IT Project Manager

ContourGlobal develops, acquires, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities around the world. Listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2017, we are a high growth company with 1,400 employees. The Company owns and operates a portfolio of 117 power generation assets, located in 20 countries on 4 continents, utilizing a wide range of fuel types, technology, and equipment. We pride ourselves on our culture and values, and welcome entrepreneurial, creative, intellectually curious, and ambitious professionals to join our team.

In Bulgaria the company operates and is a majority shareholder of the second largest thermal power plant in the country – ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 TPP, a 908 MW Lignite fired power plant located in Mednikarovo, Stara Zagora region. In the years 2004-2009 the Power Plant underwent a EUR 650 million refurbishment which made it the modern and environmentally compliant plant in the whole of SE Europe.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are currently seeking IT Project Manager to lead IT projects and work primarily with and report to the IT Regional Manager- Americas but also with others from IT staff as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work Independently to lead IT projects using best practices for traditional and agile project management in a multinational environment and within virtual teams.


• Maintain Global IT Roadmap for the year


• Manage requirements development, functional design, and end user training and support


• Monitor each project to ensure that it remains on track, meets all business objectives, stays within budget, and is performing according to plan


• Maintain project plans, requirements documents, testing plans, release documents, training plans and materials


• Steering of external dependencies and resources.


• Stakeholder and vendor - expectations management


• Project risk and issue management.


• Provide regular updates of project status - this includes reporting of projects, tracking, and communication relative to status and issues


• Participate in Continuous Improvement process  - 5WHY Analysis


• Make recommendations and suggestions to improve IT administration processes by identifying inefficiencies and recommending solutions


• Propose and develop business cases for New opportunities


• Maintain record keeping of past projects including the management of the Central Document Management Platform, and general archiving of data to document processes and results

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

• Global IT Budget - own and actively participate in the Global IT Budgeting Process - CAPEX and OPEX


• Local IT Budget - coordination with IT managers per location; tracking and reporting - CAPEX and OPEX


• Close track on Global IT Budget consumption;


• Work closely with the SAP Team to maintain an up-to-date WBS structure in SAP and Budget reporting in SAC - budget vs actual vs commitment


• Participate in the IT Procurement process as required - familiarity with RFQ,RFP, PR/PO, Legal approval processes


• Participate in IT Monthly reporting

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

•  Minimum of 5 years in Project Management in Information Technology, PMP/PRINCE2 certification


• Knowledge of the best practices for project management including business systems analysis, solution design and project development


• Expertise in executing what the project requires and meeting deadlines and business objectives


• Proficiency in analyzing and solving problems


• Ability to interact effectively with stakeholders, including senior management, and representatives from other functions of the organization


• Excellent interpersonal, writing and communication skills, able to tailor communications to diverse audiences


• General finance knowledge and understanding


• General SAP knowledge is an advantage


• Excellent PowerPoint and Presentation skills


• Power BI knowledge is an advantage


• Great interest in digital technologies


• Strong process orientation and expertise in reporting and documenting projects


• Great organizational skills and keen attention to detail


• High level of initiative and dynamic multi-tasker able to work independently


• Team player, motivated to help others and comfortable giving and receiving feedback


• Flexible, resilient under pressure, and decisive, with a proven track record of delivering results to a high standard within tight deadlines


• Knowledge of Microsoft Project software, in addition to Office suite tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).


• Willingness to travel to company facilities as required (20%)

 This position reports hierarchically to IT Regional Manager- Americas.

This position reports hierarchically to the Head of IT User Support & Services.

If interested in this opportunity with ContourGlobal and you want to apply for the job, please send us your CV in English.
Deadline for applications: July 12th, 2022

All applications will be processed in strict confidentiality!
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.