GIS Project Manager Job Jackson area,Michigan USA,IT/Tech

Role: GIS Project Manager III

Rate:
Market

Work Location:
Jackson, MI -

Duration:
Long term

Skills and Experience:

Project Performance Messaging and Communications
:
Ability to appropriately communicate, negotiate, and influence internally, externally, and up and down through the organization.
Critical Thinking
:
Decision-making, strategic thinking, trade-off analysis, engineering/technical acumen, and business acumen.
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of tactical and strategic problems.
Oversight of weekly stand-ups and status report outs.
Ensure metrics are measuring progress correctly and data is meaningful to business partners.
Monitor and report project performance against the project plan and take corrective action when required.
Lead regular project reviews with project sponsors and executive stakeholders.
Content support provided by solution system integrators and organizational change management teams.
Communicate with executive management and their expanded staffs related to IT projects, operations, performance, and value delivery.
Capability for leadership engagement and escalation when required.
Oversight of OCM communications.

Budget Management:

Develop and maintain project cost estimates, budgets, and financial forecasts.
Accountable for performance against financial parameters while monitoring and reporting on budgetary aspects of the project.
Develop cost mitigation strategies to work through constraints as they arise.
Provide Regulatory Rate Case Support, as needed.

Risk and Issues Management:

Manage program risks, issues, and change control processes, escalating as required.
Ensure risks and issues are documented and tracked within the project.
Devise effective mitigation and escalation strategies with the project teams to address risks.

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience working in an enterprise-size IT environment and delivering complex, integrated business/IT solutions.
Successful delivery of multiple diverse and complex enterprise-size projects ($10M - $30M), including scope, schedule, budgets, quality, inter-dependencies, and business value throughout the project lifecycle.
Energy, Utility experience preferred.
Execution Management & planning and delivery of multi-phased complex programs (GIS, Spatial Solutions, and Smart Grid experience preferred - design, development, and testing).
SAP Project experience required.
Demonstrated ability to successfully influence and negotiate to ensure positive outcomes in the delivery of services, including the ability to communicate effectively to both internally and externally facing organizations.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing cross-business units and cross-functional programs' interdependencies and deliverables.
Experience leading multi-vendor programs with vendor management responsibilities.
Experience with RFP processes and negotiating contracts.
Project management experience with emphasis on critical paths and dependencies within the work streams.
Strong ability to produce results by motivating team members, overcoming obstacles, and executing sound judgment to meet deadlines.
Proven experience developing baseline and maintaining project plans, including financial forecasts and performing against financial targets.
Ability to drive detailed operational issues, collaborate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Experienced in working effectively in a diverse business environment with excellent analytical and organizational skills.
Strong problem-solving ability and elevated level of dedication.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
Ability to see the big picture and provide succinct status updates and overall program summaries at regular intervals.
Adaptability to changing work environments with tight deadlines.
Ability to work and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with employees at all levels of the organization and from other organizations.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced by prior success in leading teams or projects.
Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize business demands for the team and set clear team goals, objectives, and strategies.
Requires basic skill and knowledge of general accounting principles and demonstrated ability to successfully manage budgets.
Experience implementing GIS Solutions, familiarity with process integration of GIS (ArcFM, ESRI Utility Network, ESRI Applications/Schneider) with other Industry enterprises.
Solid experience with operational systems, including EMS, DMS, OMS, ADMS, or Gas SCADA.
Experience working on Spatial data governance & GIS data synchronization.
Master's or other advanced degree, ideally in an IT or Business area.
Experience presenting in front of executive leadership.
Sales and marketing experience.
Proven experience running high-profile projects under tight deadlines and budgets.
Energy industry background that includes a working knowledge of effectively mapping technology to…


Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)



Job Posting Language