Process Consultant - OpEx - Seattle, WA

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This position is responsible for leading large business unit or corporate- projects and/or provides project expertise on same. Will also provide subject matter expertise to department and its clients, based on professional knowledge and background.

This position also maintains project documentation and minutes on the Value Delivery System projects specifically and will provide status reporting as required.
Assignments are broad in nature, often involving cross-functional liaison. Incumbents usually work under minimal supervision, conferring with a manager only on major or significant matters in order to perform the essential job functions.

1. Leads medium-size projects or segments of large projects, which are generally assigned a 'high' corporate priority, have a moderate-sized budget, utilizes one team, usually involving five or more people.
2. Deliver presentations to an executive committee-level steering committee, providing updates on the development of project objectives, and the scope, risk identification/mitigation, negotiation on project deliverables, timelines and resources.
3. Provides project management subject-matter expertise to department and clients.
4. Facilitates consensus
5. Provides OpEx methodology expert assistance as mentor or coach to project consultants, coordinators and clients/ business owners and/or project teams.
6. May participate in project training, which includes knowledge transfer of specialized skills, delivering training in a classroom setting or on-the-job, and preparation of instructional materials and visual aids.
7. Assess, recommend and promote approaches for applying OpEx methodologies and techniques to large scale and multiple projects.



1. Principles, practices and techniques of project management demonstrating wide-ranging, successful depth of project management experience and knowledge, particularly on complex projects.
2. Techniques and methods for effective group facilitation and consensus building.
3. Company products, business and regulatory environment, operating opportunities and constraints.
4. Advanced knowledge of business process improvement, re-engineering, estimating and measurement concepts, of change control development process, quality assurance principles and concepts relative to standards and procedures, review process, reporting and escalation and continuous improvement.
5. Functionality and operation of various software programs and technology, including (but not limited to): LAN/WAN, advanced project planning, group presentation visuals, spreadsheet and database management.



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