Sr. Strategic Project Manager

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Job Summary

Are you ready to lead and transform the future? Alliant Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Strategic Project Manager who thrives on driving innovation, optimizing processes, and delivering impactful results. If this calls your attention, look no further, bring your #energy to our team, and apply today!

As a Sr. Strategic Project Manager you will be responsible for the successful initiation, planning, development, administration, risk management, implementation, control, and closure of single or multiple large sized projects and planned unit outages across WPL Generation.

The Sr. Strategic Project Manager will support the Columbia Energy Center, Edgewater Generating Station, CT Sites, and Solar reporting to the Senior Manager of Customer Operations out of the Riverside Generating Station in Beloit, WI. Upon retirement of Columbia and Edgewater, the person in this role will take on the responsibility of supporting the Riverside Generation Station along with the CT Sites and Solar.

What you will do

• Understands and utilizes the Alliant Energy project management methodologies and processes (based on PMI Standards) for project delivery in order to achieve scope, schedule and cost objectives while effectively managing risks that have the potential to affect project deliverables. May also provide support for maintenance and improvement of PMO tools, templates, and processes.
• Understands the overall project portfolio and tracks project interdependencies as well as identifies and manages portfolio-level risks.
• Determines specific business needs and deliverables of a project, and, utilizing project management tools, establishes and manages the costs, resources, performance measurements, timeline, and technical objective required to complete the project and meet the expected project outcome. May be responsible for performing a cost/benefit analysis of the project and ensuring feasibility.
• Monitors technical and business developments that may affect a project, and determines the direction and implementation of a project; this may involve determining whether the project should be developed internally or externally, or recommending project continuation or termination.
• Determines appropriate project resource and staffing skillsets, including determining the level of expertise needed to complete a project while assessing strategies that can be made to reduce the overall project risk factor.
• Manages applicable project contracts in conjunction with sourcing personnel. Prepares Requests for Proposals (RFPs), evaluates responses, participates in negotiations, interprets contract language, and handles finances. Ensures that the work is completed to specifications and is on schedule as specified in the contract.
• Responsible for development and execution of communication and stakeholder management plans related to projects, including the development and reporting of project status, risks and progress to stakeholders in an agreed to format, frequency, material content, and audience of the communications.
• Ensures training needs are met for project team members and users of project.
• Upon completion of projects, ensures operational teams are properly trained, work orders pertaining to the project are closed, all related finance charges are handled, team members are reassigned, documentation is in order, and a smooth transition of deliverables occurs.
• Provides support to and mentors other in the use of organizational change management methodology and business consulting support as needed within the context of program and project management to aid in assurance of achievement of strategic objectives.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred
• Technical and or Utility experience preferred

Required Experience

• 5 years of experience in project management managing medium to large sized, complex projects
• Experience in power plants or industrial settings preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to analyze and solve problems of a moderate nature and implement an effective solution.
• Ability to organize large project plans and effectively document accordingly.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with a minimum of direction.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and team skills.
• Ability to develop and apply performance measures.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment.

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All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a drug screen and background check.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been crafted to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not crafted to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Alliant Energy and subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. Applicants in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process, please email [email protected].