Senior Program Manager Change Management & RFID

Location: Fremont CA

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 2 months
• Pay Rate: $65.00$70.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Travel may be required.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Equipment Provided: Laptop will be provided. Personal phone may be used for internal communication. The vendor should supply any necessary peripherals. Note that worksites already have monitors keyboards mice and docking stations on cubicle spaces. Safety vest and safety goggles will be provided as needed.

This role requires a seasoned Senior Program Manager with expertise in change management program/project management and RFID technology deployment. The position is onsite in Fremont CA and is focused on leading field-level implementation of RFID-based meter management workflows across gas and electric operations. The Senior Program Manager completes moderate to complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions plans and goals. The role works independently on most issues provides direction on overall program plan and goals and is responsible for most or all deliverables within the program implementation plan. The Senior Program Manager communicates findings and recommendations to various levels of management develops budget forecasts conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and develops solutions to address and develops new and ad-hoc reports summarizing findings and recommendations and providing business insight.

• Engage daily with field technicians and material leads to develop implement and refine workflows for gas and electric meter check-in and check-out processes.
• Partner with the software vendor to update the application based on technician feedback field observations and evolving workflow needs.
• Ensure passive RFID readers antennas and mobile readers remain in good working order; coordinate with internal and external partners to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with metering OEMs to ship new meters with RFID labels through Crawl Walk and Run phase approach.
• Serve as backup to another Program Manager overseeing contractors responsible for auditing and RFID tagging existing issued meters systemwide.
• Support RFP-related activities as needed.
• Take ownership of aggressive high-impact milestones across the crawl walk and run phases of the project.
• Apply strong program management practices including clear communication forward planning follow-up meeting documentation risk tracking and stakeholder alignment.

Safety

• Maintain an absolute commitment to personal and co-worker safety. Proactively identify and resolve unsafe conditions and promote safety awareness and education across the team.

• Exceptional analytical and technical ability
• Proficiency with Excel Power BI and other reporting tools
• Ability to manage time-sensitive priorities
• Track record of meeting or exceeding business commitments
• Experience in change management
• Strong initiative teamwork accountability for results customer focus and sound judgment
• Project program management or engineering experience
• Advanced knowledge of Program Management
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers
• Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams
• Ability to work within a regulatory environment
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects
• Knowledge of energy industry applications to local level customers including energy issues customer energy efficiency applications and general customer information

• Operations experience and new technology deployment experience
• Ability to motivate others and create enthusiasm for project goals
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills in a collaborative environment
• Self-starter who can work effectively with minimal oversight

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

• 6 years of related experience or equivalent

• Professional Engineer license or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Five years of post-graduate engineering or project management experience

• Primarily office environment with extensive use of personal computers telephone conversations conference calls and in-person meetings.
• Travel may be required.

• Medical Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

• Local candidates only.
• Interview process: Phone screening first followed by in-person interviews at the San Jose Cinnabar yard for 34 finalists.

This client is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy utilities in the United States delivering energy to approximately 16 million people across a 70000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California. With roughly 25000 employees the organization operates some of the most complex energy infrastructure in the country transmission lines pipelines substations and generation facilities that keep homes businesses and communities powered every day. As the energy sector undergoes rapid transformation this organization is at the center of it managing the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions creating genuine learning and growth opportunities for engineers technologists tradespeople and business professionals alike.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking financial services technology life sciences biotech utilities and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-14231 Industry: Operations & Management

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