Title: Project Manager II
Sacramento, CA, US, 95827-3824
Minimum Pay Rate: $116,148.00
Maximum Pay Rate: $153,816.00
Civil Service Status: Civil Service
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Posting Type: Open
Hiring Manager: Teresa M Klostermann
Note: SMUD currently has multiple Project Manager II postings within the Information Technology department, each with their own specific requirements. In order to be considered for both vacancies, candidates must apply to each of the postings separately.
This position requires periodic work after business hours, including weekends, when there are system rollouts
This IT Project Management II position will work with a highly motivated, skilled, and experienced team of other IT project management professionals in the IT PMO.
- Lead multiple concurrent IT Enterprise scale investments and initiatives executed via Agile/Hybrid/Waterfall methodologies and frameworks.
- Work closely with the business and IT leaders, sponsors and stakeholders to ensure value is delivered from IT investments and compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Work closely with the IT Business Relationship Managers and Enterprise Architecture to support Strategy, Planning and Governance of technology solutions and investments for business partners.
NOTE: To be considered further, you must respond to the following supplemental questions in your cover letter. Please limit your response to one paragraph per answer:
- Describe your experience in IT project management managing multiple concurrent complex projects. Include in your response: your role, your years of experience in managing multiple concurrent projects, where your experience was acquired, the typical project budget and team size.
- Please provide an example of a complex project you managed with tight deadlines and multiple challenges. Describe how you overcame them, the impact to the schedule, scope, resources/budget, and the outcome of the project including any lessons learned.
Purpose
Provides project management and professional skills and services in assigned area including to plan, organize, manage, coordinate, and execute activities related to assigned projects to ensure adequate, reliable, efficient, and cost effective systems and projects for SMUD.
Nature and Scope
Serves as an advanced journey level resource in a relevant professional discipline; works independently on projects of moderate complexity; exercises independent judgment and discretion; may serve in a Lead role and assist in planning, coordinating, prioritizing, monitoring and evaluating the work results in assigned area and in selecting, training, motivating, evaluating and developing lower-level personnel.
This role typically oversees or leads multiple small projects, or at least one large complex project. May manage a smaller portfolios of projects with budgets of up to $5,000,000.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates activities and projects in assigned area; develops necessary project plans, cost estimates, project budgets, work breakdowns and schedules, and project summary descriptions and justifications for department review.
- Coordinates project planning with other staff through meetings and shared written and oral reporting and communications.
- Ensures assigned work activities successfully contribute to the overall completion of assigned projects; plans, coordinates, prioritizes, monitors, guides, reviews, and conducts work activities associated with assigned projects in accordance with established task objectives and schedule as outlined in the project plans.
- Reviews the work of project team members; ensures work methods meet SMUD policies and quality standards; provides project guidance to project team; prepares employee performance evaluations, conducts one-on-one feedback sessions, and identifies and implements development actions to improve employee performance and skill base.
- Negotiate, prepare, and manage participation agreements and other contracts with outside contractors as needed; directs contractor activities in accordance with contract requirements.
- Develop and monitor project resources as necessary to complete project tasks ensuring proper and efficient use of SMUD and other participant resources and smooth coordination with external parties.
- Ensures the availability of timely and accurate project status and related information on assigned projects; collects, verifies, organizes, and maintains data; prepares and provides written summaries, reports, and recommendations for SMUD projects; responds verbally or in writing to inquiries on projects from SMUD management, Board of Directors, regulatory bodies, other utilities, public agencies, and other SMUD departments.
- Performs related duties as required.
Required Education
- A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field directly related to area of assignment or equivalent experience. If no degree, nine (9) years of experience is required.
Required Experience Qualifications
- Five or more (5+) years of progressively responsible relevant project management work experience in one or more of the following technical areas: financial/economic analysis, marketing and customer research, technical and engineering analysis, or planning and business development to include at least one year in a responsible project leadership role.
Knowledge Of
Skills To
Required Licenses/Certificates
Incumbent must obtain a Project Management Institute PMP Certification - within 12 months of appointment to this classification
Acceptable alternative education or certification include:
- Project Management Institute - ACP Agile Certified Practitioner
- Engineering Degree, and requisite experience
- Construction Mgmt Degree, and requisite experience
- Professional Engineer Certification, and requisite experience
- Construction Mgmt Certification, and requisite experience
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - Who We Are
As the nation's sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider, we're proud of our reputation as one of the best places to work in Sacramento. Our employees tell us in our engagement surveys they're "Happy, satisfied and engaged" which helps create a workplace that best serves our customers. Sacramento was named as the 2nd happiest place to work in America by Forbes Magazine. Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and the world-renowned Napa Valley are within easy driving distance of our locations.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
SMUD celebrates diversity, and inspires an inclusive culture based on trust and respect to create belonging and connection among our employees, customers, and communities. By working together, we are powering positive, equitable opportunities for all. We aspire to be a workplace where you can be yourself, achieve your best, and thrive together.
An example of our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is when SMUD signed the California Equal Pay Pledge in 2020. This requires equal pay for employees who perform “substantially similar work,” when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility at the time those employees started within that classification. As such, initial hiring salary range is not subject to negotiation and salaries will vary over time based on performance.
SMUD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit, and business needs and interests.
Why Sacramento, California?
The capitol of California, Sacramento is the state's sixth-largest city, and the 35th largest in the U.S. Local universities include California State University, University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, and the University of California, Davis and several competitive community colleges. The UC Davis Medical Center, a world-renowned research hospital, is one of more than a dozen hospitals and shared services centers in the Sacramento region. Part of the agriculturally-rich Central Valley, Sacramento is at the forefront of the farm-to-fork food movement. Northern California is home to some of the country's top technology companies, including Google and LinkedIn, and a multitude of startups in many industries. Sacramento is home to the NBA Kings, the River Cats (AAA baseball), the Republic FC (soccer) and the San Francisco Giants, NBA Warriors and NFL 49er's aren't far away. Sacramento offers an affluent liberal arts community with Broadway, Mondavi Center, Crocker Museum and summer musical theater to name a few.
Hybrid Work
This position may be eligible for SMUD's hybrid (office/home) work employee benefit, the schedule of which will be determined by the successful candidate and the Hiring Manager. SMUD takes pride in powering the Sacramento region community where we live and work. We value the strong working relationships we develop with our colleagues. Our approach to hybrid work will continue to evolve. Please be aware that should SMUD’s business needs change, emergencies occur, or various other reasons arise, you may be required to report onsite on a part-time or full-time basis.