Project Manager

In the Utility Industry, specifically for Smart Meter Projects, the Project Manager/Lead/Head is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing the deployment and integration of smart meter technology. This includes managing the end-to-end project lifecycle, from initial design and resource allocation to on-the-ground implementation, data management, and customer support processes. The role is essential for ensuring that the smart meter projects are completed on time, within budget, and with a focus on compliance, efficiency, and enhancing customer experience.

Role & responsibilities

Planning Project Resources:

• Making a feasible plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project
• Part of the plan is defining the projects scope and determining what resources are available, estimating time and financial commitment, as well as how to monitor and report on the projects progress

Assembling and Leading Project Team:

• Identifying the resources to complete the project tasks, which includes skilled and experienced workers 
• Assigning the team tasks and deadlines, give them the tools to collaborate and get status updates to chart their progress

Time Management:

• Work towards meeting the project deadline must also define, schedule and accurately estimate the task duration to develop and maintain a realistic schedule.

Budget:

• Figuring out what the realistic funding for the project is, and having that get accepted and then keeping the project expenses within the budget limits 
• Get your stakeholder their deliverables on time, making an accurate estimate and monitor the actual spends as compared to the planned budget. If those figures are off, must adjust accordingly.

Quality and Satisfaction:

• To deliver to the stakeholders what they are expected or better and make sure that theyre satisfied with the results.
• To be in constant communications with them, reporting on progress and being open to their feedback to keep them happy and coming back to you with future projects.

Manage Issues and Risk:

• PM need to be ready for resolving any problems that may arise in the project, so as they dont take your project off-track. 
• To foresee the risks, which are potential problems, ones that have yet to occur or might not-ever. Regardless, PM must figure out beforehand what the risks are and set in place a plan of action if they in fact occur.

Monitoring Progress:

• To make sure a project is progressing as planned, must constantly measure it and compare those metrics against the plan created 
• Must have a way to collect project data, such as status reports from the team, to see if the actual progress of the project is meeting what was initially planned
• In the event any changes in the project along the way will have to adjust or reallocate resources to accommodate these changes

Reporting and Documentation:

• Teams needs to be detailed on the information that the stakeholders are looking for broader data to check the projects progress
• Documentation, along with all paperwork, must be collected, signed off on and archived by the end of a project, which provides a history that one can revisit when planning for a similar project in the future.

Preferred candidate profile

• Should have been working in the AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) projects for minimum of latest 3-15 years
• Should have worked in the Utility Domain
• Should poses excellent; communication (written and oral), customer handling, people management, project management and professional behavior
• Should be excellent in MIS, Dashboards, proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, Power Point (PPTs) and project management documentation which includes; Requirement gathering, Business Process Document (BPD), Quality Management processes and tracking, SDLC & STLC processes
• Flexible with travel on need basis