Senior Project Manager, ITD

Lansing Board of Water & Light•Lansing, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager position is responsible for ensuring the successful completion of project within the expected scope, time and quality expectations. This position effectively manages the coordination and communications of a project as it relates to the scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, procurement, and stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Project Management, or other related field from an accredited college or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of seven to ten years of related experience.
Proficient with the principles of Project Management as defined by the PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition.
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing Application Development projects.
Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing Commercial Off the Shelf systems.
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing IT vendors.
Practical experience implementing full system develop lifecycle for large IT projects.
Practical experience working in a large, complex Information Technology environment.
Experience managing project budgets of over $1M.
Experience managing project teams of 10+ resources.
Experience managing multiple, concurrent projects of high complexity.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office, project scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Changepoint, Clarity).

Nice To Haves

Project/Program/Portfolio Management Professional (PMP, PgMP,or PfMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Effectively manages the coordination and communications of a project as it relates to the scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, procurement, and stakeholders.
Proactively manage project related issues, with particular emphasis on those that may affect the scope, schedule, and/or budget and devise contingency plans.
Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Expected to comply with all BWL policies and work rules.
Predictable and reliable attendance.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

Competitive wages
employee development
opportunity for professional growth
Robust time off benefits including vacation, free choice, sick leave, parental leave and 11 paid holidays.
Comprehensive benefits package offered including medical, prescription, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, employee assistance program.
Voluntary benefits including vision, supplemental and dependent life insurance, flexible spending, AFLAC options, LifeLock anti-theft, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and BWL's Home Purchase Plan – Forgivable $5,000 loan for purchase of a home in Lansing.
Retirement programs including 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan (DC) (100% company paid up to 9.5 % of base salary for BU positions and up to 13% of base salary for NBU positions), 457 Deferred Compensation matches up to $2,500 per year.
Post retirement benefits offered at the respective level of coverage, co-pays and health care premium, at the same level as active employees.
Two fitness centers located on site open 24/7
work life balance program
employee assistance program
free parking