Project Manager

Title: Project Manager Duration: 07 Months Client: City of Philadelphia Location: Philadelphia, PA Note: This position is onsite and the candidate must be available for onsite interview. The applicant is the center of our universe. Job Description:

• The Project Manager for Special Projects is needed to analyze and document business needs and processes, organize around problems/opportunities, plan and remediate troubled special projects, and ensure new initiatives are planned, launched, and executed correctly in support of efforts by the CIO on behalf of the Mayor.
• Develop, clarify, and manage the scope of the project, define contract deliverables, and achieve targeted outcomes.
• Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
• Assemble the project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities, and develop timeframes to facilitate the successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Determine project costs/ensure delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines.
• Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
• Schedule and document meeting minutes.
• Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed SDLC.
• Prepare status reports, status summaries, and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior-level management.
• Provide support, coaching, and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for project coordinator associates.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager on a program team and ensure a successful project lifecycle
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in this project.
• Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from departments and agencies participating in this effort
• Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and enterprise solutions
• Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager on a program team and ensure a successful project lifecycle
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in this project.
• Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from departments and agencies participating in this effort
• Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and enterprise solutions

Highly Desired/Preferred

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major coursework in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects
• 4-6 years of applicable business experience
• PMP certification or Master s Certificate in Project Management is preferred.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Innovation & Technology and Human Resources.