Senior Project Manager
Talascend is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager for a contract opportunity with our client in Dover, New Jersey.
Overview
The senior project manager will oversee large information technology projects, including a GIS upgrade initiative, supporting a utility client located in New Jersey. The role involves planning, coordinating, and delivering project activities aligned with clients’ PMO standards, with an expectation to be on-site three days a week.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including IT, line of business units, and external partners
- Manage the end-to-end delivery of project scope ensuring scope, schedule, cost, documentation, and quality objectives are met
- Coordinate and govern activities performed by the system integrator, including task planning, deliverable reviews, issue resolution, and change control
- Ensure project execution follows clients’ EPMO methodologies, standards, templates, and reporting requirements
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, and executive communications
- Facilitate working sessions, design reviews, and decision forums related to GIS data modeling, workflows, and integration impacts
- Partner with SMEs to validate modeling approaches, data standards, and implementation readiness
- Identify project risks and dependencies related to data quality, system integration, resource availability, and cutover activities
- Manage project communications and ensure alignment across technical and business stakeholders
- Manage project budget, maintain financial plans, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, and report monthly accruals
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, Business Administration, or related field
- 10+ years of project management experience
- PMP certification required
- Strong understanding of project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, contracts)
- Experience leading diverse teams of technical disciplines
- Supporting system upgrades, migrations, or platform modernization efforts
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) across diverse stakeholder groups
- Ability to perform stakeholder management, risk and issue management, and vendor management
- Technical project coordination skills
- Knowledge of quality assurance and governance processes
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, complex environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft products and PPM tools
- Excellent customer-facing, decision-making, and organizational skills
- Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
- Must be local to NJ and able to work in South Plainfield
- Demonstrated ability to perform the duties of this position through relevant experience, training, or education
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.