Job Summary

The project manager III is accountable for the successful delivery of assigned IT projects utilizing approved project management methodology. This includes properly scoping the project, attainment, and assignment of appropriate resources, daily management of the project to minimize and mitigate risks, and appropriate reporting.

Location

This is a REMOTE opportunity. Project Manager must be available during the “core” work hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm EST.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver project successfully and on time and on or under budget
• Create and manage detailed project plans and reporting
• Simultaneously manage several smaller sub-projects under the scope of the master project to which they are assigned
• Ensure proper project execution of workflows, critical paths, and milestones
• Manage project scope and change control process
• Actively manage to the project budget by creating monthly forecasts and analyzing and explaining variances
• Identify needed resources, requests appropriate resources, and ensures appropriate staffing for the duration of the project to ensure efficient and successful project delivery
• Effectively manage a diverse group of team members
• Record labor utilization on the project and create labor utilization forecasts
• Track project risk and ensure appropriate resolution
• Review project deliverables to ensure high quality
• Manage customer expectations and maintain the client relationship as it pertains to project delivery
• Hold formal project review
• Prepare and deliver project status reports
• Ensure all stakeholders are identified and understand the project schedule, assigned tasks, and key milestones

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Project Management Professional Certification
• 5 years of work experience in IT project management , infrastructure and/or managed services experience preferred/
• Extensive experience in project management methodology
• Demonstrated expertise with project management software, such as MS Project
• Previous supervisory experience and the ability to coach and develop team members effectively are required
• Solid client relations experience is required
• Proven skillset in examining and re-engineering standard operating procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures is strongly preferred
• Exemplary presentations skills are required
• Demonstrated strong written, verbal, organizational, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated reasoning and problem solving abilities
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships
• Demonstrated ability to deal with issues of a sensitive nature
• Exceptional interpersonal skills (negotiation, team-building, positive thinking, can-do attitude, and job flexibility)

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the “core” work hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and must work 40 hours each week to maintain full-time status. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. The client has a weekly maintenance window on Sunday from 7am-1pm. If project work is being done during this period, the Project Manager must be available.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision packages
• 401(k) plan
• Company paid life insurance
• Paid time off

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