Qualifications:
Education:
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline. Training requirements:
• Project Management certification or equivalent; Knowledge and skills:
• Experience leading small to medium scale new application development or infrastructure deployment projects.
• Experience with and knowledge of multiple systems development life cycles, (i.e. Iterative, Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Ability to lead a team and deliver all phases of complex systems assignments.
Technical Skills:
• Expert level of proficiency in MS Office Suite of products, (i.e. Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Basic familiar with Clarity or other Portfolio / Program Management Software; Job experience:
• 7+ years in an information technology capacity with understanding of various technologies including, applications, databases, networking, telecommunications and connectivity.
• 5 + years of experience in a Project Management role with a strong background in team development.
• Unless there is a legal requirement, experience will be accepted for the education requirement.
Responsibilities:
- Provides the required leadership on multiple medium and an occasionally large internal IT or business projects – including financial, scope, schedule and risk management responsibilities. Creates and executes project work plans and revises them accordingly to meet changing needs and adapting the established project management processes and methodology. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of business projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. Directs, manages, plans and administers the operational and administrative activities of an Information Technology and Business project teams. Essential Job Functions: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1. Responsibility #1. a. Develops communication plan to provide continuous communication to the project team members, customers, and project sponsors regarding the status of the project. (15% time) 2. Responsibility #2 a. Identifies resources needed to complete work and collaborates with resource manager(s) to assemble appropriate skills/teams and resources. Manages Issues, risks, and changes using appropriate and agreed upon processes and tools established within the Project Management Office. (10% time) 3. Responsibility #3 a. Determines the project schedules, identifies the critical path and potential risks. Effectively applies scheduling standards and enforces them with the project teams. Leads Project Team to maintain project work plans and drafts required deliverables. (15% time) 4. Responsibility #4 a. Forecasts, manages, and reports on project financials, planned and actual project schedule, and resources utilization. Understands basic revenues models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly. (15% time) 5. Responsibility #5 a. Facilitates Project Reviews and provides information for audits, status reports, and Executive review meetings. (15% time) 6. Responsibility #6 a. Responsible and accountable for delivering medium and occasionally large projects on-time, on-budget, and meeting functional and quality specifications. Manages Project Expenditures both Forecast and Actual, (Capital Budget). (25% time)
