Job Information
Automation and Control Strategies Group, INC. dba ACS Professional Staffing
Project Manager in
Vancouver, Washington
- Location: Vancouver, Washington
- Type: Contract
- Job #7965
Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Manager 3 position will provide project management services for a variety of key projects and programs, including how Network Integration, Transmission, and Point-to-Point services are offered and affect implementation functions in transmission organizations. This position will facilitate and develop key process maps, assist management in developing relevant business practices, and help support the identification of product requirements for Transmission Study and Expansion Process and Available Transfer Capacity management. Additionally, this position will support the commercial product processes related to business transactions, verifying that customers are provided service per their tariff rights, as well as providing a repeatable, transparent process for various services. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.
Pay range: $51.53 - $73.62
Benefits:
- Paid holidays: 11
- PTO: Starting at 10 days
- Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
- EAP: Employee Assistance Program
- Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
- Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks
Responsibilities:
- Provide project management expertise, support and facilitate manager-assigned product development and strategic initiative projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development as requested by and with guidance from the manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
- Communicate and collaborate with implementing organizations, as well as supporting product managers and policy developers to facilitate the development of products.
- Implement and track the success of management approved products: Point-To-Point (PTP); Network Integration Transmission (NT); Ancillary Services; and Conditional Firm (CF).
- Plan, form and reform, develop, and implement management approved transmission products.
- Facilitate evolution of products that are financially strong and meet customer's needs and verify that the product is compliant with OATT and Transmission rate schedules.
- Assist and support wind and solar integrations.
- Re-dispatch and curtailment data analysis.
- Analyze customer usage of products and how customers deploy those products to conduct their business.
- Facilitate the implementation of management approved product design choices within established time frames.
- Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables, and goals.
- Identify and request necessary subject matter expertise needed during the project.
- Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with, and provided by appropriate Performance Managers.
- Collaborate with business units and Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues.
- Schedule and facilitate project team meetings.
- Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives.
- Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals.
- Draft project plans, resou