Senior Project Manager - Safety

Senior Project Manager - Safety

Location: Irwindale, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid 2 days onsite per week

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $16.50 $75.13 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for managing projects and initiatives having major enterprise-wide safety impact in support of the client's safety priorities and goals. The Senior Project Manager will develop objectives and short- to long-range strategies, lead company-wide cross-functional teams to drive project objectives from inception to completion, and execute the overarching Safety Culture Transformation Roadmap and other related safety strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects and initiatives having major enterprise-wide safety impact to the client in support of the client's safety priorities and goals.
• Develop objectives and short- to long-range strategies.
• Perform senior project management functions including analyses, project proposals, project plans, business cases, schedules, project scope definition, risk analysis/mitigation plans, resource requirement identification, and developing and implementing metrics to measure and adjust.
• Lead company-wide cross-functional teams to drive project objectives from inception to completion; facilitate meetings, presentations, and discussions to identify strategies for continuous improvement, communicate status updates, and drive project results.
• Develop and maintain master enterprise project plan for complex safety culture projects with high visibility and aggressive timelines (including integrating individual project plans, timelines, interdependencies, alignment, and communication needs).
• Responsible for executing the overarching Safety Culture Transformation Roadmap and other related safety strategies.

Required Skills

• 7 years' experience managing projects, programs, or contracts.
• Experience implementing large-scale programs/projects with major impacts.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing and/or supporting project budget, scope, schedule, and resources, and overseeing the formal planning, tracking, and reporting of project performance.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing and collaborating with team members, all levels of management, different departments, and vendors to develop solutions, facilitate cooperation between different parties, and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating or implementing business readiness activities including stakeholder analysis, change interventions, training, and communications to ensure business and operational readiness for change.
• Demonstrated experience achieving desired outcomes and actions through negotiation and influence.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience prioritizing activities, monitoring assignments, and holding team members accountable for results.
• Must demonstrate the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, manage risks appropriately, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.
• Must demonstrate effective decision-making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.
• Must demonstrate strong ethics, interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Preferred Skills

• Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Project Management Certification.

Required Experience

• 7 years' experience managing projects, programs, or contracts.
• Experience implementing large-scale programs/projects with major impacts.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing and/or supporting project budget, scope, schedule, and resources, and overseeing the formal planning, tracking, and reporting of project performance.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing and collaborating with team members, all levels of management, different departments, and vendors to develop solutions, facilitate cooperation between different parties, and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating or implementing business readiness activities including stakeholder analysis, change interventions, training, and communications to ensure business and operational readiness for change.
• Demonstrated experience achieving desired outcomes and actions through negotiation and influence.
• Demonstrated experience prioritizing activities, monitoring assignments, and holding team members accountable for results.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This major electric utility has been delivering power to one of the most dynamic regions in the world for nearly 140 years. Serving approximately 15 million people across a 50,000 square-mile service territory in Central, Coastal, and Southern California, it ranks among the largest electric utilities in the United States and is one of the most consequential players in the nation's clean energy transition. The organization employs engineers, project managers, data scientists, and operations professionals who are actively building the infrastructure that will define how energy is generated, distributed, and consumed for the next half-century, with deep investment in grid modernization, energy storage, transportation electrification, and distributed energy resources.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-13492

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