Project Manager

Job description

At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. To deliver that energy, we need a skilled and dedicated project delivery team. We’re searching for a qualified project manager excited to learn and contribute to an experienced PM team to help us maintain our position as an industry leader. The ideal candidate will have a solid project management base with some experience delivering business applications, as well as good communication skills combined with experience managing small to medium IT application projects. Ability to develop, maintain, and drive a schedule is key to ensuring that our project goals are being achieved. Ability to work with, learn, and be a mentee to a more experienced PM/Program Manager to contribute to an overall program (large IT initiative) is essential. Looking for someone with skills, smarts, ability to learn, drive, and positive attitude to take advantage of this awesome opportunity to grow their PM skills.

Responsibilities

· Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation

· Lead projects or workstreams of a program from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedule, scope, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation

· Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget

· Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met

· Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders and program manager, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes

· Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including vendors

· Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to escalation channel

· Assist with financial tracking for the project

Required skills and qualifications

· Two to five years of project management experience related to enterprise application deployments, on-premise or SaaS. Ideally at least one project using each model

· Strong understanding of project management methodologies (such as Agile or Waterfall), proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, Jira, etc.), good communication and collaboration skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and basic problem-solving abilities

· Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Self-starter who is looking for a great opportunity to grow their PM skills

Preferred skills and qualifications

· Professional certification such as PMP or actively pursuing certification

· Strong business acumen

· Experience working with business users as well as IT resources

• · Experience implementing solutions using Microsoft 365 software (SharePoint, data security and compliance, Purview)