Power Marketing Project Manager

Power Marketing Project Manager Department: Utility Technologies Solutions Location: Seattle, WA - Local candidates preferred Role Type: Contract (6-months) About Our Client This organization is a Fortune 500 technology, engineering, and science company with decades of experience delivering innovative solutions across defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. Operating in over 400 locations across 30 countries with approximately 47,000 employees, the company combines deep domain knowledge with cutting-edge technology to support critical missions for government and commercial clients worldwide. The company prides itself on its core values of integrity, innovation, and customer success, fostering collaboration and long-term partnerships while driving impactful results. Job Description We are seeking an experienced Power Marketing Project Manager to support large information technology projects for our Utility Technologies Solutions team. In this role, you will manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, procurement, and vendor coordination to ensure project success while representing the client's interests. You'll collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and contracted vendors to deliver smooth implementations and transitions to operations. The ideal candidate must have experience with power marketing and risk management platforms, energy trading and portfolio optimization, and a proven record of managing complex IT/OT projects in the utility sector. This position offers the opportunity to lead high-impact technology implementations that directly support critical utility operations and drive business value for our clients. Duties and Responsibilities •Lead the full Request for Proposal (RFP) process with Procurement, including solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract execution •Manage planning and implementation from initiation through cutover and stabilization •Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations •Direct and hold vendors accountable for delivering contracted scope, schedule, budget, and quality, ensuring performance is tracked and issues escalated/resolved •Coordinate cross-functional teams including Power Marketing, Risk, IT, and vendors •Ensure requirements, solution design, configuration, integration, and testing are completed, validated, and traceable to business needs •Ensure training, transition, and documentation deliverables are produced and accepted as part of operational readiness •Oversee System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), cutover planning, and operational readiness •Maintain risk, issue, and change control logs, drive mitigation strategies and governance reviews •Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit standards •Drive cutover execution and hypercare to ensure successful transition •Provide clear, accurate, and timely reporting to stakeholders and leadership Required Experience/Skills •Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of project management experience, focusing on power marketing, portfolio optimization, or Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) platform implementations •Proven track record managing multiple full-cycle technology implementations, including at least one full implementation of a power marketing, portfolio optimization, or ETRM platform, with procurement, vendor oversight, testing, and cutover •Demonstrated leadership of RFP processes with Procurement, from solicitation through contract execution •Ability to direct large cross-functional teams and hold vendors accountable for scope, schedule, budget, and quality •Knowledge of utility power marketing operations and portfolio optimization practices, with ability to quickly build domain fluency •Demonstrated expertise with project controls, scheduling, forecasting, and risk management practices, proficiency with Microsoft Project or equivalent tools •Proven ability to communicate effectively with executives, prepare governance materials, and engage stakeholders at all levels Nice-to-Haves •Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent •Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification •Understanding of utility market operations, portfolio risk analytics, and integration with forecasting or historian systems Education Bachelor's degree required (or equivalent experience as noted above). Pay & Benefits Summary •Pay rate up to $62/hour W2 •Opportunity to work on cutting-edge utility technology implementations Call-to-Action Ready to lead impactful utility technology projects? Apply today to join our dynamic team! Project Manager | Power Marketing | Energy Trading | Risk Management | Utility | IT/OT | ETRM | Portfolio Optimization | Seattle