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Southern Company Project Manager, Sr. (Atlanta or Birmingham) in Atlanta, Georgia
Project Manager, Sr. (Atlanta or Birmingham)
Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The Project Manager Senior is responsible for overseeing the successful completion of medium and high complexity projects in support of the Technology Organization within the triple constraints of time, budget, and specifications. This includes directing the efforts of multiple cross-functional project teams, setting deadlines, communicating the state of the project with all levels of management, ensuring the projects stay on track and on budget, and adjusting if necessary to meet new requirements. The position is responsible for leading an average of 3-4 projects with an average cost of $500K-$900K. The Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the project including scope, schedule, financials, risks, quality, and resources utilizing industry best practices, techniques, and standards.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing multiple medium/high complexity projects in a matrix resource environment, working with diverse project sponsors across multi-company and business units
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Experience influencing and managing project teams without formal direct reporting relationships
Experience managing Infrastructure Services projects (network service, server solutions, telecom) desired
Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
Comprehensive knowledge of PMI based project management competency areas and methodologies and experience applying those methodologies to lead successful project delivery
Strong oral and written communication skills and experience leveraging these skills to interact with all levels of management
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
High-level understanding of IT infrastructure and application architectures desired
High-level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Project
High-level of proficiency using Microsoft SharePoint and TEAMS
MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop and maintain all project manager deliverables throughout the project lifecycle
Determine and define project scope and objectives
Prepare project estimate based on scope of work and resource requirements and track project cost to meet budget
Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
Identify project risks, develop a project risk management plan and actively manage risk throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead and provide work direction to a project team to develop and deploy solutions in accordance with the needs of the project.
Serve as project communication clearing house for all formal project status reporting
Manage interaction between the customer, vendors, and the internal project team to ensure that appropriate relationships exist to produce positive project outcomes
Own the project change control process, financial, scope, and schedule management
Develop and/or monitor vendor deliverables in compliance with binding statements of work
Effective delegation of administrative work to Project Manager I as well as mentoring to lower level staff.
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Job Field: Information Technology
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Georgia-Metro Atlanta-Atlanta
Operating Company: Southern Company Services
Other Locations: Alabama-Metro Birmingham/Eastern AL-Birmingham
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): Yes, 25 % of the Time
Work Location(s):
Georgia Power Headquarters - 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE (241ATLANTA)
241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE
Atlanta, 30308
The Energy Center - 3535 Colonnade Parkway (3535Birmingham)
3535 Colonnade Parkway
Birmingham, 35243
Req ID: SCS2009312