Project Manager

NiSource•Columbus, OH

27d

About The Position

The Project Manager plans and manages medium-to-large sized projects of moderate-to-high complexity, or portfolio of medium-to-small projects, and ensures project results contribute positive business value and meet agreed on scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives. The Project Manager will be accountable for the project team's day-to-day execution and compliance with prescribed methodology process, including project charter development, project initiation and facilitation, project plan development, risk and issues management, quality planning, and communications planning.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
3+ years of project management experience
7+ years of overall work experience
Experience with project cost management and resource capacity planning
Experience with business process development and change management
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management and SDLC methodologies and tools
Agile process experience for application implementation
Basic understanding of IT Enterprise technologies
Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
Extensive knowledge of project management processes, systems development methods, organizational change management concepts, and business process improvement methods
In-depth knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools required
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to build strong relationships with NiSource technology partners
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in the utilities industry
Cloud-based, SaaS, and on premise application implementation and integration experience
2+ years of supervisory experience
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI Upon Hire

Responsibilities

Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
Develops and manages cross-functional IT projects, application implementation, and infrastructure initiatives
Works with business groups to create and manage project priorities and clearly communicate these priorities to technology partners.
Ability to create and manage a two year technology project road map with high level delivery milestones to manage stakeholder expectations.
Works with NiSource technology partners to ensure projects are delivered on time
Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies issues, and devises contingency plans
Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team
Ensures that work is carried out to a high standard and complies with the PMO guidelines
Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path
Estimates, Plans, schedules, and tracks project timelines, milestones, financials and deliverables using appropriate tools
Develops clear and concise documentation to identify processes, problems, and action plans as well as design attractive and simple sketches, charts, diagrams, and other illustrative material to facilitate communication of complicated topics
Provides frequent on-site monitoring and enforcement of schedules, milestones, and vendor accountability
Facilitates collaboration across multiple functions, departments, and levels and serves as a role model for teamwork
Maximizes availability of all IT equipment and infrastructure through continuous improvement and continuously looks to improve efficiencies and cost reductions accordingly
Liaises and negotiates with contractors and external suppliers to clearly communicate technical issues, and seeks economies of scale
Improves quality results by implementing unit, system and integration testing cycles
Proactively identifies and communicates risks to project development and schedule
Monitors and drives resolution of issues
Adheres to Governance, PM methods, and tools/templates as appropriate