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Project Manager (Utilities Industry)

firstPRO, IncWestwood, MA, US

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Job Description

Description :

Business Project Manager will manage projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, ensuring all phases are completed efficiently, within scope, on schedule, and within budget. This position works closely with Customer Group leadership and related business areas, Regulatory and Information Technology (IT) as applicable. Responsible for the management of all project stages, as well as for ensuring project plans, status, and results are properly documented and communicated in accordance with company and department policies and standards.

Essential Functions :

Responsible for all aspects of capital and expense projects, including : researching and benchmarking all options; recommending solutions; defining the project scope; developing project requirements and estimating project costs; identifying project benefits, risks, contingencies, dependencies, and metrics for success; preparing project authorization and justification documents; establishing project teams; assigning roles and responsibilities; overseeing project progress; providing status updates, project reports, and related communication; and ensuring successful project completion / implementation (on scope, on budget, on schedule, and achieving benefits as planned).
Responsible for leading cross-functional project teams, assigning tasks and responsibilities, and determining actions required to prevent or recover from project-business objective mismatch, schedule challenges, dependency conflicts, execution challenges, resource constraints, scope creep, skill deficiencies, communication failures, and project risks
Manages the team’s creation and review of the project charter; creation of a comprehensive project plan; and development of a project schedule and communications plan. Establishes and oversees the change control methodology. Provides sensitivity / scenario analysis around critical assumptions and quantification of risk parameters
Manages Change Management Strategy for associated projects and initiatives for which they are assigned to lead ensuring all required Change Management documentation is completed accordingly
Works with business areas within the Customer Group, legal department, and enterprise risk management to probe business issues and to gain an understanding of regulatory, legislative, legal, and utility industry environments for the effective development of financial, strategic, and operational project assumptions

Technical Knowledge / Skill :

High degree of personal ownership and accountability

Strong facilitation and communication skills (including written, oral, and public speaking) required

Proven ability to effectively collaborate with various departments and across disciplines

Successful track record in Project / Program Management

Strong ability to provide both strategic insight and perform detail-based analysis

Strong ability to understand and communicate complex issues in a simple and understandable manner verbally and in writing

Education / Certification :

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance, Accounting, Economics), Engineering, or other closely-related discipline required. Formal project management certification or completed coursework; or related professional designations are strongly preferred.

Experience :

Minimum of 2-3 years of project management experience, including experience with project management software and applications and agile and waterfall project management methodologies, or equivalent experience, required. Preferred experience with process mapping and customer journey mapping. Other related experience considered. Experience working within a regulated environment, particularly within the electric and gas utility industry, preferred.

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Project Manager • Westwood, MA, US