Senior Technical Project Manager

Senior Technical Project Manager
Reporting to: Program Director Smart Grids
Location:Rochester or Binghamton NY
Work Type: Office

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from $113000 to $142000

Position Overview:

NY AMI is a fiveyear initiative with a budget of 500M. AMI stands for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (smart meters) and is an essential foundation for NY grid modernization. AMI includes the replacement of existing electric meters and the upgrading of gas meters with smart devices including systems designed to provide twoway customer communications. AMI provides realtime information to improve customer service support power restoration efforts improve power quality and enable customer conservation efforts. This position will lead the NY AMI Project Management Office (PMO) which will include fiduciary responsibilities coordination of cross functional teams (internal and external) report generation schedule development and maintenance and resource planning. This position reports to the Program Director Smart Grids in the Process and Technology Organization. The primary geographic location is negotiable however travel to NY will be required on a regular basis.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for various fiduciary responsibilities for the NY AMI Project including investment planning budgets forecasts variances accounting costbenefit development and measurement adherence and cost recovery.
• Understanding of regulatory impacts on project in matters related to compliance with regulatory directives.
• Evaluates and summarizes documents for regulatory policy strategy and business financial implications including but not limited to Company documents regulatory filings interrogatories orders and reports.
• Designs implements and tracks Program KPIs with other AMI Leads and implements corrective actions as appropriate.
• Leverage change management to accelerate process standardization and technology utilization in order to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Provides expertise direction and immediacy of decision making. Holds project team members accountable for results. Coaches and guides team members. Resolves disputes.
• May have direct reports. Provides leadership on various aspects of the NY AMI Project. Management includes development of scope (schedule) project design and transition to daytoday operations.
• Leads crossfunctional project teams. Conducts regular program/project status meetings.
• Responsible for project presentations reports and regulatory requests.
• Leads development of business processes protocols and tools.
• Manages NY AMI SharePoint/Teams site.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree required
• 7 years relevant experience specifically with financials related to largescale projects. 3 to 5 years of project/program management a plus.
• Experience leading teams.
• Knowledge of Information Technology design and architecture
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Word Excel Project SharePoint TEAMS Visio)
• Experience and understanding of establishing project accounting according to guidelines to ensure cost recovery through accurate reporting
• Experience with SAP for financial budgeting forecasting and tracking including invoicing payment and accrual processes.
• Knowledge and experience navigating the Procurement Process.
• Experience working with IT from development of IT Project Definition Documents (PDD)s to requirements identification.
• Experience developing roadmaps to align future initiatives.
• Experience in resourcing and management of internal and external vendors.
• Program Leadership /Project Office Experience
• Change Management (people process technology) experience
• Interpersonal skills
• Communications/influencing
• Negotiation/dispute resolution
• Analytical capabilities
• Regulatory awareness
• Working knowledge of several utility business areas (e.g. Electric Operations Gas Operations Customer Service)
• Coaching and mentoring capabilities
• Agility versatility and flexibility; productive in a multi
• tasking and rapidly changing environment

Preference may be given to candidates with the following:

• Masters Degree preferred. Change Management PMP and/or Lean Six Sigma Certification(s) a plus

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