Project Manager 2

Actalent is currently seeking a qualified Project Manager for a position in Portland, OR. This Project Manager assignment will work within the Customer Support Services (MS) organization at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The role of the Project Manager is to facilitate business projects supporting various Customer Support Services teams. The Project Manager in this assignment will serve as a point-of-contact, collaborating with the BPA manager, team members, and business stakeholders to plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage as well as monitoring progress and reviewing controls to assure deadlines, standards, and targets are met. Responsibilities Include:

- Facilitate assigned medium-size proposals and projects from inception to conclusion and in accordance with PMI-based methodology, industry standards, best practices and internal skill development.
- Draft project plans, resource strategies, and funding estimates as required to advance each assigned project.
- This includes planning project phases and assessing business implications for each phase.
- Facilitate a defined original project scope and obtain authorization for changes to the project cost, schedule, or performance.
- Forecast and recommend appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs, which must be provided by appropriate BPA performance managers.
- Provide recommendations and guidance to technical staff and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. This includes planning project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.
- Monitor the project schedule. Alert the BPA Manager to any changes to or delays in the schedule.
- Schedule and facilitate team meetings and coordinate activities of sub-teams.
- Plan and coordinate activities for designated projects to verify that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
- Review and monitor project funding and budget. Alert the BPA Manager of any budget concerns.
- Actively maintain project documents, schedule, budget, and workflow in the project management system of record.
- Actively engage with internal teams to facilitate the tasks and activities of the team, properly understand the business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and assist BPA Management in deploying the solution.
- Alert the BPA Manager of obstacles or work with the BPA project sponsor or project resource’s performance managers to remove obstacles so that the team can complete the project.
- Assist the BPA manager coordinating an effective team and allocating team members to project tasks. Alert the BPA manager of any resource allocation issues and recommend solutions
- Allocate time in the project plan for the project team to attend all recommended training.
- Project Manager must take a proactive stance on risk management.
- Analyze and identify areas of risk and obtain appropriate guidance from BPA manager or Contracting Officer.
- Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs.
- Draft and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis.
- Draft regular status reports, final reports or deliverables and generate and act on lessons learned. With approval of the BPA manager, issue final reports and act on lessons learned.
- Review meeting minutes and action items from any missed meetings.
- Maintain consistent communication with the BPA project sponsor, project resources performance managers, and stakeholders on the progress of the project versus the plan.
- Mark documents and maintain filing systems, files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes
- Support change management and business analysis activities as needed for the projects.

Qualifications

- A bachelor’s degree in business administration (or closely related field) is preferred.
- 5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
- 10 years of experience is required without a degree or an applicable degree.
- Experience direct work experience in project management field, including all aspects of process development and execution including strong familiarity with project management software.
- 5 years of demonstrated project management experience on projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding, and developing technical specifications and project plans.
- 5 years of demonstrated experience successfully coordinating or running multiple projects simultaneously.
- 5 years of demonstrated working knowledge of System Life Cycle (SLC) principles.
- Demonstrated experience in project planning for assigned work streams, managing priorities, deliverables and milestones, identifying and tracking project issues, risks, management decisions, and action items.
- Demonstrated experience with Visio flowcharts or similar software.
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software, including familiarity with the fundamental operation, function, and workflow of Microsoft Project timelines, dependencies, deliverables, milestones, and resources.

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Experience in iterative development (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Lean, Six Sigma).
- Change Management
- Business Analysis
- Experience in a government/utility organization
- Working knowledge of software testing from test plan development to reliable and verifiable test case development and results.
- Ability to facilitate story development with product owner, manage project backlog, facilitate sprint planning sessions, and manage task burndown.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Portland, OR.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $51.00 - $56.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Portland,OR.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026. About Actalent

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