Senior Project Manager

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Primary purpose of this role is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within
budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party
contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. The Project Manager will also define the
project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. In addition, the project manager will
gather and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements. Individuals
will work closely with the functional IT and business groups to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of solutions
deployed in support of business goals and objectives.  

Primary Duties /Responsibilities: 

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals; Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Develop and execute communication plan.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path; track project milestones and deliverables.
• Successfully manage the relationship with the requester and all stakeholders.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Report and escalate to management, as needed.
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction
• Ability to provide leadership and coaching to less experienced project managers
• Leads internal teams/task forces

Work Environment:

• Professional business atmosphere
• Commitment to quality and the motivation and ability to work well in a team environment required
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 4 years project management experience
• Proven working experience in project management including all aspects of process development and execution, preferably in the information technology sector.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: 

• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Strong familiarity with project management software.
• Experience in working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Works well as a team member and as a positive influence to others
• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Effective meeting facilitation
• Ability to create and deliver effective presentations
• Ability to learn quickly including tools and concepts
• Strong customer service orientation.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training: 

• PMP preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly sits while working at the computer
• Constantly reaches forward to answer the telephone and to use the computer
• Frequently power grasps the telephone; frequently finger presses to operate the computer keyboard, calculator, and telephone keypad, frequently pulp pinches to handle papers
• Possesses speaking skills and hearing ability to interact with customers on the telephone
• Some travel may be required

Additional Information

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.