Job Description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading multi-disciplinary teams in information technology (IT) projects and will interact with Program Leaders, Associate Program Leaders, Technical Staff, and customers including steering committees and project review panels to define project scope, project management approaches, cost, schedule, and to execute and report status of projects. The successful candidate will take programmatic direction from the Director of the LivIT PMO and will report administratively to the Computation Enterprise Application Services Division Leader.
In this role you will:
Lead and motivate project teams to accomplish complex technical efforts to define scope, requirements, estimate, design, and implement each assigned project.
Responsible for meeting functional criteria, negotiate requirements and limitations, deliver project on schedule and within cost objectives, and conduct project reviews.
Prepare, maintain and manage project management plans, budgets/estimates, project authorization requests, project change control actions, monthly status reports and documentation suitable for audit review both during and after completion of project
Communicate project status to project teams, resolve issues, maintain project file, and recommend addition, expansion, or discontinuance of project scope to ensure successful completion of the project.
Develop and deliver project proposals and presentations to a broad audience of customers, stakeholders, and senior managers.
Facilitate and build consensus to drive business outcomes for the project.
Administer and manage the project portfolio tool and assist the PMO Director with the management of the IT metrics framework, collection, and monthly reporting of LivIT KPIs.
Assist in driving the processes and the maturity of the project management discipline across LivIT.
Perform other duties as assigned. Additional job responsibilities at the TSS.4 Level
Serve as the technical leader and expert on large projects and recommend solutions to highly complex issues and requirements from program customers and stakeholders to accomplish program goals through IT projects.
Manage a collection of significantly integrated and related projects of high strategic scope and visibility.
Mentor peers and less experienced team members in project management principles and practices
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent level of demonstrated knowledge.
Professional certification in related areas such as the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute (PMI), or equivalent certification, or equivalent level of experience.
Significant experience in IT project management including project planning, scheduling, cost estimating, and baseline control.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the use of project management methodologies and tools such as Microsoft Project.
Experience facilitiating and conducting technical project reviews, preparing and maintaining budgets, and utilizing analytical, process flow, problem solving, customer relationship, organization, and conflict resolution skills.
Experience applying strong analytical and problem-solving skills to independently recommend actions and solutions
Proven ability to work independently under minimal direction as a highly motivated, self-directed individual and collaboratively as part of a cohesive team.
Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment, present and explain technical information, and provide advice to program management and stakeholders.
Thanks,
KK
