Project Manager III

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Project Manager III.

Job Description:

Job Title: Project Manager III

Job Type: Contract

Job Location: Reston, VA

Work Schedule: On-site

Pay Rate: $70/hour, Based on experience

Job Description:-

Lead multiple projects through all phases of the Company Implementation Methodology from initiation/planning through the execution and delivery of the contract concluding with project transition and close, ensuring a successful project.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, client stakeholders, and peers.

Apply Project Management disciplines such as quality, risk, resource, and change management while being accountable for meeting the time, cost, and scope of each project.

Communicate the plan, roles, constraints, milestones, and critical path to all team members and project stakeholders.

Understand and apply standard project management and delivery methodology and project tracking standards to build effective plans and deliver quality solutions.

Anticipate and mitigate risks and identify opportunities

Lead project team status meetings to ensure the project milestones are met and dependencies are tracked

Manage activities of customer and resources to deliver a fully integrated solution.

Act as a shared point of contact between internal and external stakeholders.

Proactively and timely coordinate and communicate project activities to all involved parties.

Provide management with an articulate summary of project status.

Facilitate discussions with appropriate leadership and key sponsors to negotiate key decisions related to the triple constraints (time, cost, scope) while maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.

Build and maintain positive professional relationships and functions as the change agent for customers.

Manage all resources when project turnaround situations occur. Lead cross-functional team resolutions to mitigate project risks and issues.

Provide timely and constructive performance feedback regarding resources assigned to projects.

Improve team dynamics and performance by building team cohesiveness through leadership, mentoring, and motivating in order to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency, and boost morale.

Skills:

Significant skills/knowledge/experience in project implementation for both cloud and non-cloud implementation.

Experience in a number of operational elements that affect financial and resource forecasts are on track; including but not limited to: -Up-to-date accuracy of all project plans for the duration of the project -Customer satisfaction -Accurate revenue recognition, which requires timely review and approval of time sheets, expense reports, billing request documents, and credit requests.

Accomplish project goals within a matrix-management environment.

Assist Customer Relations team in developing solutions by providing knowledge and expertise during the sales cycle (this may include the ability to sell the value of project management services).

Identify business growth opportunities by applying knowledge of higher education industry, business processes, and software products.

Guide and mentor less experienced Project Managers

Develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Certifications in cloud and project management disciplines that suggest expert level KSA s for these areas.

About Maxonic:

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Interested in Applying?

Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Sambhav Raj ( / ) for more details.