IT Project Manager, Principal

Requisition ID # 173071 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Information Technology

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Information Technology is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively to deliver high quality technology solutions. The Billing Modernization team, resides within the Customer Systems & Solutions (CSS) group and is part of the Product & Enterprise Platforms group that supports IT projects, operations, risks & compliance. This team is in the midst of a large customer transformation journey with a main emphasis of modernizing and re-architecting our Billing and rates platforms.

Position Summary

Leads a team that develops new applications, designs and installs new IT technical architecture and infrastructure systems, or enhances existing systems. Assembles the project team and utilizes the provided cost and scheduling tools to define the scope, budget, and resource needs, and controlling other project variables. Functions as a liaison between IT and the Business Client. Acts as the go-to person that represents the entire project from the planning through to the deployment stage.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position.  The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location.  The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint $147,000 - $200,000.  The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. 

Bay Area Min: $ 155,000

Bay Area Max: $ 265,000

California Min: $ 147,000

California Max: $ 252,000

This position is hybrid, working from our Oakland Headquarters based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

Job Responsibilities

• Accurately and consistently forecasting project resource, material and contract costs within a standard PG&E tool(s)
• Assessing project performance and implementing changes as necessary to ensure the projects remains within specified cost, schedule, scope and quality objectives
• Clearly defining and communicating roles, responsibilities and expectations for all members of the project team
• Collaborates with others to develop goals that will achieve company strategy.
• Communicating individual project roles and expectations
• Communicating status of all projects to stakeholders and management
• Completion of project artifact audits on time
• Conducting project kick-off meetings
• Conducting site visits as necessary
• Coordinating any required contract work within defined PG&E policy
• Developing and maintaining a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors and key clients
• Developing and Maintaining up-to-date detailed project schedules and work plans
• Developing metrics, procedures, objectives and methods to assess project progress while using established standards and quality objectives
• Driving all project related tasks to completion
• Ensuring all project team members have the tools and training necessary to perform effectively
• Exercising independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with moderate scope and complexity
• Functioning in a process oriented environment
• Gathering, defining and documenting project requirements
• Independently planning all associated work to meet project goals
• Independently plans work to meet broad objectives.
• May lead a team of 1 – 2 employees
• Monitoring critical project milestones, and identifying ways to resolve schedule issues
• Obtaining and defining staffing requirements and forming project teams
• Preparing all project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing activities, ensuring technical accuracy
• Provides creative and innovative approaches to meet work plan objectives.
• Providing direction and leadership to project management analysts and schedulers
• Recording, tracking and communicating issues, risks, changes, and status reports within a PG&E standard tool
• Resolving problems of project specific scope within procedural guidelines
• Responsible for leading a group of Project Managers on a particular task; this leadership role will include mentoring, training, direction and oversight of their assigned responsibilities.
• Responsible for leading one or more projects typically between $1,000,000 - $50,000,000
• Seeks guidance only on critical and politically sensitive issues.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 10 years experience in project management, IT-Information Technology
• PMP-Project Management Professional certification
• Experience as Project Manager, high complexity
• Experience in IT-Information Technology professional service agreements

Desired:

• Graduate Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Leadership experience, job-related, 5 years
• Experience in PMO-Program Management Office development