IT Project Manager

WORK DESCRIPTION:

Project Managers in the IT Project Management Office (PMO) would manage projects, resources, budgets, vendor and business relationships. The position leads cross-departmental teams in delivering various types of IT Projects for various business units such as Electric Service Delivery (ESD), Finance, IT, Customer Care, Customer Account Management, Customer Energy Solutions, Power Production, Energy and Market Operations.

Include specific Essential duties and functions may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned:

1. Manage project from beginning to end, submit proposals, and recommend subsequent budget, scope and schedule changes and/or contingency plans where necessary
2. Develop project scope, project charter, cost estimates, human resource requirements, RACI, work plans, time schedules, communication plans, and make work assignments to meet project or program objectives
3. When necessary, assist in writing Request for Information/Request for Proposals for external services and business plans for internal executive approval
4. Develop project plans and associated communications documents; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path, and track and report on project milestones and deliverables
5. Develop written business requirements and models
6. Request the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and where required, from other department managers and participate in the acquisition of required personnel within the City of Austin
7. Own the business relationship with subject matter experts and their leadership from project kickoff to close out
8. Direct tasks/work for a project team comprised of subject matter experts from Utility IT, Business, and external vendors
9. Define the project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle
10. Effectively communicate project expectations to sponsor, team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and facilitate project management and project status review meetings
11. Publish the project weekly status reports and monthly PowerPoint presentation to stakeholders on the project in the required format.
12. Develop successful transition, training plans and recognition for resources on the project team
13. Assist in the development of a forecast/project timeline and project plan for achieving AE Strategic goals through FY2026

WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS (Required)

Minimum (Required):

Years	Skills/Experience
YES	Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Business or Management, Engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or management information systems
YES	Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI
5	Demonstrated experience in implementation of large-scale IT/OT enterprise application/ Cloud Solution projects (scope, schedules, budgets, resources) including, but not limited to, creating artifacts, identifying and managing project dependencies, critical path, milestones, issues/risks and deliverables
5	Experience in systems integration projects
5	Demonstrated application of project management techniques, WBS (work breakdown structure) development, and coordination of people and resources
5	Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, Power Point, SharePoint, Project Online (PWA), PowerBI, MS Teams, and Visio
5	Proficient in change management methodologies
5	Proficient in presenting to multiple levels within the organization
5	Experience in vendor and contract management including, but not limited to, RFPs, SOWs and SLAs

Preferred (Optional):

Years	Skills/Experience
3	Experience leading projects related to utility design, Customer Care, Customer Account Management, Finance including but not limited to: Oracle s CC&B, AutoCAD, distribution design, transmission design
3	Experience in developing and managing remote teams
3	Familiarity with utility business practices and relevant business needs
3	Familiarity with Software/Firmware Release Management
3	Familiarity in working with a government entity

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