Technical Project Manager III

Job Title: Technical Project Manager III

Job Summary:

Project Manager has responsibilities for leading projects and/or programs on a day-to-day basis. This includes creation of project plans, business cases, design strategies, resource allocation, budget and forecast management, cross-organizational coordination, vendor management, executive communication/reporting, and critical issue resolution and escalations.
Proof of US citizenship is required for this opportunity.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Diligently monitor project progress using work plan and project plan tools
• Prepare documentation and lead client steering committee meetings
• Apply risk mitigation strategies to the project plan to ensure overall project success
• Coordinate with all appropriate project stakeholder groups and personnel to ensure excellent delivery of projects
• Provide all necessary data for tracking, planning and project evaluation to ensure data accuracy in project management tools
• Establishes, plans, and executes major milestone/deliverable reviews and decision gates to complete the project life cycle. Ensures all required deliverables are produced and reviewed, including the technical leadership of requirements management, design, implementation, verification, test, quality assurance, delivery, operations, and maintenance of the technical solution.
• Nurture client/stakeholder partnership to ensure overall satisfaction with the project
• Set up issue tracking structure and project boards to facilitate efficient and accurate project status reporting.
• Effectively communicate project status and issues to management and present options for issue resolution
• Work closely with project team to effectively understand project progress and manage project tasks
• Analyze project risks and inefficiencies and recommend improvements
• Ensure project meets the expected budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Ensure business case accurately reflects costs and is updated as changes occur; Usher the business case through the approval process and adhere to all standard procedures
• Enforce change management practices to meet project timelines and client expectations
• Actively participates in the development of new business; performs market research; contributes to the development of proposals; meets with prospective new clients.
• Participates in the recruitment and mentoring of more junior Project Managers and other staff.
• Provides process improvement recommendations and proactively shares lessons learned based on best practices and industry standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to manage projects with little supervision and provide status and issues to executives and upper management
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project management approaches
• Proven ability to drive and coordinate the tasks of a large, matrixed project team which is geographically dispersed
• Proven ability to influence others and to build trusting relationships with clients and peers
• Proven skills in program/project management
• Ability to create and maintain project plans and other project management documentation
• Strong initiative and creativity in gathering and analyzing project management-related data
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, set direction, and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communications and presentation skills, including ability to summarize and concisely share key project information at all levels of the organization and with clients
• Strong ability to provide leadership/mentorship to other team members

Preferred but not Required:

• Program Management Professional certification

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer science, information systems or a related field of study.
• A minimum of eight (8) years directly related Project Management experience, preferably with teams of 5 - 15 staff including analysts, developers, QA, tech writers, and related personnel.
• Knowledge of business and technology work processes and the ability to use this knowledge when consulting across organizations and client groups

Working Conditions:

The physical and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; bending or crouching; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Some lifting of files, opening cabinets.
• Bending or standing as necessary.

Work Environment:

Position is sedentary with prolonged periods of standing, bending, sitting, kneeling
This description is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to accurately reflect the activities and requirements of the position, but duties may be added, deleted, or modified, as necessary. This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
Ability and willingness to travel approximately 15% of the time

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Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $125,000.00

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