We are HIRING Project Managers for a leading US based Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance Provider - Underwriting more than 100 classes of specialty Insurance. Company award as Top Workplaces year after year as BEST places to work in Philadelphia, PA. These are long-term contract opportunities based on W2.Interested individuals are encouraged to contact or submit their CV to the following email address: rose.chu@experis.com or call Rose Chu at 215-317-2999 for discussion. Video interview to HIRE. Starting ASAP
Project Manager Requirements: Will consider local, hybrid, and remote candidates

• 10 years of experience directly managing projects
• P&C (Property and Casualty) Insurance Background strongly preferred
• Managing multiple projects concurrently from start to finish including budget/financial management.
• Waterfall
• MS Project OR MS Project Server
• PMP - In Good Standing

Key accountabilities:

• Manages strategic and tactical projects simultaneously; often manages higher-priority projects that are more complex and/or have more challenges (compressed timeframes, urgent need, political). Number of assigned projects depends on project complexity, duration and lifecycle phase.
• May manage proof-of-concept (POC) efforts and other non-standard project work
• Manages a project team of matrixed resources. Resolves challenges presented by resource and schedule availability in matrixed organizations (project team members, including the PM, are rarely 100% dedicated to a single project).
• Builds a project schedule in MS Project/Project Server that is effort-driven and auto-scheduled .
• Reconciles project team timecards from time card system with planned hours in project plan; investigates and resolves variances between planned and actual time reported on time cards; adjusts project task effort/duration with the project plan as necessary to maintain correct forecast of ETC.
• Maintains and reconciles the project financial forecast in the project financial accounting tool; investigates and resolves variances between forecast and actual project costs.Proactivelyreleases excess project funds if not needed or requests additional funding when necessary due to requested baseline changes.
• Prepares an Initial Charter that describes the project scope, schedule, budget and deliverables at a high-level and defines the target date and cost to complete the project Planning phase.
• Prepares an Amended Charter that describes the committed project scope, schedule, budget and deliverables after project planning activities (detailed requirements and design) complete, adjusting estimates made in the Initial Charter as necessary due to discoveries made in Planning.
• Utilizes established Project Change Request processes to manage proactively all requests to change the approved baseline of a project.
• Accurately follows all documented PPM processes, procedures and templates.
• Anticipates, identifies, and manages project risks, issues, assumptions and decisions; escalates in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Monitors and controls the Execution (coding, testing) phases; works with QA Lead to secure all testing environments, ensures there is a test plan and strategy in place for QA testing; may act as the coordinator for UAT planning and execution activities.

Core Competencies:

• 10 years ofcurrentproject management experience delivering IT projects with a minimum budget of $350K. Experience should demonstrate increasing accountability within PM candidate's career path
• P&C Insurance Background strongly preferred
• Has successfully delivered multiple IT projectsfrom start to finish .
• Experienced ineffort-drivenproject planning techniques in MS Project.
• Demonstrates expert-levels of capability in all project management competencies, including: planning, executing, monitoring and controlling of IT projects.
• Musthave experience with MS Project 2016; MS Project Server is desired but not required.
• Experience managing vendors, requesting and executing SOWs.
• PMP credential in good standing required
• Experience directly managing and forecasting project financials (reconciling invoices, timekeeping, etc.)
• Exercises strong leadership capabilities; presents "executive presence" - especially when delivering difficult messages to stakeholders and leaders; calm and collected under pressure; takes accountability for entire project and outcomes.

Please forward your credentials in Word format through Indeed or call Rose Chu direct at215-317-2999 / rose.chu@experis.com for questions. Our technical recruiter/manager will contact the qualified candidates IMMEDIATELY to set up interviews.
Rose Chu
Pharma, CRO and Medical Device Service
Experis - www.experis.com
Phone: 215-317-2999/Email: rose.chu@experis.com