Project Manager

Public utility commissions regulate rates and service standards. Pension plan for most employees.

The role:

Looking for a Project Manager who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We use Smartsheet for schedules and Jira for the technical work. MS Project experience is fine too. We are headquartered in New York City and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. Reliable internet and a power backup are a must.

What you'll be doing:

• Handle change requests and their effect on scope, time and cost
• Manage project budgets and forecast spend to completion
• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates
• Define scope, schedule, budget and resources with project sponsors
• Plan and support go-lives, including cutover and rollback steps
• Keep project documentation organised in SharePoint or Confluence
• Report status to sponsors and steering committees
• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations

Required qualifications:

• Organised, with a habit of following up
• Strong written status reporting
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience managing budgets and multiple projects at once
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods

Nice to have:

• Construction or facilities project background
• Jira and Confluence
• PMP or CAPM certification
• ERP or software implementation experience

Pay: $1,200-$1,500/month

Why work with us:

• Company laptop
• Paid time off
• Flexible hours
• Paid in USD

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Frontier Energy.