Senior Project Manager

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams. With our client in the in St. Paul MN. This is a 6-month contract position. This role is hybrid working 1 day onsite per week.

Compensation: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour W2, depending on skill and experience level.

Description of Project
The Client is seeking one full-time Senior Project Manager to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams. Projects include:

• Keep the Lights On (patching, certifications, lifecycle management, etc.)
• Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)

At a high level, the resource will provide project leadership for various projects within the Client.
The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of remote and onsite work. Onsite presence is required at least one day per week.

Project / Program Planning & Management

• Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
• Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
• Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.

Team Leadership

• Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
• Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
• Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
• Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
• Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
• Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.

Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
• Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.

Budget & Resource Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.
• Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
• Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.

Transformation & Organizational Change Management

• Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.

Process Improvement

• Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects
  • Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.

• Associates degree counts as two years of experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience

• two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
• PMP or PgMP Certification
• CSM or SAFe Certification
• 2 years' experience with MS Projec
• 1 years' experience with Azure Dev Ops
• 1 years' experience with Jira
• 1 years' experience with GitHub

Desired Qualifications
Certifications

• CompTIA Security+
• Cisco (CCNP)
• Palo Alto Networks (PCNSE) or CISSP
• Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900

Skills

• Experience with PPM tools
• Cybersecurity: CISSP, CISM

• Networking: CCNA, CCNP
• Infrastructure: ITIL, Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS)

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!

About Genesis10:
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.