Project Manager-Energy​/Utilities

Position: Project Manager-Energy / Utilities
Job Title:
Project Manager-Level 1 - Associate (0 - 5 Years)

Job Location:

Juno Beach Florida
Job Type: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

Project Manager, Mid-Office Projects (3-6 Years Experience)

Job Overview
The Project Manager will support the delivery of Trading Risk Management mid-office projects currently in flight by applying a standard project/process framework to plan, track, and report progress across scope, schedule, risks, issues, and dependencies. This role partners with internal stakeholders and external customers/vendors to create clear, timely communications, drive alignment, and support adoption through structured change management. The Project Manager is expected to be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Project delivery support (in-flight initiatives):
Coordinate and execute day-to-day project activities for multiple mid-office projects, ensuring milestones and deliverables remain on track.

• Framework-based execution:
Apply standard project and process methodologies (e.g., PMO standards, Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid) including charters, work plans, RAID logs, status reporting, and governance routines.

• Schedule, scope, and dependency management:
Maintain integrated project plans, monitor task completion, and proactively manage interdependencies across teams and systems.

• Risk/issue management:
Identify, document, and drive resolution of risks and issues; escalate appropriately with recommended options and impacts.

• Stakeholder coordination:
Facilitate working sessions, standups, and steering updates; align teams on next steps, decisions, and accountability.

• Communications (internal and external):
Create and deliver stakeholder-ready communications including project updates, release/change notices, FAQs, training announcements, and executive summaries tailored to audience needs.

• Change management implementation:
Support change planning and adoption (impacts, readiness, communications, training coordination, reinforcement) to ensure successful transition to new processes/tools.

• Documentation and continuous improvement:
Maintain project artifacts, meeting notes, action items, and lessons learned; recommend improvements to templates, workflows, and reporting.

Key Skills

• Project management fundamentals:
Strong planning, organization, and follow-through; ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Process discipline:
Comfort using standardized PM frameworks, templates, and governance; strong attention to detail.

• Communication excellence:
Ability to translate project status into clear, concise messaging; strong writing/editing skills for executive and customer-facing communications.

• Stakeholder management:
Ability to build trust, navigate competing priorities, and drive alignment without formal authority.

• Change management support:
Familiarity with change concepts (readiness, training, comms, adoption) and ability to execute change plans.

• Facilitation:
Runs effective meetings, workshops, and working sessions; documents outcomes and drives action.

• Analytical thinking:
Uses data to track progress, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.

• Tools proficiency:
Working knowledge of common PM and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira/Confluence, SharePoint, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint).

Applicable Experience (Qualifications)

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Experience:

3-6 years of project management or project coordination experience supporting cross-functional initiatives (operations, finance, technology, customer programs, or shared services).

• Project exposure:
Experience managing projects "in-flight," including tracking deliverables, managing RAID items, and coordinating dependencies across multiple teams.

• Communications:
Demonstrated experience creating stakeholder communications, status reports, and executive-ready updates; experience communicating with external customers/vendors is a plus.

• Change management:
Hands-on experience supporting change initiatives (communications, training coordination, adoption activities); exposure to Prosci/ADKAR or similar is a plus.