Position: IT Project Manager
Location: Hybrid onsite 2X/week to Lansing, MI
Term: 12+ months
Top requirements:
- Risk Management - identify and manage project risks and issues to keep project on track
- Tools - MS project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint knowledge
- Budget financial management - control budget throughout project lifecycle
Position Overview:
- Manages the entire project lifecycle from project definition through implementation.
- Accountable for meeting agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality measures.
- Develops project plan and drives project milestones.
- Establishes effective communication plan with project team and key stakeholders.
- Provides day-to-day direction to project resources.
- Ensures effective change management occurs throughout the course of the project.
- Responsible for preparation of documentation, status reports and budgets.
- Role requires excellent oral and written communications, interpersonal, negotiation, project planning, judgment, leadership, decision-making, analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Specialized knowledge of MS Project, Visio, Excel, Word.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated direct project management experience
- Communication - clear and effective communication for all levels
- Leadership - ability to achieve project objectives and motivate and coach project team members
- Risk Management - identify and manage project risks and issues to keep project on track
- Tools - MS project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint knowledge
- Budget financial management - control budget throughout project lifecycle
