Skills

Communication Leadership Negotiation

Job Specifications

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Summary

The Ash Group is hiring a Program Manager for our client, a major electricity and natural gas utility provider. This is a 12-month contract role in Denver, CO or Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid) offering a pay rate of $97 per hour W2 based on skill set.

Role Details

Compensation: $97/hr W2
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and direct primary care benefits. After six months of employment, enjoy a 4% matched 401(k) plan with immediate 100% vesting.
Duration: 12-months
Location: Denver, CO or Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

What You’ll Be Doing

Serve as the first level of escalation and oversight for assigned projects and project managers; act as the accountable owner for delivery quality and consistency.
Hold weekly 1:1s with assigned PMs; attend key project meetings and steering committees involving business unit leadership.
Review and improve forecast accuracy; ensure the quality and cadence of status reporting.
Support PMs in vendor management, removing barriers (e.g., invoicing/performance issues) and escalating to leadership as needed.

What We’re Looking For

7+ years of progressive project/program management experience in large, matrixed organizations.
Demonstrated leadership: ability to lead PMs, run or support executive steering committees, and manage cross BU stakeholders.
Exceptional communication, relationship management, and negotiation skills; comfortable having difficult conversations and holding boundaries (scope, timeline, quality).
Industry: Utility experience preferred; other large enterprise backgrounds (e.g., Fortune 500) are transferable.
Portfolio scale: experience overseeing projects ranging from $200K up to $15–20M each; aggregate oversight around ~$40M is typical.

Apply today to help with projects focused on COTS implementations/upgrades with system integrations along with hardware refreshes and/or cloud migrations for our client.

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About the Company

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