Engineering Project Manager 2

-Job Description----

• Location: Vancouver, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #8899

Overview:

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Engineering Project Manager 2 will lead and facilitate multiple projects from initiation through completion, managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications. The role will coordinate cross-functional teams, develop project plans and status reports, track KPIs, and drive issue resolution using PMI-based project management practices. Qualified candidates should have project coordination/management experience, proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint, working knowledge of Microsoft Project, and a PMI or PMP certification. Experience with GIS/ArcMap, electric utility data, and electrical substation environments is also required. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Pay Rate: $41.87 - $59.82

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, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program

Responsibilities:

• Support and facilitate assigned project or multiple projects, from beginning to end in collaboration with senior management, external industry entities and stakeholders, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
• Actively engage with the business to properly understand the business needs, identify dependencies, project expectations, milestones, resources and other initiatives, and assist the manager in deploying the solution.
• Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project.
• 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.
• Collaborate with business units and performance managers to resolve resource allocation issues.
• Facilitate "kick-off" meetings with sponsors, stakeholders, and partners and validate approval/buy in of project plans and commitment of resources.
• Schedule and facilitate project team meetings and coordinate activities of sub-teams.
• Participate in group level project manager meetings.
• Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives; provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals.
• Draft project plans, resource strategies and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort.
• Administer project tasks daily (may include multiple projects) about time, budget, schedule and quality. Provide updates and findings to manager.
• Facilitate and monitor/track project budgets (project funding and overall budget).
• Alert manager of, and obtain appropriate authorization for, any potential changes to project cost, schedule or performance.
• Organize, coordinate and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, includes recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage; revie To view the full job description, <a href="https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjUyNzQ2Ljg3NjlAYWNzcHJvc3RhZmZpbmdjb21wLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ">click here</>

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