Senior IT Project Manager

Title: Senior IT Project Manager

Location: New York, NY 10017- Onsite

Duration: 6 Months

Shift- Monday-Friday 9.00AM-5.00PM

Job Description:

Summary:

• The IT Project Manager is responsible for the organization, tracking, and delivery of projects at the client that involve IT related activity.
• Project manages complex to enterprise-wide projects.
• Responsibilities for project management include overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, communication, control, and completion that is aligned with organizational project management practices.
• For these projects, the Project Manager designs, communicates, and implements an operational plan; monitors progress and performance against the project plan; and creates the project budget and acts to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget.
• Identifies, develops, and gathers the resources, including staff, vendors and others, to complete the project which may include preparing designs and work specifications; developing project schedules, budgets and forecasts; and selecting materials and equipment, and supervising project staff and external contractors.
• Proactively identifies recommendations to make the solution better.
• Operates at the 'subsystem level'.
• Specialist professional with deep knowledge and actionable experience, and broad understanding of interdependencies beyond SME scope (domain level).

Responsibilities:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Leads the planning and implementation of the project plan ensuring Project Management methodology is followed
• Develops the project plan to include the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables; project tasks, resource requirements and allocation of tasks
• Provides direction and support to project team members
• Identifies, acquires and maintains resources necessary for project completion.
• Negotiates conflicts and resolves issues that arise during this process
• Leads meetings with project teams, steering and executive committees and vendors.
• Solicits policy input and approval from stakeholders and users across the Center
• Maintains awareness of team engagement; identifies and responds to key challenges and areas of opportunity.
• Evaluates and assesses project plan post implementation and presents key findings/learning.
• Develops budgets and monitors adherence to timelines and budgets throughout the project.

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION:

• Creates, maintains and revises project documentation, including plans and timelines.
• Tracks project milestones, identifies and resolves issues, risks and obstacles to meeting project goals and deadlines
• Documents relevant workflows, project requirements, policy and procedure gaps, key decisions and necessary follow-up
• Facilitates the gathering of information required for the level of effort analysis to estimate project cost, resources, time and deliverables.
• Monitors ongoing compliance with project budget; identifies, communicates and resolves budgetary variances.
• Reports to management and the client executive management as part of project planning and progress.

PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS

• Maintains regular project updates and communications regarding project status and progress; reporting regularly on project progress to stakeholders, project team and steering and executive committees.
• Coordinates with applicable stakeholders when developing and executing a multi-stage communications plan
• Facilitates and oversees departmental pilot programs and Center-wide rollout. Resolves related troubleshooting and updates.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• Provides effective structured change management (including contract addendums, budget addendums and technical design changes) support for all large-scale, client-facing projects or internal IS initiatives.
• Develop specific change management strategies and plans, identify risks, coordinate with stakeholders and overcome obstacles to change

Required Skills & Experience:

• Seven (7) - ten (10) years of experience
• Proven experience in strategic planning; risk management and change management
• Extensive technical background in all IT areas, including network infrastructure (and security), server technology, desktop technology, nurse call technologies, patient engagement technologies (TVR, Wayfinding, RTLS, digital signage, etc.)
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management including project management techniques and tools.

Required Education

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering or related field.
• OR Six (6) to (8) years of job-related work experience can be accepted.
• Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
• Project Management Professional.
• Other certifications: Microsoft, Cisco, Apple Certification.