Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MWResource, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage projects in accordance with established project governance. The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating activities of assigned projects to ensure goals and approved scope are accomplished within prescribed timelines and funding parameters.
Responsibilities
- Understands and applies principles, theories, and concepts related to the profession and Company culture
- Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
- Impact is generally limited to specific assignments or projects
- May respond to inquiries and/or provide assistance and guidance to lower-level workers
- Leads multiple medium to high complexity projects simultaneously, maintaining deep engagement across all workstreams and resource pools under PMO management supervision
- Partners with the project business owner and technical lead to determine delivery strategy, provide direction to the project team, and drive stakeholder awareness
- Provides concise executive-level communication and recommendations to sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership
- Manages complex team dynamics, facilitates conflict resolution, conducts negotiations, and achieves organizational objectives through influence without formal authority, with PMO support
- Actively drives project delivery by facilitating decisions, resolving blockers, identifying risks/issues, and implementing mitigation plans while maintaining momentum across teams, vendors, and stakeholders
- Navigates a matrixed resource environment, negotiating resource commitments across competing priorities
- Manages external dependencies across teams, systems, and timelines to maintain schedule integrity and risk control
- Identifies and manages cross-project and cross-program dependencies impacting scope, schedule, cost, or outcomes
- Escalates issues appropriately and facilitates timely decision-making when priorities or requirements conflict
- Conducts detailed scope analysis to develop and maintain an accurate work breakdown structure throughout the project lifecycle
- Maintains a current and accurate project plan reflecting real resource assignments, progress, and forecasts
- Maintains reasonable variance between cost forecasts and actuals, with timely explanations for deviations
- Coordinates vendor procurement, engagement, delivery, and performance as applicable
- Partners with stakeholders to support organizational readiness, adoption planning, and implementation activities
- Maintains timesheet compliance across project teams, including reviewing and approving/rejecting weekly submissions
- Utilizes existing and emerging technologies (collaboration tools, AI, data analysis, and PPM tools) to improve project execution efficiency
- Operates in a highly regulated, audit-conscious environment, ensuring compliance, documentation, and reporting standards are met
- Supports PMO continuous improvement initiatives as assigned
- Supports PMO-sponsored projects or other initiatives as assigned
- Fosters a project culture aligned with the Company’s core values
Skills
- Minimum 5 years of related experience managing projects, product delivery, or workstream delivery beyond degree requirements
- Experience within a formal enterprise PMO with structured phase-gate/tollgate governance and executive accountability
- Experience managing medium to high complexity projects with cross-functional resource pools
- Experience working in a matrixed organization with shared services and resource negotiation
- Experience in highly regulated, audit-conscious environments with formal documentation and reporting requirements
- Experience using waterfall and hybrid methodologies within structured governance frameworks
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project and JIRA or similar project tracking tools
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Engineering, IT, or related field
- OR equivalent combination of education and experience providing similar knowledge
- Experience in ISO/RTO, ISO/RTO stakeholder, or electric utility environments
- Proficiency in AI prompt design
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
- Agile / Scrum certifications
- Organizational Change Management certifications
- Lean Six Sigma certifications
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage through Florida Blue
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Employer paid life insurance
- Participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants
Company Overview
MWResource provides our customers with the experienced energy industry experts to assist you with designing, implementing, and maintaining successful critical energy infrastructure systems. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://mwresource.com.