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Automation and Control Strategies Group, INC. dba ACS Professional Staffing Project Manager in Vancouver, Washington
- Location: Vancouver, Washington
- Type: Contract
- Job #7996 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Manager position will plan, initiate, and manage complex Transmission projects from start to finish, ensuring alignment with project goals, budget, and schedule. Responsibilities include coordinating project activities, monitoring progress, managing resources, and resolving issues to meet objectives. The role requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular status updates, and ensuring compliance with risk management and quality standards. The Project Manager will also facilitate team meetings, prepare project plans, and oversee budget and resource allocation to ensure successful project completion. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay Rate: $51.64 - $73.78 Benefits:
- Paid holidays: 11
- PTO: Starting at 10 days
- Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
- EAP: Employee Assistance Program
- Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
- Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks Responsibilities:
- Plan, initiate, and facilitate Transmission projects from inception to conclusion and in accordance with and industry project management principles and standards.
- Facilitate complex large-sized, multi-year projects. Many of these projects are high visibility projects for Senior Management, requiring monthly project status updates.
- Responsible for coordination from the Scoping Phase of the project through documented Close Out procedures.
- Assist management with implementing project tasks daily (may include multiple projects) regarding time, budget, schedule, and quality. Provide updates and findings to manager.
- With oversight and approval from the manager, coordinate activities for designated project(s) to verify that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
- Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals.
- Collaborate with manager and internal stakeholders to facilitate the tasks and activities of project team(s) and to properly understand related business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and how best to effectively deploy end products.
- Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
- Collaborate with the manager (or assigned designee) to define the frequency and content of status reports from the project team; review and analyze results, troubleshooting concerns or problem areas and provide mitigation options and weighted recommendations.
- For large projects, may coordinate and guide other Projects Managers that are managing sub-projects. Draft monthly executive summary report.
- Interact and collaborate with external stakeholders, often navigating complex business relationships.
- Identify and request resources and resolve resource allocation issues with business units and performance managers. Alert staff of any resource allocation issues and recommend solutions.
- Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with and provided by appropriate performance managers.
- Alert manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule, or performance.
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