Sr. Project Manager  

HighPoint’s professionals focus exclusively on helping government agencies and companies implement their most critically strategic initiatives. The role of Sr. Project Manager contributes to HighPoint through project leadership, project planning, communication management, and typical project management functions of stakeholder management, issues and risk management, and scope management. 

 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Provide leadership to project team members and contribute to a productive and engaged team culture by identifying process improvement opportunities and by being accountable to leadership and the client.• Lead assigned projects to completion by preparing, implementing, monitoring, and updating the project plan.• Recognize risk and solve project issues through risk and issue management.• Develop and execute project communication plans to direct project objectives with all stakeholders; provide project executive status updates.• Develop and execute project plans, including resource allocation, client management, and project change control.• Define and document project goals, requirements, and priorities with management and project sponsors; control and monitor project scope through project close-out.• Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project objectives to all stakeholders.• Collect business metrics and assist in project portfolio reporting.• Manage client meetings by organizing meeting logistics, creating pre-read documents, and providing minutes and action items.• Enter and manage data in workflow software. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Knowledge of standard project management processes• Experience with project management tools, such as MS Project, MS SharePoint, Jira, and Confluence.• Intermediate level experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.• Ability to manage effective delivery-focused teams.• Ability to meet deadlines and support client reporting.• Ability to lead projects with matrixed teams.• Proficiency at developing and delivering executive summaries to senior management and clients.• Proficiency at independently determining and developing the best approach to complex problems.• Strong organizational and time management skills.• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong client relationships, negotiate deliverables, and balance the needs of teams and clients.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. 

EDUCATION AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university in business, organizational design, or related field and at least 4 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.• Relevant certification such as Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM), Project Manager Professional (PMP), Agile, or Six Sigma required. 

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