Sr. IT Project Manager

This is a non-merit system, employment-at-will, long-term contract position.

The Sr. IT Project Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and successfully delivering simultaneous WSSC Water strategic initiatives, programs, and projects, supporting the achievement of WSSC Water’s strategic priorities, and critical business objectives. The Sr. IT Project Manager applies seasoned project management expertise in coordinating with WSSC Water senior leaders and IT and business stakeholders to design, monitor, control and provide transparent reporting on the status and implementation of mission-critical Commission IT solutions. The Sr Project Manager applies expert knowledge of program management, project management, scheduling, planning, organizational readiness, risk management, technology, and the software development life cycle to collaboratively develop and implement plans, schedules and budgets that accurately represent the required work effort in consideration of organizational resource constraints.

The scope of responsibilities includes, but is not limited to, requirements definition and analysis; program/project scope definition; identification of program/project milestones and critical paths; assessment and mitigation of fiscal, legal, political, regulatory and other risks; and coordination of project initiation through closeout activities.

The Sr. Project Manager must apply his/her extensive, practical knowledge of industry program and project management methodologies and standards in assuming responsibility for the completion of all phases of program and project activities. The incumbent is also responsible for supporting governance activities within the IT Department’s Project Management Office and Governance Division, and regularly reporting program and project status to IT senior leadership and/or project steering committees.

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Work Environment And Physical Demands

Work is performed in a business casual office environment

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

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