Sr Project Manager

SummaryThe Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading 1 Enterprise project or 2-3 medium to large projects concurrently. They are accountable for end-to-end delivery - managing budget, schedule, dependencies, resources, scope, quality and risk. The Senior Project Manager establishes a delivery operating model to ensure the project delivers with a high degree of efficiency and controls. They have strong skills in conflict resolution, negotiation, influencing, facilitation and communication. The Senior Project Manager has the ability to run projects that involve a significant number of stakeholder groups, a variety of business and technology processes, and complex business and technology efforts.  This role is highly cross-functional working across the Pilot organization.Essential FunctionsFacilitate project chartering, drive alignment and manage expectationsDefine, baseline, maintain and communicate a project scheduleCreate and manage holistic cost estimates and budgets, and track and report on actuals on a defined cadence   Proactively drive the identification and assessment of risks. Drive responses to risks and ensure risk mitigation and closure.Support teams to resolve issues with urgency and qualityDevelop and execute an effective change control processEstablish a project governance structure appropriate for project sizeTeach, advocate and coach others on the use and benefit of project management competencies and skillsetsOptimize the project framework and tools by providing continuous improvementEnsure readiness, sustainability and business realization metrics are in placeHave a defined resource plan and make certain that roles and responsibilities are clear and understoodManage vendor and third party partnersEnsure project status updates are clear, concise, timely and accurateFacilitate and lead effective meetings; create and deliver presentations for project teams, stakeholders and executivesPerform conflict resolution and negotiation in a professional manner