Cyber Security Project Manager Associate

American Electric Power • Columbus, OH

1d • $74,551 - $93,189 • Onsite

About The Position

Under a general level of supervision, the Security Project Mgr (PM) Associate (Assc) is accountable for the execution of Security projects of small size with low risk and low complexity. The Security PM Assc will manage scheduling, pricing, and technical performance of small size Security projects and budgets. The PM Assc employs their skills, talents, and knowledge of project management frameworks to assure high quality products are delivered while optimizing the cost and delivery of value. The PM Assc maintains complete transparency on the current state of the project, and maintains complete transparency on the forecast and actual cost and delivery. The PM Assc enables and promotes team level continuous improvement activities that increase quality and optimize delivery of value. Provides coordination and effective communication to execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, effective, economical, risk-balanced approach to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Computer Science, Construction or related field, OR Associates degree with 2 years of related business or technical/project management experience, OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of related business or technical/project management experience.
• Minimum of 2 years business experience which includes work in one or more of these areas: project estimating, project controls, construction field experience, and/or comparable external experience in addition to any educational experience identified above.
• Preferred certification aligned with project management discipline: PMP for traditional waterfall project managers, PSM (Scrum.org) or CSM (ScrumAlliance) for Agile Scrum.
• Preferred certification aligned with project management discipline.

Nice To Haves

• PMP for traditional waterfall project managers
• PSM (Scrum.org) or CSM (ScrumAlliance) for Agile Scrum
• Experience with some project types (e.g., in-house development, vendor, construction)
• Promotes continuous improvement within the project team
• Communicate effectively with peers, business partners, and lower-level management

Responsibilities

• Governance, alignment, assurance, management, integration, optimization, tracking finances, infrastructure, planning, and improvement.
• Demonstrates some awareness of key cyber security trends. With general guidance, considers alternative courses of action and selects best options according to intended security posture.
• Identifies and resolves solutions to problems. Keeps cyber security as the focal point during all activity.
• Verify project scope and determine methods of managing and controlling for routine projects.
• Estimate, budget and control project cost for routine projects.
• Identify and manage project risk.
• Build and coach project team.
• Effectively communicate project details and status updates.
• Lead planning meetings and project updates with supportive role in stakeholder presentations.
• Provide clear and concise written reports.
• Provide general guidance, instruction, and training to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs.
• Assist the project team in effective and timely performance of project work activities.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level