Project Manager/ Program Manager

About the job: Project Manager/ Program Manager Role: Program Manager Required Technical Skills:

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with all key stakeholders, including business representatives, program management, project team members, and third-party vendors.
• Ability to confidently lead workshops or individual meetings to allow the program to be planned successfully.
• Ability to represent the program in key operational forums to assist in gaining approval for change windows.
• A “here’s what I need to succeed” mindset versus “here is a problem” mindset.
• A highly organized and detail-oriented approach.
• Ability to structure work and relationships between tasks utilizing mind maps or other tools.
• High level of proficiency in developing and maintaining a detailed WBS and project schedule.
• Ability to integrate schedules and inputs from third parties.
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills.
• Relevant PRINCE2 or PMP certification preferred.

• Must have experience managing projects from initiation to completion.
• Must have scheduled multiple complex projects concurrently.
• Must be accustomed to scheduling within an outsourced multi-supplier environment.
• Must demonstrate the ability to set up the schedule and constructs from inception to build out the schedule.
• Track record in presenting program progress, planned activities, and the overall schedule in various IT and business forums.
• Good-to-Have: Functional understanding of Power Transmission and Distribution.
• Customer interactions and working in a multi-vendor environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to write procedures, guidelines, and O&M documentation.

• Formulate, organize, and monitor interconnected projects.
• Decide on suitable strategies and objectives.
• Coordinate cross-project activities.
• Lead and evaluate project managers and other staff.
• Develop and control deadlines, budgets, and activities.
• Apply change, risk, and resource management.
• Assume responsibility for the program’s people and vendors.
• Assess program performance and aim to maximize ROI.
• Resolve projects’ higher scope issues.
• Prepare reports for program directors.