Information Technology Project Manager
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Remote Hiring Remotely in USA Senior level Remote Hiring Remotely in USA Senior level Lead and deliver complex cross-functional IT projects using Agile, predictive, and hybrid methods. Create schedules, manage budgets, risks, changes, and stakeholders; mentor PM staff and ensure projects meet scope, schedule, and cost baselines. The summary above was generated by AI, POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior IT Project Manager is a role within the IT-PMO department at Republic Services responsible for managing cross functional projects with complex interdependencies to other systems and projects. Projects are both strategic and tactical in scope and objectives have a high degree of difficulty to understand and define., * Manages cross functional projects with some interdependencies to other systems.
- Mentors project managers, project coordinators and less experienced staff in project management.
- Creates project schedule and plan and work with functional leads to secure resources.
- Identifies and resolves delays and resourcing issues.
- Accountable for projects completing within schedule baseline. Apprises stakeholder and IT PMO management of any project completion concerns.
- Creates risk management plan and strategies to enhance, avoid, transfer, or mitigate the risk.
- Drives results independently with minimal supervision.
- Evaluates change requests and make recommendations to accept, deny, or defer the change.
- Creates, manages, and reports out on project budgets and status. Manages costs to ensure project completes within cost baseline.
- Facilitates project meetings and communicates with the project team, sponsor, and functional managers.
- Assumes lead worker role for training and knowledge transfer.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent., Our company values guide our daily actions:
- Safe: We protect the livelihoods of our colleagues and communities.
- Committed to Serve: We go above and beyond to exceed our customers' expectations.
- Environmentally Responsible: We take action to improve our environment.
- Driven: We deliver results in the right way.
- Human-Centered: We respect the dignity and unique potential of every person.
We are proud of our high employee engagement score of 86. We have an inclusive and diverse culture where every voice counts. In addition, our team positively impacted 5.1 million people in 2024 through the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants. These projects are designed to meet the specific needs of the communities we serve, with a focus on building sustainable neighborhoods.
STRATEGY
Republic Services' strategy is designed to generate profitable growth. Through acquisitions and industry advancements, we safely and sustainably manage our customers' multiple waste streams through a North American footprint of vertically integrated assets.
We focus on three areas of growth to meet the increasing needs of our customers: recycling and waste, environmental solutions and sustainability innovation.
With our integrated approach, strengthening our position in one area advances other areas of our business. For example, as we grow volume in recycling and waste, we collect additional material to bolster our circularity capabilities. And as we expand environmental solutions, we drive additional opportunities to provide these services to our existing recycling and waste customers.
Recycling and Waste
We continue to expand our recycling and waste business footprint throughout North America through organic growth and targeted acquisitions. The 13 million customers we serve and our more than 5 million pick-ups per day provide us with a distinct advantage. We aggregate materials at scale, unlocking new opportunities for advanced recycling. In addition, we are cross-selling new products and services to better meet our customers' specific needs., Lead delivery and oversight of internal and client projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget completion. Manage resources, risks, scope, finances, stakeholders, vendor relationships, project documentation, performance tracking, and reporting. Apply project management methodologies (Agile/Waterfall) and leverage AI platforms to increase efficiency., Lead day-to-day delivery and serve as primary contractor contact with COR/TPOC. Own schedule, scope, risk, resources, and quality across subtasks; manage transition-in/out, prepare status reporting, maintain PMP and dashboards, and ensure on-time delivery per QASP in a federal environment. Top Skills: CloudFedrampMicrosoft ProjectNetworkNist Sp 800-53Operating SystemsProject Management SoftwareVirtualization Protera
Requirements
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle
- PMI-PMP or PMI-ACP Certification
- Effective at influencing and leading without direct authority.
- Ability to operate at a senior level, drive complex decisions and solve problems in a timely manner.
- Proficient in project management and project management software.
- Portfolio awareness., * Experience managing projects using Agile, Predictive, and Hybrid Methodologies.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing strategic IT projects impacting cross-functional teams.
- Advanced knowledge of and experience with organizational change management concepts and business process improvement methods
- Minimum of 4 years of senior level IT professional experience such as Sr Software Developer, Sr Database Administrator, Business Analysis, or related role.
While this is a remote position, candidates should be located within commuting distance of our Phoenix, AZ office. Occasional in-person attendance may be required for team meetings, training, or business needs.
Benefits & conditions
Eligible employees can elect to participate in:
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Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
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Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
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Short- and long-term disability.
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Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
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Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
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Employee discount programs.
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Retirement plan with a generous company match.
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
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Paid Time Off (PTO)
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Benefits: https://jobs.republicservices.com/us/en/about-us/benefits
The statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required by an incumbent so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company., Remote United States Senior level Senior level Cloud Lead and deliver infrastructure and cloud migration projects (IaaS/PaaS), manage multiple project teams, stakeholder communications, budgets, risks, vendor coordination, and project governance from planning through execution. Top Skills: AWSAzureCitrixIaasLinuxMicrosoftO365PaasPublic CloudSAPUnixVMware
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