Senior Project Manager- Digital New Products & Services

Exelon Utilities Team Digital is looking for a highly motivated, self-driven, open minded IT Project Manager to deliver fast paced projects to our end customers over e-channels such as web and mobile.  This his role will manage new product implementations and enhancements efforts through our emerging technology Innovation process, which utilizes a design driven approach to measure customer expectations and solution usability to tailor optimal solutions to our end-users.

Exelon, a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company will provide you the stability, tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career as part of a diverse, inclusive and energetic workforce.  We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

If you feel that this role matches your passion and skills, apply now to Energize your career at Exelon!

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Manage Information Technology projects consisting of cross-functional teams involving multiple IT disciplines and areas including contract resources.  Portfolio includes both Waterfall and Agile methodology-based projects.  Responsible for managing the scope, schedule, budget projects and programs.  Leads project teams through business case / funding approval process, initiation, execution and project closeout in accordance with IT Management Model and PMI standards.  These projects have budgets that will typically range from $250K to $15 million. 

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Responsible and accountable for overall project performance for projects, subprojects, processes, new technology programs, information technology and organizational initiatives from initiation to closeout. Must follow organizations established PM standards and governance.

- Ensures project costs, schedule and scope are managed, including the development of recovery plans, to stay within approved limits. Regularly report out on project status including Risks and Issues, Variances and mitigation plans

- Interface with external and internal stakeholders to coordinate project requirements.
- Primary communicator with the sponsor and key stakeholders on project issues, including executive level and interdepartmental presentations.
- Ensures a good working relationship between the project team, internal resources, vendors and interfacing organizations.
- Coaches and leads team members to ensure completion of assigned tasks. Be familiar and experienced with Waterfall and Agile Project methodologies
- Identify and obtain project team resources.
- Ensures project team members understand their respective responsibilities.

The Project Manager is an individual contributor accountable for project budgets, team performance and developing strategic plans to implement projects for various organizations.  Responsibilities also include managing scope, budget and schedule within approved parameters and providing structured and detailed reports to the appropriate Management team.  Tasks include but are not limited to, ensuring the completion of business cases, budgetary approvals, project scheduling, design and engineering tasks, vegetation management reviews, project reporting, project financial analysis, major equipment procurement, environmental analysis, obtaining real estate and relationship management with external customers, vendors, townships and regulatory agencies.  Interacts routinely with key internal and external stakeholders including senior management, the Business customers, and governmental and regulatory officials.
 
 Additional responsibilities:
- Lead IT staff and resources in accordance with IT Business Plan. Plan and manage scope, schedule, and budget for defined deliverables in accordance with IT project management standards. Develop project requirements, budgets and schedules, facilitate requirements meeting.  Establish milestones, anticipate issues and monitor adherence to project s cope, requirements and design document, schedules. Maintain project documentation.
- Lead IT projects and associated System Integrators to deliver projects of medium to high complexity. Ensure that the project is completed on time and within budget and that all deliverables are of the highest quality.
- Operate utilizing standard processes as defined within the Management Model.  Oversee process improvement efforts and ensure adoption of standard processes and procedures that deliver sustainable top quartile cost and performance levels.  
- Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with business and IT partners.  Communicate status to key stakeholders on a regular basis, escalate risks as appropriate
- Maintain current business knowledge/acumen, including application of technology solutions to deliver business results.  Maintain current knowledge of Exelon architecture standards and practices.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Informational Systems or Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited University and 5 - 8 years project management or related experience

- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or PMP certification

- Demonstrated and documented success at managing projects.

- Ability to work independently and as a team leader including the ability to handle conflicting priorities in a multi task environment

- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and time management skills

- Demonstrated financial discipline and project financial skills (manage a budget. generate forecasts, perform variance analysis)

- Demonstrated experience managing end Customer facing IT projects related to Digital Channels (Web. Mobile, and IVR technologies)

- Master’s degree in Project Management, Informational Systems or Computer Science (or advanced technical degree) or Business Administration

- Demonstrated experience managing System Integrators to successfully deliver projects