Job Description

Ultimate Staffing is recruiting for a Direct Hire Project Manager in the Boston, MA area! We are looking for candidates who have handled large projects, managed teams, and are comfortable communicating with stakeholders! Pay: $110K- $145K DOE! Apply today!

SUMMARY

Manage multiple projects through the Project Management Office's (PMO) evaluation and implementation processes. Partner with Sponsors to define projects and communicate desired business outcomes / success criteria to all stakeholders. Responsible for overall project planning, execution, coordination, control, and completion. Proactively monitor project baselines, providing advance notification and management of deviations/risks as they emerge. Help continuously adapt and evolve the PMO's methodology.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

a) Work with key stakeholders to clarify and define project opportunities. Facilitate "business level" discussions with Sponsors to:

? understand business needs, clarify goals, and agree on the desired end state;? challenge/expand their thinking to ensure a consistent strategy and good business results; and,? become their trusted partner and "implementation agent."

b) Develop project plans in consultation with key internal stakeholders and external vendors/contractors. Particular emphasis is placed upon defining:

1) Business Justification (goal, statement of need)2) Scope (completion criteria, success criteria)3) Constraints (assumptions, issues, risks)4) Requirements (essential elements of the solution)5) Approach (application of PMO methodology)6) Deliverables (defining work -- WBS, decomposition, etc.)7) Team roles and stakeholder management (responsibilities, assignments)8) Scheduling (estimating, critical path, compression)9) Budgeting (estimation, degrees of precision, contingency)

c) Manage project implementation and delivery

? Monitor "actual vs. baseline" information including financial & scheduling data.? Provide regular status reports on progress, issues, and spending to the PMO, Sponsorship, and all key stakeholders.? Continually monitor project scope and constraints.

d) Provide robust oversight of and partnership with vendor project managers. This may include:

? Serving as primary project manager, or a partnership role, to ensure successful project delivery? Being either a scrum master and/or a project manager using a hybrid approach to bring together vendor approaches to project management (e.g. a CSPS scrum team with a vendor using Kanban).? Rigorous oversight of scope, time, and cost constraints.

e) Work to improve OCIO's ability to deliver client value "department-wide"

? Participate in regular project "lessons learned" & "benefit review exercises. Test new ideas and incorporate best practices into PMO's project methodology.? Collaborate with others interested in Project Management across the organization to help grow a shared "project culture" and practice.? Ensure project outcomes are sustainable by working closely with operational staff to provide transparency into projects and support artifacts (documentation, training, etc.).? Coordinate with Vendor Management staff to develop deeper and more successful vendor relationships over time.? Work with Security staff to support audit & control activities

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree
• PMP Certification
• 7 or more years of proven experience with medium to large projects within a formal "lifecycle methodology"
• Should have outstanding communication, facilitation, project planning and general management skills
• This individual should have knowledge of planning, budgeting, cost estimating, contracting, and fiscal management principles and procedures
• Microsoft Office Applications
To apply please email your resume to mcaggiano@ultimatestaffing.com