Project Manager

Our client, a Power Utility agency is seeking a Project Manager for a Hybrid role, working 2-3 days a week on-site in New York.

Project Overview

The Project Manager role will support and manage the execution of one or more capital projects that require Information Technology services.

Responsibilities will include governance and reporting and providing information for effective management decision-making.

Both waterfall and agile project delivery approaches may be used.

Job Functions & Responsibilities

Primarily responsible for management of projects. Focus on meeting project commitments, including communications with sponsors, stakeholders, etc.

Act as the bridge between the business and IT. Define and manage the IT workstream and documents of projects (schedule, tasks, cost, changes / risks / issues) via IT PMO processes, procedures, and tools for assigned projects.

As needed, manage all project workstreams and lead through any or all of project phases including initiation, planning, implementation, and closure for enhanced or new system.

Monitor the project schedule, budget, and deliverables. Track progress and review project tasks to ensure deadlines are met appropriately.

Recognize problems or situations that are or may impact the project delivery. Facilitate the evaluation of alternatives and find solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach.

Work cross-functionally to resolve issues, mitigate risks, and implement changes. Analyze decisions and actions for their support of the project's strategic direction.

Work with senior management to escalate and resolve more complex issues and risks.

Manage the project with realistic resource plans for all phases of the project, including the handover to production support.

Assess impact of technology requirements and constraints on project scope.

Utilize IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to drive technical solution delivery.

Employ IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (DevOps, configuration management, change management) to deliver stable, hardened, and scalable solutions.

Manage IT project financials - project budget and forecast for IT external resources, hardware, software, labor.

Ensure the solution and the team follow IT ITIL / ITSM standards, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security standards / policies, and other technical standards.

Fulfill requirements for the IT PMO and IT Governance process including PPM Pro entries, project documentation standards, project reviews, gate promotions as defined in the IT PMO Playbook.

Work collaboratively with program teams, project teams, various IT teams, and related business unit staff to maintain thorough knowledge of the project objectives.

Promote and maintain communication between project team members and stakeholders and manage expectations. Prepare correspondence, presentations, and / or reports as required.

Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution.

Skills

Understand the software development process and experienced in IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (DevOps, configuration management).

Strong and tested project management skills including :

Customer relationship management

Sponsor expectation management

Risk management

Change Management

Vendor Management

Understand data governance, management, and quality.

Organized, good communicator, deadline driven, team builder, leader, planner, problem solver, and agile.

Ability to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment with project team members, co-workers, management, and vendors by behaving, collaborating, and communicating in a manner consistent with professional standards.

Superior interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills to ensure open communication across project teams.

Ability to handle broad-based, often complex communication for internal and / or external audiences. Ability to diffuse emotionally charged situations and use them to constructively build greater shared commitment to end goals.

Ability to work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes, analyze decisions and actions for their support of the larger area's strategic direction;

and work with senior management to resolve more complex problems.

Outstanding record of project management success, both in results achieved and in use of professional methodology.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business discipline. An advanced degree is preferred.

Project Management Certification is preferred.

Minimum 5-10 years of increasingly responsible experience, including experience successfully managing various projects.

Experience with middleware, integration development and platforms, application servers, and cloud infrastructure is desirable.

Work hours and location :

Monday through Friday 7.5 hour work day.

Contingent worker is required to badge in and out of the turnstiles located in the lobby for all daily entrances and exits.

Candidate REQUIRED to be LOCAL to Tri-State area

Spruce Technology, Inc. is a mid-size, award-winning (Inc 5000, SmartCEO, Entrepreneur of the Year) technology services firm with a steadily growing portfolio of commercial and government clients.

Spruce provides innovative technology solutions, specialized IT staff, and IT strategy consulting nationwide. Spruce maintains partnerships with major technology vendors and continually develops leading-edge offerings in service areas such as digital experience, data services, application development, infrastructure, cyber security, and IT staffing.

Spruce Technology, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of Spruce Technology, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.

The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.