Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a Project Manager for an Onsite position with a Major Utility Company located in Columbus, OH. This is a 4+ month contract opportunity. This role involves managing large, complex projects across IT and business functions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the entire project lifecycle, from requirements definition through to final delivery, ensuring alignment with cost, scope, and schedule while engaging with executive sponsors and key stakeholders.
Responsibilities: - Conduct project quality reviews
- Perform issue and risk management activities
- Use tools to forecast, plan, estimate, and track project delivery and budget
- Provide oversight for performance, cost, scope, schedule, and quality to technical leadership
- Lead the project to produce the agreed upon solution deliverables in accordance with the applicable timeframes
- Execute a wide range of process activities beginning with the requirements definition and continuing through development, test, and final delivery
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
- Develop clear and concise documentation to identify processes, problems, and action plans as well as design attractive and simple sketches, charts, diagrams, and other illustrative material to facilitate communication of complicated topics
- Facilitate collaboration across multiple functions, departments, and levels and serve as a role model for teamwork
- Coordinate and provide timely status reporting on the stability of program-oriented work efforts and on compliance with technical standards and PMO aligned processes and methodologies
- Have responsibility for determining and communicating team assignments and directing and monitoring work efforts
- Provide status reports to leadership teams on potential impacts to scope, budget, risk, and resources
Requirements: - 5+ years of experience in a Project Manager role
- Experience with project management and leadership across IT and business functions
- Experience managing large complex projects that consist of a combination of internal/external and labor/non-labor cost components
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management best practices including knowledge of waterfall, agile and SDLC methodologies and tools
- Must have excellent leadership skills (proven ability to coach, develop, and lead a team) and must be able to work with a diverse project team consisting of resources from all parts of the organization (both IT & Business)
- Proven ability to engage and develop relationships with executive sponsors and key stakeholders with clarity and precision
- Experience with project cost management and resource capacity planning
- Strong Business Process Analysis and Mapping skills
- Experience implementing change management approaches to support projects
- Experience in the indirect management of team members including assisting in the development, training, and assignment of work/projects to other members of a team
Desired skills: - Familiarity with the Energy Industry is a plus
- Project management certification (PMP)
- Agile certification such as PSM (Professional Scrum Master) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) a plus
Pay range: up to $67.12 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today! Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) ApTask Global Workforce (AGW) is a certified Minority and Veteran workforce solutions company. AGW delivers operational, clinical, lab and professional talent with a strong focus on healthcare and life sciences. The company supports clients with reliable staffing, program expertise and a commitment to quality, speed and consistent delivery.
Benefits of working with ApTask Global Workforce include: - Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
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ApTask Global Workforce 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.
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