Associate Project Manager, IT Delivery - Chattanooga, TN

Company Overview

RSI provides full-service environmental solutions supporting clients through all phases of cleanup, with expertise in regulatory compliance, characterization, monitoring, renewable energy, and project management. Built on a strong foundation of collaboration and a people-first culture, RSI is known for being easy to work with and delivering results through long-term partnerships.

RSI is part of a family of companies unified by purpose to deliver safe, reliable solutions to our clients' unique challenges. We are committed to providing technically superior service, adding value at every stage, and leaving things better than we found them.

Job Summary:

RSI is currently recruiting an Associate Project Manager Information Technology for our client in Chattanooga. This role will integrate directly with TVA technology teams, the Enterprise Project Management Office, and business unit stakeholders to lead Joint Project Teams (JPTs), driving technology solutions from concept and business case development through deployment, hypercare, and operational handover. This position will lead project activities from charter development, business and technical requirements intake, and business case development through solution design, development or configuration, testing, deployment, post-go-live stabilization, and transition to operations.

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for the overall planning, direction, management, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects according to specifications, within budget cost from initiation through completion. The Associate Project Manager leads Joint Project Teams (JPTs), applies professional principles, practices and techniques to manage and control project schedule, cost and performance risk to ensure project is completed within a certain set of restraints (e.g., time, budget, people, quality, materials) and a high level of quality. This role is generally assigned non-critical standardized small projects, or identifiable elements or functions within a larger project. Work is primarily achieved by an individual or through project teams.

Work and results primarily achieved through the work of others and typically depend on the incumbent's ability to influence and negotiate with parts of the organization where formal authority is not held. This is a hybrid role and candidates should be in or around Chattanooga, TN.

Responsibilities:

• Manage projects from initial planning stages to completion, including post-project analysis in compliance with all TVA processes and procedures.
• Develop full-scale project plans including project scope, accurate and reliable cost estimates, goals and deliverables, and effectively communicate project expectations to management, end users and stakeholders in a timely and clear manner. Proactively communicates project status, issues and risks to management.
• Defines, estimates and secures resources needed to achieve project goals. Integrates sound cost estimating practices into project plans.
• Prepare budget proposals and recommends subsequent budget changes to meet changing requirements, where necessary.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using formal processes and appropriate tools, such as project management software.
• Tracks project progress, milestones and deliverables to ensure deadlines are met appropriately.
• Assesses project issues and identifies solutions to meet project goals.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identifies potential crises and develop contingency plans.
• Solves technical and non-technical problems throughout the life of the project.
• Minimizes exposure and risk on project.
• Coordinates with other TVA organizations to ensure efficient use of TVA resources.
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
• Ensures project-related documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
• May coordinate work performed by outside contractors.
• Ensures projects are consistent with TVA project management strategy/policies and in accordance with Federal, State and local regulations.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
• Travels to corporate offices and project sites as needed.

Requirements and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business management, or technical field, or equivalent education, training and/or related work experience.
• Requires 3 years utility experience or equivalent functional area work experience.
• Experience managing IT project resources, with demonstrated expertise managing complex enterprise technology initiatives such as software implementations, cloud and infrastructure rollouts, application upgrades, system integrations, and data migrations within a regulated, high-security utility or public-sector environment. Candidates must be skilled in standard IT delivery methodologies.
• Project Management experience to include managing the integration, deployment and training of new enterprise software to support management of IT capital and operational investments, ensuring initiatives meet approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, and architectural requirements.

Preferred Requirements and Education:

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Experience utilizing enterprise software to include Maximo, S4 Hana, C55, or Powerplan.
• IT delivery methodologies to include: Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid approaches, technical change governance, and TVA project controls and enterprise tools.
• Understanding of the utility industry and the ability to resolve complex problems.

Preferred Skills and Proficiencies:

• Experience working with conceptual, preliminary and detailed cost estimates
• PC software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Statistical analysis
• Interpretation of engineering data and drawing information
• Value Engineering concepts & methods
• Benchmarking methods
• General Financial & Accounting Practices
• Understanding of IT systems
• Engineering & Administrative procedures, policies, standards, safety rules
• Communication skills, both verbal and written

Clearance and Health Regiments

• Criminal Background Check
• Pre-placement Drug Screening

This position requires a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card; or a U.S. passport as long as it clearly displays issuance date, expiration date, and color photo image. This is a mandatory requirement necessary for access to company facilities and/or for travel purposes. REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses are identifiable by a gold star in the upper right corner.

EEO Statement

RSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.