Description
National Grid is an international electricity and Gas Company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We are committed to being an innovative leader in energy management and to safeguarding our global environment
- Consistent growth potential through company leadership programs
- Competitive and robust benefits and compensation with Bonus potential
- Numerous wellness programs and access to on site gym 24/7- depending location
- A multitude of company endorsed community programs to participate in
- Access to a full service cafeteria
We are currently looking for Rock Stars that want to be part of an exciting new venture of bringing back IT Projects to the states. This person must be a self-starter, energetic and have a passion for Project Management. Projects can be under 1 MM to well over 5 MM.
The Senior Project Manager is accountable for working closely with the business and technology to ensure the success of all projects under their supervision. Project managers works with the business to firstly build the business case and then plans, executes, and delivers all projects on time, on budget, and within scope in accordance with business priorities. Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Knowledge, Experience & Technical Know How:
- Lead and drive internal cross functional teams to meet program deliverables.
- Manage technical issues, risks and priorities. Perform risk assessment and implement risk mitigation plans.
- Resolve issues and solve problems throughout the project lifecycle.
- Create project schedules to identify when each task will be done and by whom. Manage project schedules and lead enforcement of project deadlines in response to the client requirements.
- Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria.
- Proactively identifying resource constraints and working with personnel managers on creative solutions. Manage the unexpected gracefully and effectively.
- Lead weekly project meetings with technology team providing transparency to task status and identifying issues.
- Possibly build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project lifecycles.
- Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyse needs and requirements.
- Implementation of projects using the Software Development Lifecycle model.
- Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Serve as the conduit and act as liaison between the customers (internal and external), software development team and technical teams. Maintain key relationships with project sponsors to forecast resource needs and communicate those needs to management.
- Ensure effective cross-functional teamwork among project team members including both internal and external business, IT and vendors.
- Identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change, work beyond the IT department to further optimize and improve existing process.
- Build a knowledge base of project types to draw from to optimize processes.
- Manage software development release cycle; coordinating resources, creating documentation and running release events.
- Demonstrates the Valued Business Partner capabilities and behaviours in all interactions with IS colleagues, vendors and business stakeholders
- Monitor project schedule and scope to ensure both remain on track. Initiate and implement appropriate actions.Proactively engage in both quality assurance and risk management activities to ensure project deliverables are met according to both Covance and client requirements.
- Meet financial performance targets for the assigned projects and proactively manage change control process both internally and externally.
- Accountable for budget across assigned project(s) including the control and minimizing of write-offs. Proactively identify out of scope activities and execute necessary change orders. Collaborate with finance to initiate monthly invoicing and reconciliation.
- May have line management responsibilities for the training, utilization, development and performance review of assigned staff*Ensure lessons learned are implemented across projects currently being managed.*
- Contribute to development and management of Program Delivery metrics (On time and On Budget)
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
- Each role will work within Gas Distribution UK, Transmission UK, US Businesses, FSS&C or Infrastructure.
Requirements
Qualifications Required:
- BS in a relevant discipline or, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of professional experience demonstrating responsibility for participating in and/or managing large scale software development projects.
- Seven (7) years of project/program management or project leadership experience the ability to communicate and work effectively with internal and external customers at all organizational levels.
- Experience building and managing a project schedule in Microsoft Project or similar project management tool utilizing data-based decision-making (GANTT charts, etc.)
- Ability to lead a large scale projects, including development of plans for scope, timeline, budget, issue management, and managing change
- Experience conducting and leading team meetings to manage the schedule, identify risks and review project deliverables. Comfortable with frequent changes or unpredictability.
- Good customer focus, attitude and excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to manage complex and varied interpersonal relationships to successfully complete projects.
- Excellent ability to organize time and information to successfully complete projects. Ability to lead and model behaviours for other team members. Experience with both waterfall and agile project management.
Desired Skills:
Leadership
- Ability to lead both onsite and offsite teams through the completion of key capabilities that will help drive and support the business. Be a leader of all managed team members gaining respect of all while promoting a fun, delivery oriented environment. Interact with leaders giving status updates and recommended strategies into the options we have for each release. A track record of directing, inspiring, and motivating others to achieve results which exceed what is believed to be possible.
Communication
- Must be able to communicate effectively to all members of the organization in person and during remote conferences. Ability to understand through communication the needs of the business and then relay that information to the appropriate business and/or technical resources. Ability to clearly explain application concepts and procedures to appropriate staff as necessary. Display excellent communication skills by being able to converse with technical and non-technical people; write concise and clear reports; and make effective presentations.
Personal Effectiveness
- Ability to be self-directed and motivated. An impeccable reputation for honesty, integrity, and for doing the right thing - a role model for others. A collaborative style that emphasizes teamwork, values the contributions of each team member, and encourages participation in achieving results for the organization and its customers. Ability to listen and learn from others.
- Experience working in the energy space
- Demonstrated experience working with IT Projects
- Current experience with Waterfall or Agile methodology
- Proven experience leading medium to large programs
- Broad experience managing teams
- Ability to interface effectively and collaborating with third party entities
- Ability to work off hours
This position is one of National Grid's career path roles which provide for promotional opportunities within and across salary bands as you develop and evolve in the position by gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills.
Contact
National Grid
40 Sylvan Rd
Waltham
Massachusetts United States
www.nationalgridus.com
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