GTRI Project Manager
GTRI Project Manager
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Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client provides a full range of services including web portal providing information on the state business and economic development public safety Learning law justice health education Corrections transportation IT Social Services and culture. It also supplies information on government services and current job openings.
Position: GTRI Project Manager
Location: Atlanta GA 30318
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Remote
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.
Complete Description:
- The Senior Project Manager will join the Enterprise Systems Department (ESD) at Client Tech Research Institute 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.
- 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 Client Tech Research Institute 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 Bachelors or Masters degree is required: Preferred degree in Business Accounting or ITrelated field.
- Project Management certification (PMP) preferred
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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