IT Infrastructure Project Manager – PG&E Careers

Position Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Use the cost and work plan to determine if project objectives are achievable. Adjusts project scope, with project sponsor approval, and schedule as appropriate to accommodate change
• Ensure project documentation is maintained. Prepare all project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing activities, ensuring technical accuracy
• Resolve all open items, ensure compliance requirements are met, and develop and provide settlement rules, ensure SAP orders are closed out
• Assesses and report on project performance using established industry standards.
• Manage financial progress and forecasts. Communicate any financial changes or impacts to stakeholders and obtain authorization for budget underruns, overruns, or changes to estimates using project change request process and appropriate software.
• Define resource needs, obtain commitments, and manage staffing requirements to form project teams
• Manage SAP orders from inception through completion and ensure all required documentation is entered into current software system
• Interface with Design and Construction resources. Track status of deliverables with resource groups and resolve potential issues
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with project sponsors, vendors and key clients
• Create, maintain, and update monthly forecast budgets
• Partners with Engineer/Procure/Construct/Manage, Sourcing and Legal departments to negotiate third party contracts
• Works in collaboration with project leads and project teams to develop and maintain project schedules and monitor cost status and forecasts.
• Communicates and manages efforts with 3rd parties

Required Education & Experience:

• PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
• Experience in project management, 3 years
• Competency in building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Competency in developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Knowledge of project management theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to perform at the job level
• Competency in interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
• Knowledge of workforce planning analytics theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to perform at the job level
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Business or Engineering or PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
• Competency in applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization goals
• Knowledge of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure technology – for example, SONET, DWDM, Fiber, Microwave, etc. – as need to perform at the job level
• Skill in negotiating between stakeholders to reach an agreement