Zap Energy is looking for an experienced and self-motivated Technical Project Manager with detailed knowledge and experience with agile innovation project management tools (Jira/Confluence), implementation and execution. Successful candidate will report to the System Engineering department.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities and Duties:
Support and oversee parts of the larger project and are primarily responsible for the related tasks and tracking functions that maintain project momentum
Lead and participate in the implementation of agile methodology tool Jira and Confluence; teach, mentor, coach and facilitate the lean-agile mindset
Responsibilities include JIRA administration, adding Projects, Users, workflow, reports, permission schemes and troubleshooting
Facilitate and support the creation of the project charter and examine project related technical documentation for completeness and latest versions and insure availability and distribution to all project team members
Understand delivery impediments, issues, risks, and changes associated with the product development initiatives; works with responsible owners to address the items on a timely basis; updates the appropriate stakeholders as needed
Managing, delivering, and presenting project status, timelines, and schedules
Tracking dependencies and mitigating risks
Escalate issues early and provide concise issue descriptions to upper-level management coupled with recommended paths for resolution
Provide recommendations of lessons learned for improvements in process and procedure both within the PM structure as well as across groups
Provide ideas for using JIRA more efficiently to meet business needs and analyze, review, and document current functionality to determine potential areas of improvement
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Education : B.S. in Mechanical, Civil, Systems or relevant engineering discipline a plus
PMP and/or CSM certification a plus
Years of experience: 3 – 5+ years
Excellent verbal, written and customer service skills.
Proficiency in Project Management methodologies (Agile, Lean, Waterfall)
Demonstrated experience in Jira, Confluence and/other Atlassian products as user as well as front end administrator.
Experience in a broad range of topics throughout a product lifecycle, including conceptual design, final design, construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning
Culture & Fit
Who you are:
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork
Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and lead a design team’s effort with minimal direction
Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and have demonstrated exceptional results through a range of different pursuits.
Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence
Opportunity & Zap Values
While doing meaningful work is rewarding in itself, Zap Energy also offers the following:
Competitive salary and benefits
Premium health insurance
Flexible vacation and paid company holidays
Zap Energy Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex/gender, religion/creed, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital or medical status, national origin, military or veteran status, sexual orientation/gender expression or identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.