IT Project Manager

3 Month Contract

Hybrid role:

Mon-Wed remote Thur and Fri

Work Hours - 9-5

Project Manager

Job Summary:

-Provides the required leadership on multiple internal IT or business projects including financial, scope, schedule and risk management responsibilities.

-Creates and executes project work plans and revises them accordingly to meet changing needs and adapting the established project management processes and methodology.

-Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of business projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.

-Directs, manages, plans and administers the operational and administrative activities of an Information Technology and Business project teams which are assigned.

-Works across multiple business areas to manage both IT and business deliverables.

- Participates in PMO process improvement initiatives and supports PM on-boarding for new staff.

Essential Job Responsibilities

" Develops communication plan to provide continuous communication to the project team members, customers, and project sponsors regarding the status of the project.(25% time)

" Identifies resources needed to complete work and collaborates with resource manager(s) to assemble appropriate skills/teams and resources. Manages issues, risks, and changes using appropriate and agreed upon processes and tools established within the Project Management Office. (10% time)

" Determines the project schedules, identifies the critical path and potential risks. Effectively applies the delivery methodology and scheduling standards and enforces them with the project teams. Leads Project Team to maintain project work plans and drafts required deliverables. (15% time)

" Facilitates/participates in project reviews and retrospectives, provides information for audits, status reports, and Executive Review meetings. (10% time)

" Forecasts, manages, and reports on project financials, planned and actual project schedule, and resources utilization. Understands basic revenues models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly. (15% time)

" Manages development and processing of funding documentation to meet finance and PMO requirements and process. Works with Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Team to prepare RFPs, MSAs & SOWs. (15% time)

" Participates in process improvement initiatives and PMO onboarding activities. (5% time)

" Performs other duties as needed (5% time)

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications Education

" Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline and/or experience Training requirements

" Preferred PMP and/or equivalent experience

Knowledge and skills

" Leadership capabilities, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with and influence clients, team members, management and external groups.

. " Knowledge of project management life cycle and systems development lifecycle (i.e. Iterative, Agile, Waterfall, etc.)

. " Ability to lead a team and deliver all phases of complex assignments.

" Proficiency in MS Office Suite of products, (i.e. Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). " Basic familiarity with Clarity or other Portfolio/Program Management Software Job experience

" 2+ years of experience in a Project Management role with a background in team development.

" 2+ years in an information technology capacity with understanding of various technologies including, applications, databases, networking, telecommunications and connectivity. E

Supervisory Responsibility: " This position has no direct reports, but will have matrix supervisory responsibilities as it pertains to project roles with project teams varying in size from 5 to 25 people.

Scope/Financial Responsibility " Responsible for schedule, scope, and financial cost of assigned projects. Schedule will vary depending on defined scope with typical projects running anywhere from several months to multiple year initiatives. Financial costs of projects can run up to a million dollars, be of medium complexity and visibility based on technologies used, vendor engagement, project approach, and business impact. Depending on Business Unit Sponsor, projects will have varying impact on revenue and profit / expense for the organization.

3 key sills that you are looking for this person to possess.

Ability to work on complex projects

Independent worker with team energy

General understanding of Infrastructure