Title: IT Project Manager Location: Waukegan, IL Duration: 5 Months Job Description: Seeking an experienced Project Manager with experience in new tool implementation and experience with driving the validation of data - to ensure the reports they desire out of the tool are accurate. This role will focus on assisting the Sr. IT Project Manager during the full Project Life Cycle from Initiation through Closure Phase
s. Day-to-Day Duties: - To assist the Senior Project Manager. This can any number of tasks such as to perform clerical duties, maintain contact with clients and parties involves through email and phone calls, answer questions and concerns, prepare presentations, and enter project data.
- Develop/Update concrete, detailed plans for a project, including the schedule and outlining the duties of each team members. Collaborate with various teams and hold meetings to develop project plans.
- It is important that the Project Manager closely monitors each project workstream he or she manages to ensure that projects remain on track, meet deadlines, stay under budget, and develop according to plan and the project objectives are met.
- Once a project is complete, the Project Manager, in conjunction with the Senior Project Manager, is responsible for gathering and documenting all project results and then reporting or presenting them to the appropriate parties.
Qualifications: - Excellent computer skills specifically with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.
- Project management and leadership skills for managing projects and the teams involved with them.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issues.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to manage any issues that occur during project life cycle.
- Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget.
- Experience with specific project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Scrum and Agile
- Project Management Professional Certification
- Industry-specific experience
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- 5 years of Project management experience required.
- Experience in implementation of tooling / automated equipment required.
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