Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing a complete set of products and services including recycling and waste management. The Senior IT Project Manager will manage complex cross-functional projects, mentor team members, and ensure project completion within set timelines and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Manages cross functional projects with some interdependencies to other systems
- Mentors project managers, project coordinators and less experienced staff in project management
- Creates project schedule and plan and work with functional leads to secure resources
- Identifies and resolves delays and resourcing issues
- Accountable for projects completing within schedule baseline. Apprises stakeholder and IT PMO management of any project completion concerns
- Creates risk management plan and strategies to enhance, avoid, transfer, or mitigate the risk
- Drives results independently with minimal supervision
- Evaluates change requests and make recommendations to accept, deny, or defer the change
- Creates, manages, and reports out on project budgets and status. Manages costs to ensure project completes within cost baseline
- Facilitates project meetings and communicates with the project team, sponsor, and functional managers
- Assumes lead worker role for training and knowledge transfer
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent
Skills
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle
- PMI-PMP or PMI-ACP Certification
- Effective at influencing and leading without direct authority
- Ability to operate at a senior level, drive complex decisions and solve problems in a timely manner
- Proficient in project management and project management software
- Portfolio awareness
- Experience managing projects using Agile, Predictive, and Hybrid Methodologies
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing strategic IT projects impacting cross-functional teams
- Advanced knowledge of and experience with organizational change management concepts and business process improvement methods
- Minimum of 4 years of senior level IT professional experience such as Sr Software Developer, Sr Database Administrator, Business Analysis, or related role
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- Retirement plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
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