Description:
The Senior Project Manager will lead the implementation of an Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS), overseeing cross-functional business, technology, and vendor teams through the full project lifecycle. This position is accountable for driving project delivery against scope, schedule, budget and quality objectives while aligning with organizational strategy and stakeholder expectations. The Senior Project Manager will manage risks, coordinate dependencies across multiple vendors and internal teams, and ensure activities such as testing, validation, and governance are executed to support asset lifecycle goals.
Location & Work Type
Location: Long Beach, California
Work Type: Hybrid (60% onsite / 40% remote)
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the project from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment with business requirements and organizational objectives.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Facilitate collaboration across business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendors.
- Manage multi-vendor deliverables and coordinate project dependencies.
- Lead regular project meetings and communicate progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders.
- Translate technical requirements into business outcomes for executive and non-technical stakeholders.
- Manage project risks, resolve issues, and remove obstacles to keep projects on track.
- Coordinate quality assurance, testing, and validation activities, including user acceptance testing.
- Provide status reporting, dashboards, and project health updates to leadership.
- Support asset lifecycle management processes, including planning, maintenance, renewal, and disposal.
- Assist in establishing asset data standards, asset hierarchies, and governance models.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
- Strong working knowledge of Waterfall and Agile/Scrum project management methodologies.
- Experience working with cross-functional business, technical, and vendor teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to technical and executive stakeholders.
Preferred:
- MBA or related advanced degree.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Agile certifications such as PMI-ACP, CSM, or SAFe.
- Experience implementing enterprise asset management systems.
- Management consulting background preferred.
Desired Skills
- Experience with VUEWorks and integrations with other enterprise systems.
- Knowledge of asset lifecycle management processes.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment.