Manager - Programs/Projects
Avangrid

Job Info

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Job Title: Manager, Programs/Projects

Company: NY State Electric & Gas

Location: Rochester (1300 Scottsville Rd, 14624 Rochester NY)

Reports to (Title): Senior Manager- Telecom

Department: Telecommunications I

The base salary range for this position is $80,582 to $104,756 and is dependent upon experience.

Scope of Work:

Work - Main duties, settings, geography, reporting relationships, and other relationships:

JOB SUMMARY:

Manages and supports various Avangrid Operational Smart Grids (OSG) Telecommunications projects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to procurement activities, managing vendor relations, corporate compliance, ensuring appropriate project accounting for cost recovery, contractor onboarding, budget tracking and adjustments, and support of change management and transition to Operational areas at project implementation to ensure alignment and understanding of responsibilities.

This position reports to the Senior Manager Deployment, OSG Telecoms.

MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Scope of work - range of responsibilities):

• Provide leadership and support on various OSG programs and projects.

• Procurement responsibilities including the management of Framework Agreements, generation of Purchase Requisitions/Orders, facilitating and expediting procurement activities, and variance reporting against contracts.

• Fiduciary responsibilities including the management of budgets, establishing accounting structures, creation of cost collectors (Controlling Orders), budget forecasts, and variance reporting.

• Provides input to and develops status update presentations as required.

• Manages internal and external resources as appropriate.

• Coordinates efforts of cross-functional project teams. Hold regular program/project status meetings.

• Collaborates with various Avangrid business areas (Control, Electric and Gas Operations, IT, Customer Service, etc.)

• Evaluate regulatory filings and respond to interrogatories.

• Maintains compliance requirements (both internal and external).

• Provides expertise and immediacy of decision-making, holds project team members accountable for results, coaches and guides team members, resolves disputes and escalates issues when appropriate.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor or associate degree with equivalent experience required. Change Management, PMP, and/or Lean Six Sigma Certification(s) a plus.

• 5 years' relevant experience including 3-5 in technical project/program management office of small to medium-scale projects.

• Knowledge and experience navigating the Procurement Process. Creation and management of IBuy sourcing requests experience is a plus.

• Proficient in Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, Power BI, SharePoint, and Teams). Familiarity with other project support tools such as JIRA.

• Experience and understanding of establishing project accounting according to guidelines to ensure cost recovery through accurate reporting.

• Experience with SAP for financial budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and reporting.

• Familiarity working with IT and Telecoms on the development of technical requirements documentation.

Skills/Abilities:

• Project management (individual projects, project management office, linked projects)

• Change Management (people, process, technology) experience

• Interpersonal skills

• Communications/influencing

• Negotiation/dispute resolution

• Analytical capabilities

• Regulatory experience

• Working knowledge of several utility business areas (e.g., Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Customer Service, Asset Management & Planning, IT and OSG)

• Coaching and mentoring

• Agility, versatility, and flexibility; productive in a multi-tasking and rapidly changing environment

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

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