Sr Project Manager - GIS

Description

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Project Manager who is motivated by variety, is seeking a challenging environment for professional growth, and is interested in running large information technology projects in various customer businesses areas at a large utility client headquartered in New Jersey.

This experienced Project Manager will support a GIS upgrade initiative. The Sr Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering project activities in alignment with clients’ PMO standards.

Location: Client is located in New Jersey with office in South Plainfield. Candidate must be local and able to go into the office 3 days per week.

Salary Range: $145,000 – 155,000

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders which includes IT (OT, Testing, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, etc), Line of Business (Electric Operations, Asset Management, Projects & Constructions), and external partners
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of project scope ensuring scope, schedule, cost, documentation and quality objectives are met.
• Coordinate and govern activities performed by the system integrator, including task planning, deliverable reviews, issue resolution, and change control.
• Ensure project execution follows clients EPMO methodologies standards, templates, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, and executive communications.
• Facilitate working sessions, design reviews, and decision forums related to GIS data modeling, workflows, and integration impacts.
• Partner with SMEs to validate modeling approaches, data standards, and implementation readiness.
• Identify project risks and dependencies related to data quality, system integration, resource availability, and cutover activities.
• Manage project communications and ensure alignment across technical and business stakeholders.
• Manage project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, report monthly accruals.

Required

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, Business Administration or another related field required with 10+ years of project management experience.
• Basic understanding of OT systems (GIS, ADMS, SCADA, OMS).
• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, contracts).
• Experience leading diverse teams of technical disciplines and support.
• Experience supporting system upgrades, migrations, or platform modernization efforts.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) across a diverse stakeholder group.
• Ability to perform stakeholder management.
• Risk and issue management.
• Technical project coordination.
• Vendor management skills
• Quality assurance and governance
• Ability to manage multiple work streams in a fast paced and complex environment
• Strong skills using Microsoft product tools and PPM tools.
• Excellent customer-facing skills.
• Excellent decision-making and organizational skills are required.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• PMP certification required.
• Must be local to NJ and ability to come to the office - main reporting location to be South Plainfield, NJ.

Preferred Experience:

• Utility background (electric, gas or combined)

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