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ID #44739571
State New York
City New york city
Job type Contract
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source QED National
Showed 2022-08-10
Date 2022-08-09
Deadline 2022-10-08
Category Et cetera
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Project Manager

New York, New york city, 10008 New york city USA

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A leading utility provider located in New York, NY is looking for a Project Manager for a 12+ month contract.

Some onsite work is required throughout the life of the contract, and is likely to increase over time. Local candidates only.

To be considered for this position, the client has advised that upon placement, consultants will be required to wear a mask under certain circumstances, show proof of full vaccination or submit on a weekly basis proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test

Requirements and skills

  • Strong communication and vendor management skills.
  • Ability to track tasks and deliverables and updates to management.
  • General knowledge of, and familiarity with, Outage Management Systems, the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and vendor management
  • Ability to follow-up with vendors and other third parties for technical support and escalate issues, as needed.
  • 5-10 years of relevant work experience, at least three of which in a strategy or project management role, with gradually increasing responsibilities and a track record of high performance.

Desired Skills

  • PMP certification preferred
  • Experience in the Utility industry preferred, particularly in the area of technology planning, roadmap development and management of large scale system delivery projects (vendor or in house)
  • Experience with Governance, Risk and Compliance
  • Ability to proactively identify challenges and develop creative solutions, in close collaboration with key stakeholders.
  • Excellent judgment, tact, initiative, critical thinking, problem solving, organizational skills, and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

  • We are looking to hire a project manager to join our team to manage a complex portfolio of highly interdependent projects supporting the Outage Management application portfolio.
  • This role requires strong task management skills, good working knowledge within one or more technology areas, and the ability to work and communicate with numerous internal and external business units.
  • Manage Outage Management (OMS) major capital projects, many with interdependencies to projects across other portfolios
  • Participate in and report out on project status including timelines, risks and issues (RAID), budget (if applicable) and resources
  • Support leadership to strengthen collaboration, prioritization and execution
  • Review, analyze and document existing processes and policies, providing recommendations to streamline processes.
  • Independently plan and manage select key projects from inception to completion - these will typically be projects which are highly cross-functional or which are particularly sensitive.
  • Oversee the planning and management of meetings, both regular and ad hoc, including agenda development and ensuring effective facilitation and follow-up.
  • Prioritize and balance multiple priorities and projects

About us: QED National is a leading IT consulting, solutions and staff augmentation firm, serving both the public and private sectors for over 29 years. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, QED National's team is comprised of the brightest minds in the industry with the skills to solve the most complex technological problems.

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