Project Manager 2

We have a position for a Project Manager 2 with one of our clients in Atlanta, GA for an initial contract duration of 6 months.

Our client Information Technology (IT) division seeks an individual to function as Project Manager of our technology initiatives primarily consisting of application development, software implementation.

Mode of interview: Video / Telephonic is mandatory

Local candidated preferred

Permanent Residents and all other parties authorized to work in the US without sponsorship are encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, and integrates cross-functional information technology projects to deliver specific results to customers on time.
• Establishes benchmarks, milestones, and coordinate delivery of projects.
• Facilitates communication of status, issues, and project budget to teams, clients/vendors, and management to ensure key deliverables are met.
• Performs project tasks (gathering requirements, facilitating design discussions, managing application development, testing, training, and roll-outs) as required to keep projects on track.
• Runs complex projects/programs from design and development to production for all 5 client divisions including Human Resource Administration, State Purchasing Division, Risk Management Services, SurplusProperty Division, and Office of Fleet Management as well as supporting administrative functions.
• Work with Business Analysts to define requirements.
• Plan project lifecycle deployment.
• Defines resources and schedule for project/program implementation using MS Project 2016.
• Creates strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Keeps project status and resource forecasts current in reporting tools.
• Uses reporting tools to keep customers informed of project status and to schedule upcoming work.
• Designs and maintains technical and project documentation.
• Manage compliance with the government's enterprise performance life cycle (EPLC). Maintain responsibility for managing the team's activities, identifying and appropriately mitigating and escalating risk, and delivering the system deployments
• Provide customer management responsibilities, including managing expectations, communicating project status, and reporting on lessons learned and retrospective findings.

MINIMUM ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Five years of recent relevant project management experience, with a progression in responsibility AND eligibility to sit for Project management Professional (PMP) certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess one or more of the following items below.

• Prior experience implementing technology in a government organization
• Six or more years of related experience in project management or IT; management coordinating and supporting IT business process.
• Previous experience in software development initiatives and application implementation.
• Experience with structured development methodology SDLC
• Experience defining and implementing program/project management using tools and expertise in the practical adoption of SDLC methodologies using project management tools MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word.
• Certification as Professional Project Manager (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).