Senior Technical Project Manager

Position Information:

Location: Orange CT

Salary Range: $125700 - $140000

Schedule: On Site - Office

Job Summary

This Senior Technical Project Manager position which reports to the Senior Manager of Compliance Operations Digital Identities and Pi Systems will lead cross-functional projects and programs for Avangrid with objectives to successfully implement vi Agile and Waterfall methodologies timely and cost-effective technical initiatives to deliver business efficiencies.

The current range of projects include but are not limited to: Pi Electric Implementation Pi Gas Implementation Compliance focused Projects and Protection System Projects.

Dependent on project assignments intermittent travel within Avangrid Territory will be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development of project / program scope schedule design execution and transition to day-to-day operations.

• Provides expertise direction and immediacy of key decision making. Coaches guides and holds team members accountable. Resolves disputes.

• Leads cross-functional teams of internal and external resources and hosts regular project / program status meetings.

• Conducts technical workshops to identify functional system requirements.

• Obtains approval for project funding

• Develops resource plans

• Generates and leads the execution of Testing and Training plans.

• Develops business processes protocols and tools.

• Responsible for various fiduciary responsibilities including investment planning budgets forecasts variances accounting cost-benefit development.

• Evaluates regulatory documents and directives understands potential project / program impacts and assures compliance.

• Understands overarching policy strategy and business finances including but not limited to Company documents interrogatories orders and reports.

• Designs implements and tracks KPIs and implements corrective actions as appropriate.

• Implement change management to accelerate process standardization and technology utilization to improve organizational effectiveness.

• Responsible for project presentations reports and regulatory requests.

• Develops & maintains SharePoint / MS Teams sites.

• Provides linkage to management by communicating progress through regular status updates with KPIs detailed schedule tracking explanation of corrective actions and escalation.

• Collaborates across all areas of the organization.

• Makes recommendations to business areas and management and implements solutions to promote efficiencies.

• Collaborates with global colleagues to leverage technical synergies.
• Responsible for Avangrid Networks Pi Compliance and Protection Systems Projects including investment planning budgets forecasts variances accounting cost-benefit 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.
• Provides leadership on various aspects of the Networks Pi Compliance and Protection Systems related projects. Management includes development of scope (schedule) project design execution and transition to day-to-day operations.
• Develop cybersecurity metrics to gauge how conformance to cyber standards policies and technical requirements
• Educate members and government agencies as required during cyber and physical events
• Engage suppliers for purposes of framing appropriate mitigation/remediation countermeasures in operational and nonoperational environments
• Ensure that all elements of the NERC Reliability Standards Program are completed to schedule
• Establish and monitor Compliance Program milestones for all programs
• Establish vendor process and metrics for cyber assurance
• Establishes administers and monitors departmental standards procedures and performance to minimize risk and ensure compliance with
• Hold regular Program meetings and document key decisions and progress toward compliance requirements
• Identify analyze track and resolve risk and non-compliance program issues

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience; Change Management PMP NIST experience are a plus.

• 7 years relevant business experience required 3 to 5 years of project / program management a plus.

• Experience leading technical and business teams.

• Knowledge of Operational Technology systems.

• Knowledge and experience navigating the Procurement Process including the development of RFPs contract requirements and Statements of Work with milestones

• Understanding and experience with establishing project accounting to ensure cost recovery through accurate reporting.

• Experience with SAP both local and corporate.

• Experience in leading internal and external resources.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Word Excel Project SharePoint MS Teams Visio).

• Knowledge and experience with ECC Spectrum Pi AMI Various Protection Systems

• Knowledge and experience in software applications and defect resolution a plus.

• Experience developing roadmaps to align future initiatives.

• Skills/Abilities Required: Problem Solving Program Leadership Change Management (people process technology) experience Interpersonal skills Communications / influencing Analytical capabilities Regulatory awareness Working knowledge of utility business areas (e.g. Electric Operations Gas Operations or Customer Service) Coaching and mentoring capabilities Agility versatility and flexibility; productive in a multi-tasking and rapidly changing environment

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement

• Initiative & Change

• Focused on Results

• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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