Senior Project Manager, ITD

Starting Salary Range: $119,000.00 - $147,500.00

About the role

The Project Manager position is responsible for ensuring the successful completion of projects within the expected scope, time, and quality expectations. This role effectively manages the coordination and communications of a project as it relates to scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, procurement, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage project-related issues, with particular emphasis on those that may affect the scope, schedule, and/or budget, and devise contingency plans.
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Comply with all BWL policies and work rules.
• Ensure predictable and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Project Management, or other related field from an accredited college or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of seven to ten years of related experience.
• Proficient with the principles of Project Management as defined by the PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing Application Development projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing Commercial Off the Shelf systems.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing IT vendors.
• Practical experience implementing full system development lifecycle for large IT projects.
• Practical experience working in a large, complex Information Technology environment.
• Experience managing project budgets of over $1M.
• Experience managing project teams of 10+ resources.
• Experience managing multiple, concurrent projects of high complexity.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, project scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Changepoint, Clarity).

Preferred Qualifications

• Project/Program/Portfolio Management Professional (PMP, PgMP, or PfMP) certification.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for the majority of the working day.
• Needs to move about inside the office environment.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
• Must communicate frequently with other departments and employees both verbally and in writing.
• May need to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below the knee level or above head.
• On occasion, may need to use stairs.
• Constantly works in a temperature-controlled office environment.

Benefits

• Competitive wages, employee development, and opportunity for professional growth.
• Robust time off benefits including vacation, free choice, sick leave, parental leave, and 11 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Employee assistance program.
• Voluntary benefits including vision, supplemental and dependent life insurance, flexible spending, AFLAC options, LifeLock anti-theft, and long-term care.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• BWL's Home Purchase Plan – Forgivable $5,000 loan for purchase of a home in Lansing.
• Retirement programs including 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan (100% company paid up to 9.5% of base salary for BU positions and up to 13% of base salary for NBU positions).
• 457 Deferred Compensation matches up to $2,500 per year.
• Post-retirement benefits offered at the respective level of coverage, co-pays, and healthcare premium, at the same level as active employees.
• Two fitness centers located on-site, open 24/7.
• Work-life balance program.
• Free parking and more.

About BWL

The Board of Water & Light serves Lansing, Michigan, and surrounding areas with electricity, water, and steam. Lansing's city charter vests the BWL with full and exclusive management of water, steam, and electric services for the city. The American Public Power Association has honored the Lansing Board of Water & Light as one of the country's best publicly-owned utilities.

Location

Lansing lies at the heart of the Great Lakes State and offers all the beauty and splendor of the four seasons. A haven for swimming, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, golf, and hunting, mid-Michigan is also just a couple of hours from premier skiing and one of the most beautiful freshwater lakeshores in the world on Lake Michigan. Lansing itself is only minutes and miles away from two of the nation’s premier universities, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, and boasts miles of walking, running, and biking trails, Potter Park Zoo, professional sports, the arts, and fine dining.