Project Management Director develops and directs project management operations and strategic planning to meet organizational goals. Provides overall strategic governance for projects by establishing standards, processes, and tools used for effective project delivery. Being a Project Management Director establishes methodologies to set productivity and quality targets and to assess results for all projects. Responds to escalated project issues that may impede project delivery and coordinates solutions. Additionally, Project Management Director monitors and analyzes project metrics to identify weaknesses or problems and to propose operational improvements and cost savings for future projects. Requires a bachelor's degree. May require a project management certification. Typically reports to top management. The Project Management Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Project Management Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Project Managers spend the majority of time managing, coordinating and/or supporting activities related to the execution of major company projects. Project Managers accomplish work through matrixed employees/teams/vendors who are not direct reports but for whom the incumbent has direct accountability to lead and achieve project objectives. Project Managers lead a project from start to completion. Project Managers coordinate activities, resources, equipment, and information necessary for project completion, maintaining project plans, reports, and technical documents, and serving as a point of contact for the project team ensuring effective communication and team coordination. Project managers lead planning, monitoring, and management of internal projects including complex, multi-year initiatives within and across OUs such as Finance, Regulatory, HR, Engineering, Transmission & Distribution, Legal, Customer Support, and Administrative Services as well as construction projects, infrastructure investment, and new facilities from initiation through completion. They lead development of project, resource, and staffing plans, secure required resources, track and report on progress, troubleshoot issues and ensure project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, cost and regulatory requirements. They monitor performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource additions including determining how changes will impact status, budget and timeline. Project Managers are assigned to a new project that could be in any OU or Function.
The primary purpose of the Project Manager role is to improve the success rate of projects by applying project management principals, methods, tools and standards. Individuals are typically certified as Professional Project Managers and apply their knowledge and experience in a variety of functions and projects across SCE.
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Education: Bachelor Degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of
education, training, and experience.
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