Project Manager

MERALCO; Pasig; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

MERALCO in the Philippines seeks a Project Manager to orchestrate the CRS project portfolio, leading a cross-functional team to deliver defined benefits within scope, schedule, and budget. The role emphasizes strategic alignment, benefits realization, stakeholder engagement, governance, and execution, coordinating multiple tasks and vendor relationships to achieve program success.

Onsite work in Ortigas, Pasig, with strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills expected to drive

Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of experience as Project Manager, with proven success in leading projects from initiation to closure.
• Experienced in managing medium to large projects involving multiple stakeholder groups, business process transformation, platform implementation, organizational change management, contract and vendor management
• Proficient in standard project management practices Certification an advantage
• Effective leader and team player, with ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks and cross-functional teams
• Proactive and driven to achieve results; logical and with excellent analytical skills
• With excellent written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, including C-Level executives
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and preferably in MS Project
• Willing to work onsite in Ortigas, Pasig

Responsibilities

• Aligns project plans with program objectives and external factors
• Defines deliverables and creates the work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Develops plans integrating scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resources
• Develops project risk management strategies and activities
• Performs or supports benefits identification, delivery, and analysis on a project basis
• Transitions benefits and performance monitoring results to the benefiting organization at project closure
• Creates a stakeholder engagement plan and engages sponsors and stakeholders
• Manages end-to-end stakeholder expectations from initiation to closure
• Develops and applies the project governance structure for effective decision-making
• Defines and communicates resource accountabilities aligned with the WBS
• Directs and manages project activities and team to meet scope, schedule, and budget

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Cross-functional Leadership

Change Management

Vendor Management

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

The Project Manager is responsible for the orchestration of projects comprising the CRS project portfolio. The PM leads a cross-functional team to deliver committed project benefits while ensuring project execution within agreed scope, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities

1. Program & Project Strategic Alignment and Planning

• Aligns project plans with program and project objectives and with external environmental factors and existing organizational process assets
• Defines project deliverables required to meet project objectives and creates the project work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Develops plans integrating the project components of scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resources
• Develops project risk management strategies and activities that adhere to the program risk management strategy

2. Program & Project Benefits Management

• Performs or supports benefits identification, delivery, and analysis on a project basis to be rolled up to an overall program level
• Transitions benefits and performance monitoring results and activities to the receiving or benefiting organization as part of project closure

3. Program & Project Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Creates a stakeholder engagement plan and engages project sponsors and other stakeholders through effective tools, methods, and technologies
• Manages end-to-end project stakeholder expectations from project initiation to closure through continuous involvement and feedback

4. Program & Project Governance

• Develops and applies the project governance structure for effective project decision-making
• Defines and clearly communicates resource accountabilities and responsibilities aligned with the project WBS and using standard project management tools and techniques

5. Program & Project Execution

• Directs and manages project activities and the project team, ensuring deliverables adhere to agreed-upon scope, schedule, and budget

Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of experience as Project Manager, with proven success in leading projects from initiation to closure
• Experienced in managing medium to large projects involving multiple stakeholder groups, business process transformation, platform implementation, organizational change management, contract and vendor management
• Proficient in standard project management practices Certification an advantage
• Effective leader and team player, with ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks and cross-functional teams
• Proactive and driven to achieve results; logical and with excellent analytical skills
• With excellent written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, including C-Level executives
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and preferably in MS Project
• Willing to work onsite in Ortigas, Pasig