Job Application

For our client in the energy sector we are looking for a Project Manager (m/f/x) - Disaster Recovery Implementation.

Start: ASAP

End: 31.12.2024

Volume: fulltime

Job Location: Remote/once a quarter Düsseldorf (Germany)

Project description:

We are initiating a project aimed at enhancing our IT Disaster Recovery (DR) capabilities. The primary goal is to increase the maturity level of our DR processes. This will necessitate conducting multiple dry runs to refine the 'War Room' procedures, as well as to delineate the essential tasks and data requirements.

The broader objective of this DR initiative is to integrate the IT Disaster Recovery process seamlessly into the routine responsibilities of application and service owners. This will involve a concerted focus on planning and managing the development of DR plans and their testing across the extensive IT landscape.

Tasks:

• Take technical leadership and direction of the project and create a clear project plan based on own professional expertise
• Handle the project participants and stakeholders.
• Communicate regularly, promptly, and precisely on the status, critical milestones and dependencies on a weekly basis to the project sponsor(s), external partners and representatives including key C-level stakeholders at Steering Committees or similar meetings.
• Prepare all required decision proposals as needed for the Project and/or Technology Steering meetings
• Monitor milestones and financial data and report this in the clients tools
• Direct parties within an assigned program of work, including the clients business Units, Performing suppliers and Third Party
• Develop and define all required steps to implement IT Disaster Recovery, IT Service Continuity Management and Business Continuity Management based on the existing plans and own professional expertise. This includes stating DR scenarios the client is prepared for considering outages of IT services as well IT applications due to Natural, Technological and Man-made Threats including Cyber attacks ( Hacking/Ransomware) and stating DR risks the client currently accepts.
• Suggest actions to close gaps that have been identified on a high level
• Create a portfolio of work within the clients IT with a focus on improving the unit efficiency and/or process efficiency
• Present the work results to the client

Requirements:

• Longstanding experience in Disaster Recovery Implementation
• Longstanding experience in planning, tracking & reporting
• Fluent in English (German highly desirable but no must)