Position: Sr. Project Manager (Grid Operational Technology/Scada) “s and all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply” “We are unable to sponsor” Company Overview:
World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.
Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders such as Cisco, HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, VMware, Intel, AWS, Microsoft, and F5, focusing on three market segments: Fortune 500 companies, service providers and the public sector. WWT is a $12 billion dollar privately held organization that employs more than 6,000 people and operates in more than 2.5+ million square feet of state-of-the-art warehousing, distribution and integration space strategically located throughout the world. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the ninth consecutive year and was awarded for multiple categories on Glassdoor’s 2019 Employees' Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work.
World Wide Technology Holding Co, LLC. (WWT) has an opportunity available for a Sr. Project Manager (Grid Operational Technology/Scada) located in Oakland, CA (Remote during Covid). Job Title: Sr. Project Manager (Grid Operational Technology/Scada) Locations: Oakland, CA (Remote during Covid). Duration: 6+ Months Contract The Senior IT Project Manager leads a team that designs and installs new IT technical architecture and infrastructure systems, or enhancements to existing systems. Project Managers are responsible for assembling the project team and using cost and scheduling tools to define the scope, budget, and resource needs, and controlling other project variables. PMs may also function as a liaison between IT and the Business Client, and act as the go-to person to represents the entire project from the planning through the deployment and release to operations stage.
Roles and responsibilities: Responsible for the concurrent management of one or more medium to large complexity IT infrastructure projects. These projects are one-time, multitask jobs that have clearly defined start and end dates, a specific scope of work, a budget, required resources, and a specified performance objective to be achieved. Specific responsibilities include:
Consistently demonstrating advanced knowledge and technical competence in the technologies that “Client” is implementing.
Responsible for leading one or more complex projects typically between $1,000,000 - $10,000,000
Gathering, defining and documenting project requirements
Clearly defining and communicating roles, responsibilities and expectations for all members of the project team
Obtaining and defining staffing requirements and forming project teams
Independently planning all associated work to meet project goals
Providing direction and leadership to project management analysts and schedulers
Exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
Conducting project kick-off meetings
Communicating individual project roles and expectations
Recording, tracking and communicating issues, risks, changes, and status reports within a standard tool
Accurately and consistently forecasting project resource, material and contract costs within standard “Client” tools
Driving all project related tasks to completion
Developing and maintaining up-to-date detailed project schedules and work plans
Monitoring critical project milestones, and identifying ways to resolve schedule issues
Coordinating any required contract work within defined policy
Conducting site visits and walk downs as needed
Assessing project performance and implementing changes as necessary to ensure the projects remains within specified cost, schedule, scope and quality objectives
Communicating status of all projects to stakeholders and management
Developing and maintaining a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors and key clients
Resolving problems of project specific scope within procedural guidelines
Preparing all project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing activities, ensuring technical accuracy.
Minimum:
BA/BS in Computer Science, Business, Engineering or equivalent experience
7+ years of experience managing one or more medium to high complexity IT product / infrastructure projects
1+ years prior experience as IT Project Manager at “Client”
Experience with IT professional service agreements and materials logistics
Expert understanding of project management principles and methodologies
Fully competent in applying project management principles and methodologies
Previous experience managing projects that delivers Information Technology infrastructure including computing, telecommunications, networking, data center, security, voice, and data communications.
Resource planning, scheduling and tracking skills
Ability to function and manage in a matrixed environment
Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills
Cost management and tracking expertise
Team player
Organized and analytical.
Experienced in problem-solving.
Required functional experience
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel and Word
Required education and certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI.
