Senior Project Manager – PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry)

American IT Systems

Job Location:

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title	Senior Project Manager PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry)
Project Team	PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry)
No. of Positions	1
Type of Hire	Contract
Work Authorization	USC - Preferred Diverse people
Work Location	Downtown Houston Texas
In-Office Requirement	No Remote-No Exceptions. Must start onsite from Day 1 and provide written confirmation for the same)

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end implementation of the PowerPlan platform for a large utility organization including planning execution governance deployment and stabilization activities.
Manage complex enterprise transformation initiatives involving utility finance asset accounting capital projects tax regulatory reporting and depreciation processes.
Coordinate cross-functional teams including business stakeholders PowerPlan vendor resources system integrators SAP/ERP teams infrastructure database security and application support teams.
Drive overall program governance including project plans milestones RAID management executive reporting budget tracking and steering committee communications.
Lead requirements gathering solution workshops business process alignment and integration planning activities with utility finance and accounting teams.
Oversee implementation activities related to PowerPlan integrations with enterprise systems such as SAP Oracle databases asset management data warehouse and reporting platforms.
Ensure successful execution of data migration testing cutover hypercare and transition-to-support activities.
Manage vendor relationships and coordinate deliverables across PowerPlan implementation partners infrastructure providers and third-party consulting organizations.
Establish and enforce project governance standards change management processes risk mitigation strategies and quality assurance procedures.
Collaborate with cybersecurity infrastructure and cloud teams to ensure compliance resiliency disaster recovery and operational readiness requirements are incorporated into the implementation.
Drive executive-level communication and provide regular status updates issue escalation dependency tracking and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Support organizational change management user adoption training coordination and operational readiness activities to ensure successful business transition.

Required Qualifications

SKILLS	Years of Experience	Detailed Write-up
At least 12 years of enterprise IT project/program management experience with at least 5 years leading large-scale ERP utility finance or PowerPlan implementations.
Preferably the candidate should have prior experience leading implementation of PowerPlan or similar enterprise financial/accounting SaaS platforms within utility or asset-intensive organizations. Strong experience managing enterprise utility industry projects involving regulatory accounting fixed assets capital project accounting tax and financial systems modernization.
Proven experience managing complex integrations across SAP Oracle enterprise data platforms cloud environments and third-party applications.
Demonstrated expertise leading large cross-functional teams system integrators vendors and executive stakeholder engagements within utility or energy organizations.
Strong understanding of SDLC Agile Waterfall hybrid delivery methodologies enterprise testing cutover planning and post-go-live stabilization processes.
Excellent executive communication leadership governance risk management budgeting and vendor management skills.
Preferred Certifications
PMP (Project Management Professional) Mandatory
Agile / Scrum Certification (Preferred)
ITIL Certification (Preferred)
SAP or ERP Program Management certifications (Preferred)
Utility industry or financial systems implementation experience strongly preferred

Title Senior Project Manager PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry) Project Team PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry) No. of Positions 1 Type of Hire Contract Work Authorization USC - Preferred Diverse people Work Location Downtown Houston Texas ...

Title	Senior Project Manager PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry)
Project Team	PowerPlan Implementation (Utility Industry)
No. of Positions	1
Type of Hire	Contract
Work Authorization	USC - Preferred Diverse people
Work Location	Downtown Houston Texas
In-Office Requirement	No Remote-No Exceptions. Must start onsite from Day 1 and provide written confirmation for the same)

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end implementation of the PowerPlan platform for a large utility organization including planning execution governance deployment and stabilization activities.
Manage complex enterprise transformation initiatives involving utility finance asset accounting capital projects tax regulatory reporting and depreciation processes.
Coordinate cross-functional teams including business stakeholders PowerPlan vendor resources system integrators SAP/ERP teams infrastructure database security and application support teams.
Drive overall program governance including project plans milestones RAID management executive reporting budget tracking and steering committee communications.
Lead requirements gathering solution workshops business process alignment and integration planning activities with utility finance and accounting teams.
Oversee implementation activities related to PowerPlan integrations with enterprise systems such as SAP Oracle databases asset management data warehouse and reporting platforms.
Ensure successful execution of data migration testing cutover hypercare and transition-to-support activities.
Manage vendor relationships and coordinate deliverables across PowerPlan implementation partners infrastructure providers and third-party consulting organizations.
Establish and enforce project governance standards change management processes risk mitigation strategies and quality assurance procedures.
Collaborate with cybersecurity infrastructure and cloud teams to ensure compliance resiliency disaster recovery and operational readiness requirements are incorporated into the implementation.
Drive executive-level communication and provide regular status updates issue escalation dependency tracking and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Support organizational change management user adoption training coordination and operational readiness activities to ensure successful business transition.

Required Qualifications

SKILLS	Years of Experience	Detailed Write-up
At least 12 years of enterprise IT project/program management experience with at least 5 years leading large-scale ERP utility finance or PowerPlan implementations.
Preferably the candidate should have prior experience leading implementation of PowerPlan or similar enterprise financial/accounting SaaS platforms within utility or asset-intensive organizations. Strong experience managing enterprise utility industry projects involving regulatory accounting fixed assets capital project accounting tax and financial systems modernization.
Proven experience managing complex integrations across SAP Oracle enterprise data platforms cloud environments and third-party applications.
Demonstrated expertise leading large cross-functional teams system integrators vendors and executive stakeholder engagements within utility or energy organizations.
Strong understanding of SDLC Agile Waterfall hybrid delivery methodologies enterprise testing cutover planning and post-go-live stabilization processes.
Excellent executive communication leadership governance risk management budgeting and vendor management skills.
Preferred Certifications
PMP (Project Management Professional) Mandatory
Agile / Scrum Certification (Preferred)
ITIL Certification (Preferred)
SAP or ERP Program Management certifications (Preferred)
Utility industry or financial systems implementation experience strongly preferred