Job Description
Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.
Energy Solutions is currently seeking a Project Manager for the Project Management Office (PMO), which is on our Business Operations department. As a member of the PMO, you will play an instrumental role in advancing and maturing the PMO that sets minimum standards and expectations, tracks and monitors project risk, provides training, and offers tools and resources to ensure compliance with project management best practices.
The primary areas of responsibility are the management and advancement of the PMO’s activities and task roadmap, executing risk assessment processes, and managing effective communication with stakeholders. This role is heavily involved in coordinating best project management practices with other departments as it relates to tasks and activities. This role is company-facing and requires an understanding of tactful, effective, and useful communication skills.
Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support the development and standardization of company best practices around project management.
- Execute risk assessment controls owned by the PMO and analyze and develop reporting (PM checklist, risk assessment survey, E client satisfaction survey).
- Develop, manage, update, and support the roadmap for PMO tasks, activities, and goals.
- Present findings and recommendations to Leadership and ensure quality control and provide continuous improvements to processes.
- Develop frameworks and policies for risk response and mitigation, quality control/quality assurance, and others as needed.
- Identify training topics and/work alongside SMEs to develop content and work with L&D team to develop and roll out on LMS.
- Support the management of the project management software platform Monday.com.
- Successfully communicate with cross-functional partners internally.
- Present PMO activities at All Hands, ES engage, and targeted meetings, and to ES Leadership.
- Maintain PMO SharePoint site and monitor PMO Slack channel.
- Track key performance metrics and goals.
- Effectively prioritize and manage additional ad-hoc requests and responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience OR a minimum of 4 years of work experience in a related position(s) in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- One of the following: CAPM, PMP, or Prosci Change Management certification is required.
- Strong project management, organization, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
- Strong experience using Monday.com or willingness to learn.
- Extensive experience using Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
- Strong communicator, both written and verbal.
- Excellent personal accountability and quality control practices
- One Team approach - we are in this together.
- Before the interview you will be given an article to read and you will be asked to spend up to 5 minutes teaching the concept from the article to the interview panel, who will act as an audience of project managers. Your goal is to help them understand the concept and how they could apply it in their work as a requirement during the interview process.
The salary range for this role is $69,000–$79,000/annually with a target compensation of $69,000 - $79,000/annually based on experience and qualifications
Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes a generous retirement package. Energy Solutions provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, other pre-tax contribution plans and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
AI Use
At Energy Solutions we believe in the importance of authentic interactions and equitable opportunities. We base our candidate selection on one’s own skills, knowledge, and experience. To ensure the integrity and fairness of our interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews is strictly prohibited. This practice supports our commitment to create a transparent and equitable space where skills, knowledge and experience skills can truly shine.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Energy Solutions is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Energy Solutions conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Office Locations and a Remote Workforce
Energy Solutions operates as a predominantly remote workforce with offices in six different locations. Employees who reside within 40 miles of an office (except New York) will be assigned to that location, though in-office attendance requirements may vary by team. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
Background Check Information
Information will be requested to perform the compulsory background check. A drug screen and authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely are preconditions of employment. Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.
Reasonable Accommodations
Energy Solutions is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations in completing this application, interviewing, and/or completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email [email protected].
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