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Project Manager
Duration: 5 Months
Location: Portland, OR Hybrid (2 Days Onsite)
Description
This project is a business process design project to support 5 departments within NW Natural that are involved in Generator sales.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead small to medium complexity projects, assuming accountability for delivering results
- Manage project team, including NWN and external resources
- Develop project plans, budgets, scope, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables using NWN PMO tools and templates
- Conduct analyses to estimate and track project costs and budgets
- Define resource requirements and negotiate availability with resource managers
- Manage vendor relationships to align vendor schedules, costs, and deliverables with the overall project plan
- Establish, maintain, and update project risk log. Resolve project issues and escalate as appropriate
- Manage project change control and follow existing policies
- Ensure project-related documentation is accurate and complete
Requirements
Qualifications and Skills
- 5+ years of project management experience
- PMI or equivalent certification preferred
- Demonstrated success applying project management concepts and techniques across multiple, simultaneous projects
- Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated analytical skills, including problem solving and critical thinking, with attention to detail
- Ability to facilitate meetings and manage difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to gain and maintain credibility at all levels of the organization
- Understanding of business process improvement and change management desired
- Bachelor's degree in business, technology or related field preferred