Location: Redwood City, CA
Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $55.00 USD Hourly
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Project Manager
Project Manager
Redwood City, CA
Long term contract
Project Management
Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
Independently lead and direct projects requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed.
Create project charter defining/shaping the project's scope, goals/objectives, solution approach, system integration and impact to other systems, project team organization, roles/responsibilities, risks and assumptions, project financials.
Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required to complete projects.
Create and implement project plans and work breakdown structures aligned with business and technical plans and directions; revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Manage stakeholder engagement that may be affected by changes to business processes, policies, and procedures related to the project implementation.
Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation and consensus.
Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy and communication plan relative to project scope and stakeholders; orchestrate and lead change management methodologies underlying project success.
Create, manage, and monitor the estimated project budget.
Prepare and submit project documentation such as client proposals, progress reports, or other contractual requirements.
Evaluate and assess metrics and project effectiveness, assess and proactively monitor and control risks, progress and trends impacting successful project delivery.
Perform project management duties including document and process change requests; monitor project scope, schedule, and budget, and report deviations and concerns to the project sponsors; Identify and manage project risks and issues and develop strategies to mitigate them; perform and lead RFP/RFIs, vendor evaluation and selection; review and reconcile invoices; coordinate project closeout details.
Adapt to tools, methodologies, and practices used by the UIT PMO.
Qualification:
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight to ten years of related experience in management of projects with extensive size/complexity and moderate performance risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
Previous experience managing large IT infrastructure projects and building renovation projects.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.
Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality.
Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations.
Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.
Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects.
Proven experience managing multiple large IT infrastructure deployments in a complex and fluid environment.
Understanding of basic telecom/VoIP mechanics (e.g. VoIP, PBX, Call Manager, Contact Center, paging, TDM), Audio/Visual, Card Key and basic knowledge of service delivery and operation strongly desired.
Experience with managing IT technical infrastructure components for new and/or updated buildings.
Experience with developing and managing IT and construction budgets.
Proven experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies strongly desired.
Knowledge of project management tools and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Proven experience in developing and maintaining complex and integrated project plans.
Proven experience in people, change, risk, and conflict management is strongly desired.
Proven ability to build relationships and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve results in a consensus driven environment strongly desired.
Ability to lead and direct a team of internal and external technical and business staff and align technical needs with business goals strongly desired.
Solid leadership, negotiation, persuasion, and facilitation skills are strongly desired.
Ability to navigate stressful situations and make/negotiate decisions on complex problems strongly desired.
Solid experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio) strongly desired.
Knowledge and understanding of university operations, administration and community desired.
Requirements:
Certifications and Licenses
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly desired.
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- Position Id: 1104336
- Posted 13 hours ago
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