Power Marketing Project Manager - Seattle, WA Technology Systems

Power Marketing Project Manager needed for a contract opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Seattle, WA.





Responsibilities:

* Lead the full Request for Proposal (RFP) process with Procurement, including solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract execution

* Manage planning and implementation from initiation through cutover and stabilization

* Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations

* Direct and hold vendors accountable for delivering contracted scope, schedule, budget, and quality, ensuring performance is tracked and issues escalated/resolved

* Coordinate cross-functional teams including Power Marketing, Risk, IT, and vendors

* Ensure requirements, solution design, configuration, integration, and testing are completed, validated, and traceable to business needs

* Ensure training, transition, and documentation deliverables are produced and accepted as part of operational readiness

* Oversee System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), cutover planning, and operational readiness

* Maintain risk, issue, and change control logs; drive mitigation strategies and governance reviews

* Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit standards

* Drive cutover execution and hypercare to ensure successful transition

* Provide clear, accurate, and timely reporting to stakeholders and leadership



Required Education & Experience:

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of project management experience, focusing on power marketing, portfolio optimization, or Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) platform implementations. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* Proven track record managing multiple full-cycle technology implementations, including at least one full implementation of a power marketing, portfolio optimization, or ETRM platform, with procurement, vendor oversight, testing, and cutover

* Demonstrated leadership of RFP processes with Procurement, from solicitation through contract execution

* Ability to direct large cross-functional teams and hold vendors accountable for scope, schedule, budget, and quality

* Knowledge of utility power marketing operations and portfolio optimization practices, with ability to quickly build domain fluency

* Demonstrated expertise with project controls, scheduling, forecasting, and risk management practices; proficiency with Microsoft Project or equivalent tools

* Proven ability to communicate effectively with executives, prepare governance materials, and engage stakeholders at all levels



Preferred:

* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent

* Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification

* Understanding of utility market operations, portfolio risk analytics, and integration with forecasting or historian systems



Employment Prerequisites

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, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.



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