Sr. Program Manager Client - Energy & Utilities Industry Type - Contract Duration - 1+ year Preferred location - Columbus, OH

Responsibilities • Plan and manage a portfolio of multi-million dollar IT programs that are comprised of highly visible, high-profile projects that span the organization and have significant enterprise impact • Develop overall program strategy to ensure proper sequencing and integration of large/complex projects within the portfolio and adjust project scope, timing, and budgets as necessary based upon the needs of the business • Communicate with IT leadership and senior business leadership to review program strategy, direction, and changes • Leverage personal experience to quantify impacts of risks and issues to scope, schedule, and budget, to prioritize, and to drive resolution • Continually evaluate and maintain efficiency in managing the portfolio of programs through planning, scheduling, and budget assessment • Manage a team of multiple project managers and project resources for the execution of programs/projects • Monitor, measure, and report on program status to IT leadership and senior business leadership • Manage project delivery in coordination with program managers from other IT Functions • Manage relationship between Customer, other Customer IT Environment Providers (including program managers from other IT Functions) and Service Provider Personnel • Coordinate and provide timely status reporting on the stability of program-oriented work efforts and on compliance with Customer technical standards and PMO aligned processes and methodologies • Have responsibility for determining and communicating team assignments and directing and monitoring work efforts • Provide status reports to Service Provider/Customer leadership teams on potential impacts to scope, budget, risk, and resources

Qualifications: 8+ years experience in role with: • Experience with complex, enterprise-wide projects/programs and at least 3-5 years of leadership experience across IT and business functions • Experience managing $5-10M+ projects/programs that span multiple years and consist of a combination of internal/external and labor/non-labor cost components • Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management best practices including knowledge of waterfall, agile, and SDLC methodologies and tools • Must have excellent leadership skills (proven ability to coach, develop, and lead a team) and must be able to work with a diverse project team consisting of resources from all parts of the organization (both IT & Business) • Proven ability to engage and develop relationships with executive sponsors and key stakeholders with clarity and precision • Experience with project cost management and resource capacity planning • Strong Business Process Analysis and Mapping skills • Experience implementing change management approaches to support programs • Experience in the indirect management of team members including assisting in the development, training, and assignment of work/projects to other members of a team. • Familiarity with the Energy Industry is a plus