Senior IT Project Manager

Senior IT Project Manager (Hybrid)

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Senior IT Project Manager for their Portland, Oregon location.  This position will provide project management support and assistance.  You will work with project teams to draft project plans; facilitate and coordinate project activities, and track, monitor and provide detailed reporting for multiple designated IT projects.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you feel this position aligns well with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Senior IT Project Manager:

• Provide project management expertise and support and facilitate manager-assigned project or projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development.
• Communicate regularly with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, strategic partners, and senior managers across the J organization independently and in team meetings.
• Address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner; collaborate with manager / personnel for guidance, as needed.
• Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by manager / personnel; work with appropriate parties to facilitate resolution of conflicting team positions.
• Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
• Collaborate and work with project sponsors and performance managers to remove obstacles impacting timely project completion.
• Draft a final project report, including project “lessons-learned”, for appropriate management review and acceptance.
• Take a pro-active stance on project risk management.
• Facilitate and/or support the following functions:
• Written and Verbal Sponsor and Stakeholder Communication.
• Project Team Coordination, including milestone management and communication of deliverables.
• Monitor issues and risks identified within the project as well as integrated dependencies and the issues and risk associated with those assumptions.  
• Team Meeting Management and Sponsor Meeting Management.
• Facilitate and/or support the following deliverables:
• Scope Definition and Management.
• Business Requirements and Needs Analysis from various stakeholder perspectives.
• Process and System Design requirements.
• Gap Analysis from the “as is” to the “to be” state.
• Implement Organizational Design and Change Management requirements as developed within OCTO programs.
• Implementation Planning including optimizing milestones and building upon successes.
• Integration Architecture Design.
• End User Training.

Requirements for Project Manager:

• U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, information technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred. 
• 10+ years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
• 14+ years of direct work experience is required without a degree or a non-applicable degree.
• Experience should include direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution for medium to large sized projects.
• Demonstrated project management experience with business services capabilities projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding, and developing technical specifications and project plans.
• Experience successfully coordinating or running multiple projects simultaneously as a program.
• Intermediate level experience with Microsoft Project, Visio, and SharePoint Server environments.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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