
• Proven ability to translate data to insights.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills required. Use of Excel for data manipulation and complex custom reports.
• A collaborative team member with excellent communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred

• Experience in Salesforce, PowerBI for access and analysis of data.
• Ability to effectively prioritize projects that align with corporate priorities.
• Excellent planning, organization and communication skills.
• Medical Device experience.

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Requisition Title: Project Manager Location:  Des Plaines, IL (Onsite)

JP# 42797

Pay Rate : 55 k/An- 75k/Ann 

This position is NonExempt. Hours over 40 will be paid at Time and a Half. 

• Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines. Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle. 
• Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success. 
• Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines. Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion. 
• Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users. 1-6 years experience

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Requisition Title: Senior Program Manager

Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

JP# 3571

Pay Rate : 70k/An- 90k/Ann 

**LOCAL CANDIDATES AND/OR AT LEAST IN-STATE in CA ONLY** . 

The role will be mostly remote, but will be invited to join monthly meetings at OGO. 

TOP THINGS:

1. A passion for customer service. This person will spend their time emailing with customers, installers and PG&E field teams to troubleshoot issues.
2. Ability to learn and retain complex information. The program is technically complex and while I don’t require a technical background, I am looking for someone with curiosity and aptitude.
3. IMPORTANT: Attitude. looking for someone who shows up with a positive attitude, who wants to help, and be part of a team that succeeds together.

Position Summary:

Seeking a highly motivated and capable part-time Assistant Program Manager for our Meter Adapter Program.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate clearly with customers who have questions with a focus on collaborative problem solving and maintaining positive interactions.
• Track and follow up on numerous inquiries and escalations.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal partners.
• Oversee the application process and address exceptions or escalations that arise in daily processing.
• Assist in improving current processes and building formal processes and procedures for this new and evolving program.

Note** that the expectation is that this job will be worked every weekday for 2-5 hours.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• A love of customer service paired with a willingness to learn new programs and platforms and a positive and collaborative attitude.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail. This is essential to job success.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate technical details. Technical background not required, but a willingness to learn is.
• Strong critical thinking and problems solving skills including the ability to apply technical standards to customer inquiries and lessons learned to IT platform bugs.
• Ability to retain and build on program knowledge and insights.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in customer service or customer escalations or a demonstrated commitment to customers.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm about the services being offered to customers through this program
• Demonstrated ability to manage processes and keep track of multiple moving pieces at once.
• A desire to learn something new, take ownership, and make the program better for PG&E and customers.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

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Requisition Title: Senior Program Manager

Location: Dublin, CA (Hybrid)

JP# 3484

Pay Rate : 60/hr - 75/hr 

***LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY. Hybrid, once a week on Wednesday Dublin CC on-site and some minimal travel as needed.

***25% travel - territory wide. can expense for mileage reimbursement with prior written supervisor approval

TOP THINGS:

• Organized. Self-starter, Great presentation skills, effective communicator. heavily experienced in Lean (PMP, LSS, etc.)

TOP SKILL SETS MANAGER LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE:

• Marketing experience, great writing skills(newsletter and email communication), can present to leaders, organization skills, effective communicator at multiple levels using multiple channels.

*Client laptop and cell phone will be provided

Responsibilities:

• Completes moderate to complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions plan and goals.
• Works independently on most issues.
• Provides direction on overall program plan and goals.
• Responsible for most/all deliverables within the program implementation plan.
• Communicates findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Develops budget forecasts, conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and develops solutions to address.
• Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations and provides business insight.

Education:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Experience:

• 6 years of related experience or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Desired

• Advanced knowledge of Program 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

Knowledge of energy industry applications to local level customers, including energy issues, customer energy efficiency applications, and general customer information.

Desired

• Primarily office environment with extensive use of personal computers, telephone conversations, conference calls and in person meetings.

Travel may be required.

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Requisition Title: Expert Program Manager

Location: Dublin, CA (Hybrid)

JP# 3483

Pay Rate : 60/hr - 83/hr 

Description:

*LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY. Hybrid, Once a week on Wednesday Dublin CC on-site and some minimal travel as needed.

25% travel - territory wide. can expense for mileage reimbursement with prior written supervisor approval

*Client laptop and cell phone will be provided

2 POSITIONS NEEDED:

1ST ROLE - Focus is on CW Experience/Marketing

2ND ROLE - Focus is on Lean Training. PMP, LSS (desired but not required).

TOP THINGS:

• Organized. Self-starter, Great presentation skills, effective communicator. heavily experienced in Lean (PMP, LSS, etc.)

TOP SKILL SETS MANAGER LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE:

• Marketing experience, great writing skills(newsletter and email communication), can present to leaders, organization skills, effective communicator at multiple levels using multiple channels.

Organization Overview: The Coworkers of Electric Transmission and Substation Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. The Coworkers of Electric Transmission and Substation Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers.

