Hybrid Senior Project Manager

at MWResource, Inc.

• Job title: Senior Project Manager
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Taylor, United States

About the role

• Senior Project Manager overseeing complex technical and business projects for clients, ensuring timely execution within goals and budget. Must have Waterfall Project Management experience and strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs and coordinates activities of designated technical and business projects
• Develops, manages and coordinates project plans of different degrees of complexity
• Specifies work breakdown, scheduling, budget, identification of risks, contingency plans and allotment of resources for each phase of the project
• Manages projects consistent with the organizations Corporate Standards, Operating Procedures, and department processes
• Manages project scope, schedule, budget, risk / issue, change controls, phase gating and general project administration
• Promotes a culture of early risk mitigation and accountability
• Creates and maintains project schedules using Microsoft Project Online
• Leads and coordinates cross-functional teams responsible for all aspects of a project
• Monitors metrics to track team performance against schedule expectations and budget
• Proactively and effectively communicates project status, risks, and issues to management, project owners, and others
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills and applies good judgement for escalation

Requirements

• Must have: Waterfall experience
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Proven software or electric energy project management experience
• Requires a minimum of 8 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements
• Requires a minimum of 6 years as Project Manager on large-scale projects
• Project schedule creation and maintenance using Microsoft Project Online or Project Server
• Hands-on Project reporting using Microsoft Project Online and Power BI
• Minimum 2 years in a program manager role (preferred)
• Task assignment and tracking using JIRA (preferred)
• Preferred: Texas-based or open to relocation if opportunity opens for full-time conversion
• Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Required)
• Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Preferred)
• Or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required
• PMP Project Management Professional (Highly Preferred)
• PgMP Program Management Professional (Preferred)

Benefits

• MWResource offers medical, dental and vision coverage through Capital Blue Cross
• short- and long-term disability coverage
• employer paid life insurance
• participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants.