Sr. Project Manager

Minimum Qualifications of Candidate

Minimum qualifications (these qualifications must be clearly stated on the resume and verifiable via reference checks):

Academic:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is required.

Experience :

• 7+ years of project management experience. Experience managing large-scale software implementation projects. Experience managing multiple projects or programs, Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions. Experience documenting technical and business requirement specifications.

Additional desired skills:

• Ability to act as the primary Project Manager for the Transparency Tool project. Works with the PMO Manager to determine and distribute assignments.



• Possesses extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.



• Understands complex web-based computer applications and has the ability to guide programming staff through projects.



• Ability to document business and technical requirements and processes that can be understood and used by other technical staff.



• Strong work ethic and sense of urgency for completing assignments.

General:

• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to self-learn/learn tools of trade and adapt to different environments with little or no guidance.



• Must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Must demonstrate ability to successfully translate business language into technical specifications and present them to non-technical staff using terminology they can understand and relate to.



• Office Tools - Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word, working knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint.



• Excellent at time management, estimating level of effort, and meeting or exceeding deadlines.



• Team Player - Willing and able to mentor other technical staff and share knowledge.

Deliverables/Tasks

The Project Manager will be responsible for overall management of all IT application related projects to include:

• Understanding business and customer requirements that drive the analysis and design of technical solutions.



• Coordinating, status reporting and stability of project-oriented work efforts.



• Establishing and implementing project management processes and methodologies for IT staff to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards, and meet customer expectations.



• Assembling project plans, creating, and managing teamwork assignments. Directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.



• Coordinating tests for the developed objects / processes.



• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.



• Creates and executes unit test plans and test cases. Assists the client with acceptance testing prior to production implementation.



• Ensuring compliance to standards through code walkthroughs and metadata reports.



• Understanding and following source code promotion processes.

location: Tallahassee, Florida

job type: Contract

salary: $70 - 75 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

Minimum Qualifications of Candidate

Minimum qualifications (these qualifications must be clearly stated on the resume and verifiable via reference checks):

Academic:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is required.

Experience :

• 7+ years of project management experience. Experience managing large-scale software implementation projects. Experience managing multiple projects or programs, Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions. Experience documenting technical and business requirement specifications.

Additional desired skills:

• Ability to act as the primary Project Manager for the Transparency Tool project. Works with the PMO Manager to determine and distribute assignments.



• Possesses extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.



• Understands complex web-based computer applications and has the ability to guide programming staff through projects.



• Ability to document business and technical requirements and processes that can be understood and used by other technical staff.



• Strong work ethic and sense of urgency for completing assignments.

General:

• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to self-learn/learn tools of trade and adapt to different environments with little or no guidance.



• Must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Must demonstrate ability to successfully translate business language into technical specifications and present them to non-technical staff using terminology they can understand and relate to.



• Office Tools - Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word, working knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint.



• Excellent at time management, estimating level of effort, and meeting or exceeding deadlines.



• Team Player - Willing and able to mentor other technical staff and share knowledge.

Deliverables/Tasks

The Project Manager will be responsible for overall management of all IT application related projects to include:

• Understanding business and customer requirements that drive the analysis and design of technical solutions.



• Coordinating, status reporting and stability of project-oriented work efforts.



• Establishing and implementing project management processes and methodologies for IT staff to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards, and meet customer expectations.



• Assembling project plans, creating, and managing teamwork assignments. Directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.



• Coordinating tests for the developed objects / processes.



• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.



• Creates and executes unit test plans and test cases. Assists the client with acceptance testing prior to production implementation.



• Ensuring compliance to standards through code walkthroughs and metadata reports.



• Understanding and following source code promotion processes.

qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications of Candidate

Minimum qualifications (these qualifications must be clearly stated on the resume and verifiable via reference checks):

Academic:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is required.

Experience :

• 7+ years of project management experience. Experience managing large-scale software implementation projects. Experience managing multiple projects or programs, Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions. Experience documenting technical and business requirement specifications.

Additional desired skills:

• Ability to act as the primary Project Manager for the Transparency Tool project. Works with the PMO Manager to determine and distribute assignments.



• Possesses extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.



• Understands complex web-based computer applications and has the ability to guide programming staff through projects.



• Ability to document business and technical requirements and processes that can be understood and used by other technical staff.



• Strong work ethic and sense of urgency for completing assignments.

General:

• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to self-learn/learn tools of trade and adapt to different environments with little or no