Project Manager

ASSIGNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: .

• Independently leads and provides project management leadership for large programs and projects .

• Ensures projects meet business requirements on time and within budget.

• Defines and manages communication plans.

• Leads activities to mitigate risks and resolve issues.

• Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.

• Identifies and communicates budget and schedule variances.

• Monitors progress of project and reports status.

• Performs any corrective actions and escalates with recommendations .

• Manages tasks and designates responsibilities for global and virtual teams of 10-20 project contributors.

• Effectively manages work with vendor partners as appropriate

• QUALIFICATIONS: *

• 5+ years of project management experience leading medium to large size projects.

• 4-year college degree required

• Strong verbal presentation and written communication skills .

• Must possess knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques .

• Understands the various application development methodologies (waterfall, iterative, etc.) and can apply them appropriately depending on the type of project that he/she is leading .

• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint: 5+ Years.

• Effectively manages work with vendor partners as appropriate.

• SharePoint experience

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks for self and others.

• Experience managing medium to large size multi-million dollar projects and/or experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Knowledge of project management tools, methods and best practices as defined by Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

• Strong experience with the use of ETCs, Baselines, Dependencies, Resource Leveling, and Burn Rate.

• Experience leading matrixed project teams.

• Detail-oriented & strong organizational & analytical skills.

• High degree of professionalism and high sensitivity for confidentiality.

• Strong interpersonal, partnership, and collaboration skills used to solve problems and drive decisions.

• Strong sense of urgency and demonstrates initiative and follows thru.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and change.

• Project Management Professional (PMP)