Principal Project Manager - (Deployment Lead)

Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's premier energy provider!

At Exelon, we are united by our values and shared vision for a cleaner and brighter future. We encourage curiosity, value diverse perspectives and we never stop looking for ways to be, work and do better. We know the future is in our hands. That's why we're looking for people like you, who have the power to make a difference.

As the nation's largest utility company, we serve more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities;  Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). All 18,000 of us are committed to delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers, strengthening our communities, supporting a clean energy future and reducing our impact on the changing climate.

Our people are the heart and soul of our business. Whether it's powering lives, supporting communities or collaborating with colleagues, an Exelon employee is talented, compassionate, forward-thinking and inspired. We are empowered to evolve and advance our careers in an open and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on being the kind of place where people want to come and stay. We know that investing in our employees' futures strengthens ours, which is why we offer competitive compensation, incentives and health and retirement benefits.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Plan and manage resources, finances, scope and services within a functional area of Information Technology to deliver business results. Provide IT products, services and solutions on time, within budget and with the required functionality. Establish, maintain and enhance relationships with clients. Participate in developing and implementing strategy/policy. Manage large-scale projects of high complexity, size and change management risk.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Project Apollo is a multi-year program to deliver an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that will transform Exelon’s ability to conduct its operations and serve customers by empowering our workforce through leading and simplified business processes, a more integrated systems platform, and an enhanced employee/user experience.

The key objectives expected from Project Apollo include the following:

•Standardized and simplified business processes that enable more efficient and effective execution of work activities in support of the business.

•Implementation of an integrated, fully supported and updated Finance, Accounts Payable and Supplier Management technology platform that will enable automation, an improved user experience, and the replacement of the Exelon Utilities ‘aging Work Planning & Tracking (WPT) application.

•Reduction in the number and complexity of applications and system interfaces, Cost savings and labor efficiencies through process automation, standardization and simplification.

•A scalable technology platform that enables more efficient and cost-effective merger integrations and asset acquisitions.

•Reduction in the number of key financial controls and enablement of automated controls to reduce risk and audit fees.

•Increased and more timely transparency into data and insights for analysis and decision making.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead and manage 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. (35%)
• Lead and manage 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. (15%)
• 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. (15%)
• Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with business and IT partners. Communicate status to key stakeholders on a regular basis, escalate risks as appropriate (15%)
• Maintain current business knowledge/acumen, including application of technology solutions to deliver business results. (10%)
• Evaluate performance and provide coaching for IT personnel. Participate in career development and succession planning processes. Promote diversity and foster teamwork, collaboration, and a learning organization. Provide input on development and retention processes for IT employees. (10%)

JOB SCOPE

• Total Staff Managed: 5 to 20 (direct, indirect, and project team)
• Utilize understanding of customer's business needs to determine requirements and help set direction.
• Determine and helps others learn appropriate theories, practices and principles that relate to their skill set portfolio and related sciences and disciplines.
• Make judicious decisions in familiar and new situations and contributes to strategic decisions.
• Represent business client's perspective with IT team
• Dimensions: Span of control (generally 10), level of budget control, technical/business complexity, risk, criticality of assignment to business
• Budget Management specific to area of accountability.
• Operate independently with little or no supervision.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline and at least 8 years experience in area of technical specialty; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Appropriate technical skills.
• PMP certification required within 2 years
• Strong knowledge of business practices and processes in area of specialty
• Experience leading and managing IT projects or sub-teams and knowledge of IT project management.
• Experience leading and managing technical personnel.
• Strong judgment and excellent analytical ability.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of IT and business management and with vendors.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate degree
• Project Management certification other than as may be required by job focus.

Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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