Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Business Analyst

Location:
White Plains, NY 10601 (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

Pay rate range: $60.00 - $65.00/hour on W2.

• The IT Project Manager role will support the execution of a variety of technical solutions across multiple business units.
• Background: RSC Digitalization:
  As part of Clients continuous improvement in NERC Compliance systems, there are several projects occurring that are critical to continued business systems improvements. Client's ability to both maintain and improve its NERC compliance posture will be critical to both Client and the energy industry.
• Internal Audit:
  The current Internal Audit (IA) strategy and processes could benefit from enhancements to improve our effectiveness and efficiency. The audit team is using tools and methodologies that require considerable manual effort, which can be time-consuming and may limit the thoroughness of audits.
• This impacts the overall quality of audit outcomes. Additionally, the IA department has an opportunity to modernize and align with technological advancements seen in other departments within the utility industry. By integrating innovative technologies, the audit team can enhance their capabilities, streamline tasks, and modernize the audit processes to keep pace with industry standards.
• Capacity Forecasting:
  Client currently operates a capacity price forecasting model that produces Client’s proprietary long term capacity price forecast, which is reflected in Client’s 10-year financial plan and utilized by various departments to inform Client’s investment decisions and guide the implementation of Client’s strategy. Client’s capacity price forecasting model was developed in-house and is currently Excel based. Being Excel based limits the flexibility of the model and introduces operational risk.
• This project is a collaboration with IT to explore and implement a more robust solution, likely involving a database with a computational engine.

• Ability to coordinate and lead multiple projects as assigned.
• Act as the bridge between business and IT. Support the IT workstream and documents of projects via IT Project Delivery processes, procedures, and tools for assigned projects.
• Monitor the project schedule and deliverables.
• Track progress and report updates to stakeholders.
• Recognize problems or situations that will or may impact on the project delivery.
• Utilize IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to drive technical solution delivery.
• Assist in fulfilling requirements for the IT Project Delivery and IT Governance process
• Work collaboratively with project teams, various IT teams, and related business unit staff and vendor teams
• Promote and maintain communication between project team members and stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Prepare correspondence, presentations and/or reports as required. Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution.

• Understand the software development life cycle and experience in IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Strong and tested project management skills including stakeholder management, conflict resolution, risk mitigation, organization skills, communication skills, daily standups, creation and presentation of data (updates, status, etc), vendor management.
• Organized, good communicator, deadline driven, planner, problem solver, and adaptable
• Ability to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment with project team members, co-workers, management, and vendors by behaving, collaborating, and communicating in a manner consistent with professional standards.
• Superior interpersonal skills to ensure open communication across project teams.
• Ability to handle broad-based, often complex, communication for internal and/or external audiences.
• Outstanding record of project delivery success
• Intermediate-Advanced M365 Suite (e.g. Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, etc.) skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or technical field.
• Minimum 7 years of increasing responsible experience, including experience successfully coordinating various IT projects in a matrixed environment.