Red Clay Consulting

Senior Project Manager

Red Clay Consulting

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

OraclePMP

About the role

  • Senior Project Manager responsibilities: Direction, execution, coordination, control, and completion of projects; alignment with Red Clay and client strategy.
  • Manage scope, schedules, resources, risks, costs, quality, communication, and change management.
  • This is a fully remote position.
  • Building framework for PMO. Own the success of projects and team members in delivering value to Red Clay clients.
  • Develop and maintain a detailed project plan including key tasks, milestones, and deliverables to drive execution and track delivery progress.
  • Drive execution of planned tasks, milestones, and deliverables to ensure projects are delivered on-time, within the prescribed scope, and within budget and time frames.
  • Remove obstacles and impediments to ensure operational objectives are met.
  • Provide regular communication to project stakeholders, executives, and senior management regarding project status, budget, risks, decisions, delivery quality, and resource-related issues using appropriate monitoring tools and techniques.
  • Use appropriate verification and documentation techniques and change order processes to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
  • Establish and enforce efficient and disciplined issue and risk identification, troubleshooting, decision-making, mitigation, and escalation processes to ensure quick and effective problem resolution.
  • Create, maintain, and deliver comprehensive project documentation including a project charter, project plans, finance and staffing plans, risks and decision matrices, and status reports.
  • Oversee and approve all project deliverables prior to client receipt and track and document client acceptance.
  • Identify, secure, and assign resources necessary to achieve planned project objectives.
  • Establish and maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders, Red Clay staff, and third-party vendors.
  • Communicate company goals, project objectives, and role expectations to team members.
  • Mentor team members and provide feedback by monitoring and appraising team job performance.
  • Enforce compliance with the policies and procedures of Red Clay and the client.
  • Assist in RFP efforts by leading the scoping, estimating, and planning efforts for projects of varying sizes and complexity, writing proposal responses and SOWs, and contributing to other proposal-related activities.
  • Identify and support the securing of new service delivery opportunities.
  • Drive adoption of challenge standards and contribute to the evolution of Red Clay’s delivery methodology.

Requirements

  • Mid-Level professional experience in project or program management leading large, complex, and cross-functional projects with emphasis implementing packaged software solutions
  • Experience with computer off the shelf solutions software implementations, modifications, and pivoting projects
  • Experience or exposure to the Utilities Industry, Utilities Software Implementations, or Utilities Data Management Solutions is preferred
  • Proven organizational and time management skills
  • Expert knowledge of project management tools , methodologies, and Microsoft 365.
  • Familiar with agile methodology, experience interacting with and guiding agile teams
  • Ability to operate with limited information and ambiguity
  • Experience influencing and leading enterprise cross-functional teams, including business leaders
  • Highly proficient critical thinking, analysis, business planning, and communication skills
  • Ability to work well in a high-pressure environment
  • Understanding and ability to facilitate collaboration on creative alternatives to project challenges with subject matter experts
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field experience
  • PMP or Six Sigma project management certification
  • Experience in professional services consulting
  • Utilities industry experience
  • Experience in deploying ITIL framework services
  • Operational knowledge of the Oracle Utilities Product Suite