Sr. Project Manager (PMP)

Title: Sr. Project Manager (Must be PMP Certified)

Location: New York, NY

Job Type: Contract 12 months

Work Mode: Hybrid Role 3 Days Onsite/2 Days Remote after first full month onsite.

Pay Rate Range: Max $70-$75 an hour based on experience

Interview Mode: 1-2 rounds, first round will be MS Teams

Job Overview: A NYC Agency located in Brooklyn, NY is looking for a Sr. Project Manager to work within the Agency’s Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) for the Legacy Replacement Program reporting to the Deputy Delivery of Delivery. The PM will provide project management services to support the Agency while also working alongside vendors specific to the Legacy Replacement Program. Experience with Vendor Management is required for this position. The Senior Project Manager will follow the PMI PMBOK Project Management guidelines, concepts and the project management life cycle in all project initiatives and provide guidance and support in identifying, assessing, and recommending process improvement opportunities through standardization, automation, and business process reengineering (BPR) efforts.

Mandatory Skills:

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in project management, coordination and administration of large-scale projects comprised of sub-projects and/or multiple works streams.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Project Management Office (PMO) & Project Manager, providing management and coordination efforts across different projects/divisions. o Senior level experience with developing strategies and plans when introducing functional change to an organization.
• Experience working within a Project Management Office (PMO) function or unit, with a good understanding of PMO practices and policies, including Project Governance and Resource Management.
• Experience working with System Integration vendors in managing, coordinating and delegating project assignments with project stakeholders including employees and consultant project staff numbering a minimum of 15 personnel.
• Act as the focal point of contact regarding overall project status, monitoring and control. Including project change, scope, schedule, costs, quality, communications, risks, procurements and stakeholder management.
• Independently guide and manage project team(s) effectively while also promoting a collaborative environment.
• Strong Stakeholder and Communications Management experience and skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including team leadership and management, negotiation, collaboration, problem resolution and customer service.
• Experience creating informative, clear, concise, actionable reports for upper management detailing progress, challenges, and next steps.
• Experience with proactively seeking and integrating feedback to refine deliverables.
• Strong skills in Microsoft 365 software toolset, specifically Excel, SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
• Project Management Tool experience/knowledge (i.e. Planview, Sensei IQ).
• Project Management Certification (PMP) Certification required.

Desirable Skills:

• Planview PPM Pro software experience.
• Sensei IQ software experience.
• Experience with Pension Admin Systems.
• Experience with a variety of project delivery methodologies including: Agile, Hybrid, COTS, Iterative, and Waterfall.