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Alexander City - USA

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Job Description

Under broad supervision manages projects through full life cycle from project definition through implementation of project deliverables. Creates collaborative partnership with all internal and external team members to accomplish the deliverables.

The Senior Project Manager will join the Enterprise Systems Department (ESD) at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) focusing on the strategic implementation of new technology solutions or supporting the existing ones. In this role the successful candidate will work closely with various stakeholders to execute projects within scope budget and schedule.

We are open to fully remote candidates as long as they reside in the US.
Candidate must be a US CITIZEN to be considered for this position.


Project Management core responsibilities include time and resource management scope management issue and risk management project execution. This person plans directs and monitors the work produced by the team(s). He or she is responsible for managing stakeholder relationships including general ongoing communications negotiation of scope and schedule changes key risks issue resolution and ongoing progress reporting. The Project Manager will shape client expectations and manage scope risk and budget related to the project. This person must have a broad knowledge of project management best practices and be able to proactively identify potential project risks and proactively consult with key stakeholders and departmental leadership on how to develop and execute mitigation strategies.

Job Requirements:
810 years jobrelated experience
Effective analytical and presentation skills
Strong verbal written and interpersonal skills; ability to tailor communication to different audiences such as management stakeholders users SMEs developers and others
Ability to communicate and work effectively with both functional area experts and technical team members
Demonstrated experience using JIRA and other project management tools.
Experience being both a Project Manager and Business Analyst on the same project is strongly preferred
Strong working knowledge of Agile Software Development Lifecycle Process including incremental/iterative and Waterfall methods
Ability to manage work on multiple projects with competing priorities
Experience overseeing user acceptance testing and providing test cases/test scenarios for UAT
Experience working with web application development teams who use technologies such as Java and Drupal
Excellent organizational experience and professionalism
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Selfmotivated and able to work independently
Experience working in research/educational institutions or small IT companies preferred

Sample Projects:
Projects supporting researchers and staff internally at GTRI as well as for the entire campus including proposal management compliance tools researcher dashboards talent management software and financial applications
Project types include inhouse Java development web development Cognos reports Jira Service desk management and implementation support of thirdparty software enterprise systems integration as well as database and systems infrastructure projects.

Education:
A Bachelor s or Master s degree is required: Preferred degree in Business Accounting or ITrelated field.
Project Management certification (PMP) preferred


Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceExperience Project Managing inhouse Java development web development Cognos reports Jira Service desk management and implementationHighly desired8YearsStrong working knowledge of Agile Software Development Lifecycle Process including incremental/iterative and Waterfall methodsRequired8YearsExperience overseeing user acceptance testing and providing test cases/test scenarios for UATRequired8Years
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you agree to this requirement Question2What is your candidates email address Question3If selected for engagement your candidates hourly Pay Rate must be at least NA. Your candidate can be paid more; however the hourly SRP Rate cannot exceed NA. Do you agree to these requirementsQuestion4The maximum markup for this engagement s SRP rate is NA%. To be competitive on pricing a markup below the NA% threshold is suggested. Do you agree to propose a markup at or below NA%Question5This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you agree to this requirementQuestion6If selected for engagement your candidate will be expected to start no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) after the clients selection date Do you agree to this requirement

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