Position Summary: The Principal Program Manager will be responsible for executing on client’s mission of safe, reliable, and affordable operations. The program manager will have experience and skills in project management, communication, teamwork, management of change, change management, and related technicality who can drive the delivery of the objectives to all needed employee levels of the company and outside stakeholders. The candidate will lead all efforts, projects, programs, and communications that support the T&S CW Experience strategy. This includes communications channels such as in-person, Teams, and email channels to engage all levels of leadership and individual contributors, field, office, and hybrid coworkers, contractors, represented, non-represented, etc. The candidate will stay aligned with the EO communications strategy to ensure alignment on messaging, and will lead action plans resulting from Joy at Work and Breakthrough surveys for T&S.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead highly visible and complex projects and initiatives within scope, schedule, and cost
• Lead the communication strategy to ensure efficient and effective communications are enabled to connect T&S coworkers to one another; share recognition and timely messaging on highlights; safety, quality, morale, delivery, costs, etc.
• Organize and facilitate team meetings; ELTs, All CW Calls, Leadership Meetings
• Create, maintain and execute the Breakthrough and Joy at work action plans
• Facilitate weekly org newsletters for T&S and ensures alignment with various levels of communications (Functional Areas, Orgs, EO)
• Decide on suitable strategies and objectives and presents findings and makes recommendations to management.
• Works with all levels of management and senior leadership across functions to influence decisions.
• Lead the coordination of VP and ELT meetings, and leadership/strategy development and culture change/change management efforts.
• Composes, designs, and prepares various complex and technical correspondence, presentations, communications, reports, documents, and other materials.
• Researches, analyzes, and responds to various and escalated inquiries and issues, develop recommendations, and execute resolutions to support decision making actions.

Minimum:

• Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, Communications or Business Admin.
• 8 years of related work experience.

* heavily experienced in Lean (PMP, LSS, etc.)

Desired:

• Utility, energy industry experience; advanced understanding of the utility or energy industry drivers, issues and trends.
• Knowledge and understanding of Transmission, Distribution and Substation and /or Electric Operations
• Deep understanding of external and internal customer expectations; anticipates needs; creates a sense of urgency; sets the highest standards of quality, service and timeliness.
• Excellent oral and written communication; strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; effective ability to lead and deliver presentations to large teams.
• Ability to deal with high levels of ambiguity and provide frameworks and structure for direct report teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across a diverse set of stakeholders; strong relationship building abilities; ability to work across a matrix organization.
• Strong leadership and business acumen; competency in strategic business planning concepts, practices, methods and techniques.
• Creative and strategic data analysis, benchmarking, monitoring and business/financial analysis skills including knowledge of varied analytical methods.
• Expert analytical problem solving and decision-making skills to develop comprehensive solutions; possesses a continuous improvement mindset; Process Improvement and/or Workforce Planning certification.
• Excellent creative and innovative solution-based thinking to implement new programs/processes or organizational improvements; deep knowledge of change management and process improvement principles, concepts and practices.
• Knowledge of human performance analysis and improvement; solid understanding of various training concepts and methods.
• Expert analytical problem solving and decision-making skills to develop comprehensive solutions; possesses a continuous improvement mindset; Process Improvement

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Requisition Title: Principal Program Manager

Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

JP# 3457

Department Overview

Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is a cross-functional organization leading client’s Propel program, a major business and technology modernization initiative designed to unlock customer value by simplifying collaborative work processes. Propel will migrate client to the new version of SAP, S/4HANA, presenting a unique opportunity for CLIENT’S to standardize business processes, clean the technology core, and enable innovation for breakthrough change across Engineering, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Information Technology. Through a phased approach, Propel will implement process standardization, operating model changes, data improvements, SAP, and other technology applications with a focus on incrementally improving business capabilities and delivering value.

Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is comprised of multi-disciplinary coworkers with deep functional and industry expertise to design and implement end-to-end business processes and technology solutions following industry-leading practices. The team partners closely with IT and external partners to work collaboratively with many stakeholders to adopt standard processes and maximize the use of out-of-the-box proven technology solutions to meet business needs. Each role in this department offers immense career growth potential and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to accelerate the outcomes of our True North Strategy and deliver for our customers.

Position Summary

The S2P Program Manager, Principal will play a pivotal role in CLIENT’s Propel program, leading the implementation of key supply chain initiatives as part of our broader business and technology modernization efforts. This role requires a deep understanding of Source to Pay (STP) processes and solutions including requisition to approval, PO management, CLM (Guided buying, catalogs, services procurement, accounts payable and supporting systems (Ariba, SAP.) The ideal candidate will possess the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic objectives and will be responsible for ensuring alignment with Propel’s goals of standardizing business processes, enhancing data quality, and enabling technological innovation for the future state STP design.

Reporting Relationship

The S2P Program Manager, Principal will report directly to the S2P Business Strategy, Senior Manager.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned location based on business needs.

CLIENT’S is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

This job is also eligible to participate in CLIENT’S’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $140,000

Bay Area Maximum: $238,000

MIDPOINT: $189K

Job Responsibilities

• Recognized STP subject matter expert who represents CLIENT’S procurement teams and stakeholders in the overall Business & Technology Modernization program.
• Supports all project phases as representative of the procurement process in design workshops, socialization, and confirmation, business requirements for L3/L4processes.
• Facilitates socialization of future state design concepts with peers.
• Validates/confirms business requirements against documented regulations and procedures.
• Identify gaps and cross functional design requirements and solve unique and complex problems, anticipating issues and developing innovative solutions.
• Coaches and mentors less experienced employees
• Collaborates across the organization to ensure alignment of goals to support program.
• Responsible for utilizing other departments and teams to meet program goals.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 10 years of related experience or equivalent

Desired:

• Proven track record of successfully working in cross-functional projects and teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong change management mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Master’s degree preferred
• PMP Certification
• Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
• Ability to lead the largest most complex projects across the line of business supported (i.e. Customer Care, Human Resources, etc.)
• Deep knowledge and expertise of business and or industry drivers
• Ability to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
• Adept at addressing issues with diplomacy and tact
• Travel may be required.