Senior Consulting Project Manager – Utilities

Brief Posting Description             

This role will be responsible for the Project Management and delivery of significant size projects for a Utilities client.  Reporting to the EMEA Practice Manager.

Prime responsibility is to ensure that the project produces the required products to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost.  The Project Manager is also responsible for the project producing a result that is capable of achieving the benefits defined in the business case.

Specific Responsibilities:

• The Authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis within the constraints laid down.
• Accountable for operational/financial metrics including budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Maintaining project profitability
• Quality of project delivery
• People management.
• Planning and monitoring of project delivery using MS Project
• Prepare project work products and maintain as per the project management methodology OUM.
• Resource planning and management
• Communicating effectively both to internal and external stakeholders.
• Project reporting during all project phases as per the reporting cadence.
• Management of risks and issues relating to the project.
• Change Control and Configuration management.
• Working directly with the external customers

Industry and Technical knowledge:

• Minimum of 8 years of client facing Project Management Experience for application development, implementation and software upgrade projects.
• Preference for Project Management with 4 years’ experience in Utilities Industry.
• Preference for knowledge of Oracle Utilities products e.g. CCB.
• Experience of managing project teams in the order of 30 resources and around 3000 days, including significant involvement of offshore development centre(s) and external subcontractors.
• Experience of delivering both fixed priced and time and materials projects.
• Project Management Certification.

An experienced consulting professional who has a broad understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs within a product/technology family. Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices.

Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices. Demonstrates expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements. May lead the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated software solutions within constraints of time and budget. May act as the team lead on projects, providing coaching, guidance and feedback to develop skills of team members. Effectively consults with management of customer organizations. Participates in business development activities. Develops and leads detailed solutions for moderately complex projects.

6-8 years of experience relevant to this position including 3-4 years consulting experience preferred. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred. Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to build rapport with team members and clients. Ability to travel as needed.

As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).