Project Manager, Sr

Taylor, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 04-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texass electrical grid the Texas Interconnection which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the states electric load. Our client is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America. Our client works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid. Our client is a membership-based 501(c) nonprofit corporation and its members include consumers electric cooperatives generators power marketers retail electric providers investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers) and municipally owned electric utilities.

Job Title: Project Manager Sr

Location: Taylor TX 76574

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Plans directs and coordinates activities of designated technical and business projects to ensure that goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
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.

JOB DUTIES

Manages projects consistent with the 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 and incorporates relevant techniques into the project plan and management.
Understands project success criteria and provides guidance and consultation to the project delivery structure to meet those objectives.
Develops project plans specifying milestones tasks start/end durations and resource allocations for each phase of the project.
Manages the work of the project team to ensure that accountable personnel complete project activities on time and within budget while ensuring the high priority items stay on track.
Manages vendor activities to ensure alignment to the Statement of Work.
Leads and coordinates cross-functional teams responsible for all aspects of a project promoting teamwork collaboration and candid conversation.
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.
Demonstrates accountability for the results of the team.
Creates and maintains project schedules using Microsoft Project Online.
Leverages Microsoft Project Online and Power BI for project reporting.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES

May advise the work of lower level professional and/or support employees.
Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Engages with senior management and executives as needed.
Skilled at project planning in a resource-matrixed enterprise.
Manages highest complexity projects with a high level of autonomy.
Maintains a strong understanding of the business and systems for the area of specialization.
Effectively leads and facilitates resolution on complex project issues.
Effectively leads and facilitates organizational change management.
May provide recommendations regarding issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices.
May oversee project assignments work schedules training mentoring and coaching for other employees.
May support onboard and readiness activities for new Project Managers.
May lead Project Management Office improvement initiatives.
Demonstrates excellent ability to forecast project resources required for successful planning and execution of very large complex projects.
Leads conversations with executives and project sponsors.

EXPERIENCE

Requires minimum 8 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements
Requires minimum 6 years as Project Manager on large-scale projects
Project schedule creation and maintenance using Microsoft Project Online or Project Server
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)
Detailed understanding of the client energy market and utility business (preferred)

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree: Electrical Engineering Computer Science Management Information Systems Business Administration or related field (Required)
Masters 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

CERTIFICATION

PMP Project Management Professional (Highly Preferred)

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texass electrical grid the Texas Interconnection which supplies power to more ...