As a Project Manager II, you will play a pivotal role in managing high-profile, complex projects that positively impact the INIT organization and our customers.
This position is available in either our office in Seattle, WA or Chesapeake, VA and reports to the Director of Project Management.
Key Responsibilities: Project Management: - Manage and successfully close complex, multi-disciplinary transit technology projects with globally dispersed teams and business organizations
- Utilize your extensive project management experience to ensure projects are delivered against scope, budget, schedule, and quality objectives
- Successfully develop work breakdown structures to build and routinely maintain and publish detailed project schedules and forecast reporting using modern schedule software tools
- Define and develop a written project management, change management, cost management, and risk management plans and maintain with the customer throughout the project lifecycle
- Possess a commanding understanding of the contractual scope including commercial terms and technical requirements
- Provide effective and detailed routine weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress and risk reports to all affected stakeholders
Leadership: - Establish and maintain robust working relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders
- Communicate and influence effectively with senior leadership, technical and cross-discipline stakeholders, partners, and customers
- Motivate, mentor, and manage geographically dispersed project teams to establish and maintain a sense of unity, ownership, and teamwork to ensure alignment with INIT values and the projects strategic goals
- Facilitate and lead influential and effective communication with senior leadership, business units, partner organizations, project teams, technical and cross-discipline stakeholders, and customers
- Critical thinking, collaboration, and innovative problem solving with the capacity to make decisions and motivate team to deliver timely performance necessary for the success of the project and organization
- Manage suppliers and partners from selection, contract negotiations and execution, scope and performance management, and budget
Travel: - Some domestic travel is required to customer sites and the INIT North America office in Chesapeake, VA to support emerging demands of a project, needs of project teams and customers, and organizational events
- Some international travel is required including to our offices in Germany to facilitate the communication and delivery of the project and develop inter-department or organizational initiatives
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent related field
- Minimum seven years of work experience of which five years include managing progressively more complex intelligent information systems and IT projects in applications, infrastructure, and integration
- Independent, driven self-starter able to thrive in a challenging, demanding and rapidly changing environment without direct supervision
- Demonstrated project management skills against the project management knowledge areas proven in all phases of the project lifecycle
- Successful history of managing multiple, simultaneous projects while adhering to critical milestones in a documented, organized, and repeatable manner
- Experience deploying large complex systems with a demonstrated ability to manage large technical projects in a team environment
- Experience in project management lifecycles and advanced working knowledge of corresponding tools such as issue tracking, configuration management , requirements management, and project management systems
- Exceptional communication, relational, and interpersonal communication and interaction abilities to build robust, collaborative, and effective professional relationships
- Effective skill in moderating communication based on the needs of stakeholders in written and verbal mediums for both technical and non-technical audiences, from individual project contributors, business units, and senior leadership to customers and end-users
Preferred Qualifications: - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Hobbyist and tinkering aptitude
- Track record in continuous improvement and standard operating procedures
- Experience working in transit industry or adjacent field
- Experience in cybersecurity and IT security
- Experience working with Cloud technologies and platforms
- Two or more years of experience in contract management
- Equivalent education and experience may substitute for minimum qualifications
CompensationThe annual salary range for this position is $90,000 -$115,000, based on job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and location.
BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance, including:
- Competitive paid time off, starting with 15 days of vacation, increasing with tenure, plus 11 paid holidays, a personal day, and a community service day
- 6 paid sick days annually
- Paid parental leave
- 100% employer-paid health and dental insurance for employees, with generous dependent coverage contributions
- 401(k) with company match (currently dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of salary)
- Company-paid life insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent care, and limited FSA options) with employer contributions for eligible medical plans
- Annual benefit allowance for optional employee benefits
- Continuing education assistance and support for professional development
- Optional benefits include accident insurance, legal services, identity theft protection, adoption assistance, education assistance, and student loan repayment assistance
To learn more, please visit our Careers page on our website at www.initusa.com.
