Junior IT Project Manager, Utility Technology Integration (AMI 2.0)

Required Education Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience Required Experience 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects or large technology programs Working knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and system integration concepts Experience with project planning, financial tracking, resource coordination, status reporting, and deliverable tracking Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and risk/issue tracking skills Ability to learn quickly and work effectively across technical and business teams Ability to quickly integrate into a fast-paced, large program, understand their role, absorb information rapidly, and deliver results efficiently with an appropriate level of direction and guidance Detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities Preferred Experience Utility, AMI, or smart grid experience preferred Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Effective written and verbal communication skills Proactive follow-through and ability to manage multiple priorities Adaptable, quick learner, and receptive to feedback Job Summary The Junior IT Project Manager will support the Technology Integration team in the planning, coordination, execution, and monitoring of activities for the AMI 2.0 Program This role will work closely with project managers, technical teams, business stakeholders, and the System Integrator to help maintain project plans, track financials, coordinate resources and activities, manage documentation, and monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables The role will also support requirements of clarification, solution planning, and project governance to help ensure technical activities and System Integrator deliverables remain aligned with program expectations, milestones, and priorities Job Responsibilities Project Planning & Coordination: Support development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, milestones, action items, dependencies, and deliverable tracking across Technology Integration workstreams Financial Tracking: Prepare and maintain financial reports for AMI 2.0 releases, including tracking expenditures, forecasts, variances, and budget updates in coordination with project and technical leadership Resource Planning: Assist with maintaining resource and staffing plans, including roles, skill sets, anticipated effort, timing, and costs across integration, data, infrastructure, and testing workstreams Deliverable Management: Track System Integrator deliverables, review cycles, comments, approvals, due dates, and outstanding actions to ensure timely completion and visibility of status Technical Planning Support: Assist project and technical leads with documenting solution scope, schedules, dependencies, infrastructure needs, data flows, interfaces, environment readiness, testing activities, and deployment preparations Meeting & Action Management: Coordinate meetings and workshops, prepare agendas and meeting materials, capture decisions and action items, and follow up with owners to drive timely closure Requirements & Scope Tracking: Support requirements clarification and maintain traceability between requirements, design decisions, deliverables, and scope. Document potential scope changes and assist with impact assessments and the change control process Change Control Process Support: Support the program's change control process by coordinating, tracking, and reporting on change requests (CRs) from submission through final disposition. Partner with the Project Manager to keep each CR moving through the required IT evaluations so decisions are timely, well documented, and transparent Risk, Issue & Dependency Management: Maintain project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; follow up with owners on mitigation actions and escalate items requiring management attention Reporting & Governance: Assist with preparation of status reports, dashboards, meeting materials, decision logs, and other project governance documentation Document Management: Maintain organized project documentation and records to support version control, auditability, compliance, and retention requirements Continuous Improvement: Help identify opportunities to improve project tracking, reporting, communication, and coordination across the Technology Integration team**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.****Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.** About Rose Founded in 1993Office Locations Across the U.S.150+ Clients: Corporations and Government AgenciesEmployee Oriented CompanyChallenging Assignments Across the U.S.Continuous Professional Development EMPLOYEE COMMENTS We want you to work with us, but don't take our word for it. 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