Project Manager

Role: PMO Project Manager. Overall 10-15yrs of strong experience needed.

Location: Los Angeles, CA- Hybrid and 3 days onsite (Need someone from drivable distance only)

PMO Manager with below key experiences

• PMO (Project Management Office) management & Governance
• Good at Financials (Accruals/Re-accruals, Invoices validation etc.,)
• Must be local to Los Angeles, CA as the Job is onsite [visit office thrice a week]
  
  

The Opportunity

The customer is one of the largest Energy & Utilities company in USA. Below are the key requirements for this role:

As a PMO Manager, you will use a combination of outstanding leadership, thought clarity, analytical skills, cross-functional partnership, business judgment, and strategic thinking to accomplish success of projects, providing management reports, establishing guidelines, project governance, efficient utilization of resources and help a business in achieving strategic objectives. We are looking for a self-starter and a team player who can lead various business process scenarios but can still work closely with cross-functional teams to effectively prioritize and deploy projects and programs to a desired outcome.

Responsibilities

Specific requirements:

• Vendor Management, Contract Management, value realization, Portfolios, and budget management
• Concept planning and creating Business cases.
• Establish Project guidelines and governance framework.
• Efficient utilization of resources, ensure projects are staying within the planned time and budget and help business in achieving strategic objectives.
• Risk assessments and mitigation across all projects
• Reporting overall progress and health of projects to key stakeholders and management
• Provide clear reporting of project status including timelines, milestone tracking, budget status, risk & issue identification, and resource management.
• Status of milestones and deliverables across the portfolio
• Financial information about the budget, forecast, actuals, margins, etc.,
• Design and track various program and portfolio performance KPIs [e.g., Operational efficiency, project performance etc.]
• Ensure that the programs and portfolios are aligned with operational and strategic objectives.
• Projects are selected and prioritized as per these business goals.
• Forecast, Plan & schedule resources and enable resource capacity planning.
• Streamline and automate processes and workflows.
• Help in managing programs / portfolio.
• Focus on Creating and reviewing Concepts, Approaches & Business cases.
• Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of projects including scope, schedule, resources.
• Working with PM to ensure all concepts and Business case are reviewed, submitted as plan.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects or initiatives.
• Present to stakeholders reports on project progress as well as problems and solutions.
  
  

Skills & Basic Qualifications

• 15 to 20 years of experience with IT industry
• Strong Hands-on experience as PMO Manager in Vendor Management, Contract Management, and value realization.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, conflict/resolution management, active listening, time management, and interpersonal skills required.
• Attention to details and ability to manage ambiguity.
• Preference of working under pressure while managing multiple tasks and organizing work effectively
• Great meeting facilitation skills and effective team player.
• Mastery level understanding software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodology.
• Previous experience with project management tools like MS Project or similar.
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Strong computer literacy and experience with office software such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.
• Customer-focused mindset with Coaching mentality and willingness to learn.
• A PMP, Prince2 or CSM will be an added advantage.
• Good to have experience in Utility domain.