Energy Grid Systems Sr. Project Manager-W-2 ONLY

Job Description

Job Description

Manages projects in accordance with established project governance. Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of assigned projects for designated IT or Business areas to ensure goals and approved scope are accomplished within prescribed timelines and funding parameters.

Develops, manages, and coordinates project plans of varying complexity. Manages detailed work breakdown structures, resource commitments, budgets, risks, and communications for each phase of the project, as required by project governance.

Partners with the Project Business Owner and Technical Lead on project delivery strategy, with a focus on transparency and project controls.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES

• Leads multiple medium to high complexity projects simultaneously, maintaining deep engagement across all workstreams and resource pools under PMO management supervision.
• Partners with the project business owner and technical lead to determine delivery strategy, provide direction to the project team, and drive stakeholder awareness.
• Provides concise executive-level communication and recommendations to sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership.
• Manages complex team dynamics, facilitates conflict resolution, conducts negotiations, and achieves organizational objectives through influence without formal authority, with PMO support.
• Actively drives project delivery by facilitating decisions, resolving blockers, identifying risks/issues, and implementing mitigation plans while maintaining momentum across teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Navigates a matrixed resource environment, negotiating resource commitments across competing priorities.
• Manages external dependencies across teams, systems, and timelines to maintain schedule integrity and risk control.
• Identifies and manages cross-project and cross-program dependencies impacting scope, schedule, cost, or outcomes.
• Escalates issues appropriately and facilitates timely decision-making when priorities or requirements conflict.
• Conducts detailed scope analysis to develop and maintain an accurate work breakdown structure throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintains a current and accurate project plan reflecting real resource assignments, progress, and forecasts.
• Maintains reasonable variance between cost forecasts and actuals, with timely explanations for deviations.
• Coordinates vendor procurement, engagement, delivery, and performance as applicable.
• Partners with stakeholders to support organizational readiness, adoption planning, and implementation activities.
• Maintains timesheet compliance across project teams, including reviewing and approving/rejecting weekly submissions.
• Utilizes existing and emerging technologies (collaboration tools, AI, data analysis, and PPM tools) to improve project execution efficiency.
• Operates in a highly regulated, audit-conscious environment, ensuring compliance, documentation, and reporting standards are met.
• Supports PMO continuous improvement initiatives as assigned.
• Supports PMO-sponsored projects or other initiatives as assigned.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of related experience managing projects, product delivery, or workstream delivery beyond degree requirements (Required)

  Includes:

  • Experience within a formal enterprise PMO with structured phase-gate/tollgate governance and executive accountability
  • Experience managing medium to high complexity projects with cross-functional resource pools
  • Experience working in a matrixed organization with shared services and resource negotiation
  • Experience in highly regulated, audit-conscious environments with formal documentation and reporting requirements
  • Experience using waterfall and hybrid methodologies within structured governance frameworks
• Experience in ISO/RTO, ISO/RTO stakeholder, or electric utility environments (Preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and JIRA or similar project tracking tools (Required)
• Proficiency in AI prompt design (Preferred)

Additional Preferred Experience (ISO Operations & Regulatory Projects)

• Commercial operations or market systems (customer registration, wholesale markets, settlements, retail applications)
• Grid systems (interconnection, planning, forecasting, network modeling, EMS tools)
• External stakeholder platforms (websites, customer portals)

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Engineering, IT, or related field (Required)
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience providing similar knowledge

CERTIFICATIONS

• PMP (Project Management Professional) – Preferred
• Agile / Scrum certifications – Optional
• Organizational Change Management certifications – Optional
• Lean Six Sigma certifications – Optional