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Aclara Software is seeking a high-energy, customer-focused Project Manager to join our Professional Services team in our Tempe, AZ or Reston, VA (just outside Washington, DC), offices. We are looking for a dynamic person who truly appreciates delivering high-quality system implementations to ensure satisfied customers. The successful candidate will have experience in providing services within the utility field and be knowledgeable about metering, billing, and settlement.

Aclara Software applications provide utilities with value-added software solutions that unlock the power of AMI systems and underlying billing and metering data to deliver benefits to the utility and customers alike. Aclara’s ENERGYprism Customer Care solutions and Energy Vision Operational Efficiency Solutions are used by more than 100 major energy and water organizations worldwide to reduce capital and operating costs, increase customer satisfaction and address efficiency and resource management needs. Please visit us at www.aclara.com.

As an experienced Project Manager you will be required to lead implementations of Aclara’s innovative enterprise software products. You will work collaboratively with a team of systems engineers, business analysts, developers and other project managers. We take great pride in providing our clients with world-class implementations and are looking for people that share our commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with customers and the implementation team to deliver successful implementations
  
• Provide insight into enhancing our customers’ billing, metering and settlement processes
  
• Gather business and functional requirements
  
• Prepare functional designs of product interfaces, configurations and customizations
  
• Perform data analysis
  
• Prepare test plans
  
• Manage test cycle execution
  
• Develop training material and conduct client training courses
  
• Manage project staff including business/system analysts and systems engineers
  
• Manage customer interactions and ensure satisfaction while minimizing project risk
  
• Manage implementation schedules to ensure on-time delivery
  
• Manage financial responsibility of projects to guarantee on-budget delivery

The successful applicant will possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
  
• 2-5 years of directly relevant experience managing the implementation of complex software applications within the energy industry required
  
• Big 4 or other major consulting firm within an energy practice is a plus
  
• Experience implementing data-intensive software systems in an enterprise environment necessary
  
• Client facing experience and relationship-building skills a must
  
• Demonstrated verbal, written, and presentation skills and strong analytical skills
  
• Familiarity with relational databases, such as Oracle and SQL Server
  
• Willing and able to travel about 25-40% of the time
  
• Certifications: PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) or the ability to obtain certification within 6 months
  
• Familiarity with TIBCO and web services interactions is a plus

Aclara Software offers excellent salaries, medical, dental, 401K and much more in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Please forward your resume with Job Code along with work authorization and salary requirements to:
Aclara Software
Job Code: clpmevdc
Laurie.aclarasoft@comcast.net
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• Location: Reston, VA
• Compensation: Excellent salary and benefits package
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