Project Manager
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Job Description
Our client is looking for a Project Manager to assist the Financial Services team with a multiyear high priority legacy modernization project.
The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced multivendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of onsite and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and followup skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management.
Tasks
- Utilize the Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules assign resources and manage budgets.
- Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives managers and project team members.
- Accountable for monitoring controlling and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost schedule scope resources quality and risks.
- Accountable and responsible for clear timely and accurate communications with stakeholders particularly the project sponsors project team members program managers on the status of the project using appropriate communication methods.
- Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
- Project Charter Project Schedule Project Budget Communication Plan Project Status Report Risk and Issue Management Plans Change Requests Project Closedown Summary
- Responsible for managing interfaces related to communication with other agencies.
- Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM) including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
- Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process as agreed upon with the agency (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope schedule or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
- Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
- Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
- Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
- Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned reviewed and completed.
- Please make sure resumes are less than 4 pages long. Highlight recent projects/technologies/skills that align with what the manager is looking for.
- Skills Required
- 7 years Indepth knowledge of and experience in IT project management including industry standard and best practices
- 7 years Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role
- 7 years Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets schedules change requests risk and issue logs
- 5 years Experience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (e.g.) Clarity
- 7 years Advanced working knowledge of MS Project
- Bachelors Degree (Please include on your resume)
Employment Type
Full Time
