Company and Role:
Dedicated Tech Services, Inc. (DTS) is an award-winning IT consulting firm based in Columbus, OH. We now have an opening for a Project Manager.
Highlights and Benefits:
- On site and hybrid (see below for schedule)
- Two client interviews
- W2 hourly pay rate up to $54/hr. or salaried equivalent
- Friendly, collaborative, productive client culture
- Direct W2 hourly or salaried applicants only (no corp-to-corp subcontractors, third parties, or agencies)
- Paid time off and holidays for salaried employees
- 401K, billable bonus, and health, life, vision, dental and short-term disability insurance options for all
- DTS is a proud Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB).
- Check out our benefits and company information at .
Job Description:
We are hiring an experienced Project Manager with a valid, current PMP to work for us as our direct, W2 salaried or hourly employee. You will:
- Work on site for the first two weeks to start, then on site in rotations (every third or fourth week) and when a project goes live. Estimate working on site 6-8 days per month.
- Work on a contract that is funded in six-month intervals.
- Work on the program services side (policy changes, identity management when there is turnover, how to allocate supervisors for FMLA leave).
- Direct, control, administer, and regulate enhancements or development programs.
- Drive the entire project efforts from start to finish, ensuring that programs are completed on schedule and that the final products meet business, technical, and established quality requirements.
- Develop estimates for the enhancement or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.
- Be accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the program plan
- Capture and report required program management metrics.
- Adjust and revise estimates when necessary.
- Ensure all changes to scope follow processes and are documented.
- Ensure new estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon.
- Adjust and revise estimates when necessary
- Manage and track the program progress against the program plan.
- Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on schedule. Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule.
- Prepare status reports on a periodic basis for program team, team leads, group leads, and program manager and appropriate stakeholders
- Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across application teams.
- Develop the detailed program plan for the enhancement or development effort
- Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
- tailor and baseline all program templates.
- Schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate designated resources.
- Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests target dates, and approved executable work package.
- Communicate and work with users and client as necessary.
- Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
- Analyze and distribute reports on program metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.
- Ensure processes and activities are followed.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Must currently reside in Ohio.
- PMP - current, active certification
- Bachelor's degree
- Able to work on site in Columbus, OH per the client's schedule
- Able and willing to undergo a 10-year criminal history and records background check
- Minimum of four years of experience in project and program management
- Experience in developing and understanding Work Breakdown Structures and all project management knowledge areas: Integration, scope, time, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, stakeholders
- MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project
- Leader who can influence stakeholders in written and oral communication
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent active listening skills
- Able to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
- Able to establish and maintain strong relationships
- Able to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
- Forward looking with holistic and empathetic approach
- Flexible and adaptable, able to work in ambiguous situations
- Problem solving and root cause identification skills
- Able to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion
- Team player who is able to work collaboratively with and through others
- Demonstrated strong understanding of formal project management methodologies (Agile or Waterfall)
- Able to lift 50 pounds.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience working with government agencies
Those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.