NERC CIP Project Manager - Central, NJ Technology Systems

Nerc Cip Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced NERC CIP Project Manager for a contract opportunity with SOC's client onsite in Central, NJ. Contract Length : 6 months with possibility of extension. Location : This client is located in New Jersey. Candidate must be onsite 3 days a week. Locations will vary as requested by client. Locations include Newark and other locations in central NJ.

Job Description : Our client is seeking an experienced NERC CIP Project Manager who is interested in supporting large information technology projects for our Utility Technologies Solutions team. In this role, you will be driving the execution and delivery of IT projects for our electric utility client. This project is to prepare and oversee a NERC CIP audit for the client. This person will track CIP evidence responses, and ensure the team is ready for audit.

Responsibilities :

• Direct project team personnel, manage cost and schedule, ensure contract compliance, and serve as customer interface.
• Track CIP evidence responses, and ensure the team is ready for audit.
• Manage technical scope, cost, and schedule of assigned tasks or functions of the project.
• Provide strong, proactive, and assertive leadership skills that engage multidiscipline work teams to respond to business needs for assigned projects.
• Lead project team members such as executives, line of business subject matter experts, controllers, and schedulers through the lifecycle of a project.
• Manage project teams that typically include multiple vendors with onshore and offshore resources.
• Create project management plans, set expectations, execute governance reviews and ensure the project plans are driven by organizational procedures.
• Coordinates with cross-functional project stakeholders to develop project scope, objectives, goals, and deliverables.
• Ensure that requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed and approved per organizational / PMO standards.
• Work with assigned scheduler to create a work breakdown structure that defines all activities required for the project deliverables.
• Manage project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, report monthly accruals.
• Establish and provide high-quality, informative written and verbal project communications, including weekly status, dashboards, and project updates.
• Actively monitor, track, and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables.

Required Education & Experience :

Desired Qualifications :

Employment Pre-requisites : The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position : successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, #DZFED #INDSOC.

Estimated Min Rate : $45.31 Estimated Max Rate : $64.73 EOE AA M / F / Vet / Disability