Job Summary
Responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple medium-to-large-sized, highly complex projects with minimal or no input/assistance from their management. Incumbents are devoted to project management on a full-time basis.
Key Accountabilities
- Manages multiple medium to large-sized, highly complex projects to meet the business objective as identified in business cases; typically, 12 months or more in duration.
- Reviews and manages budgets, schedules, resources, and quality baselines to ensure timely delivery that meets stakeholders' expectations.
- Directs and coordinates project team activities at various phases of the project life cycle.
- Manages relationships with project stakeholders to ensure attainment of business objectives and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinates and delivers status reporting to internal and external customers, vendors, stakeholders, and executive management
- Coaches and mentors less experienced Associate Project Managers, Project Managers, and Senior Project Managers.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
Project Management Institute (PMI) membership and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and a Bachelor's Degree in IT-related discipline with 8 years of job-relevant experience, including 3 years as an IT project manager focusing on design and/or software development/implementation projects; or high school diploma and 12 years of experience including project management in an IT organization.
Other Qualifications
- Proficient verbal and non-verbal, written and presentation skills; communicates clearly, with credibility and confidence.
- Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles to affect tangible, positive outcomes.
- Deals effectively with resistance; takes positive steps to avoid the recurrence of errors through constructive critique.
- Ability to work in a team' and/or matrixed' structure, supporting multiple clients, procedures & policy
Preferred
- Demonstrated leadership in managing cross-functional teams, driving collaboration, and motivating others to achieve ambitious project objectives
- Proven ability to foster innovation, champion new ideas, and guide teams through change, identifying opportunities for process and product improvement
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills; consistently applies sound judgment to complex project challenges and delivers effective solutions
- Track record of accountability and ownership, exhibiting reliability in decision-making and follow-through on commitments for successful project delivery.
- Executive presence with the ability to build trust and credibility at all levels, effectively representing project status and recommendations to senior leadership
- Advanced skills in strategic stakeholder management, building lasting relationships with executive sponsors and project partners to ensure alignment and project success.
- Excellent organizational and time-management abilities, prioritizing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Degree required with a technical focus (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field).
- PMP certification preferred; candidates actively pursuing PMP will be considered.
DTE Energy
2000 2nd Ave
Detroit
Michigan États-Unis
www.dteenergy.com
