Senior Project Manager with Cybersecurity/Networking exp

About this role

| The Metropolitan Council is seeking one full-time Senior Project Manager to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams. Projects include: Keep the Lights On (patching, certifications, lifecycle management, etc.) Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)At a high level, the resource will provide project leadership for various projects within the Metropolitan Council Project / Program Planning & Management: Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies. Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines. Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines. Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.Team Leadership: Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery. Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment. Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams. Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects. Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.Stakeholder Management: Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors. Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate. Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning. Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.Budget & Resource Management: Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements. Allocate resources effectively to ensure proje...