Overview
On Site
$90 - $110
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
Project Manager
Project management
across disciplines
benefit analysis
coaching
cost / benefit analysis
hardware
presentation skills
presentations
relationships
software
strategic thinking
systems analysis
team management
writing
child welfare system
parks and recreation
Job Details
Title: IT Project Manager
Duration: 12 Months
Client: City of Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Note: This position is onsite.
Job Description:
- Effectively lead and supervise project teams, providing both one-on-one and team guidance and coaching to enable the team to achieve project outcomes.
- Participate in teams led by other Network or project leaders and take direction from and support activities led by other division project leads.
- Establish and lead a collaborative environment for project teams where knowledge is shared across disciplines regularly to advance projects.
- Develop, clarify, and manage the scope of the project and team member expectations, define deliverables, and achieve targeted outcomes on time.
- Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
- Assemble and engage project teams and build collaborative relationships among project team members.
- Identify needed resources, assign responsibilities, and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
- Conduct, as needed, cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
- Convene and chair project meetings with internal and external stakeholders and contracted service providers.
- Conduct technology needs assessments, prepare status reports/summaries, and make recommendations to the PPR IT Director or PPR/OCF Leadership.
- Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership about projects.
- Plan, organize, and direct the work activities of both City staff and consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team.
- Prepare and lead presentations to project stakeholders, including PPR IT Director and/or OCF/PPR Leadership
- Establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with supervisors, peers, supervisors, and OIT.
- Plan, organize, and guide the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned to a team.
- Support ongoing or new network software, hardware, and upgrade projects as assigned.
- Lead additional data, network, and technology projects and tasks as assigned by the PPR IT Director
Required Skills:
- Demonstrate effective project/team management competencies, such as establishing collaborative team structure and mechanisms, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager, and the ability to ensure a successful project lifecycle.
- Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders participating in this project.
- Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, leadership, associates, outside consultants, and vendors.
- Demonstrate knowledge and/or experience with PPR network and software applications.
- Demonstrate knowledge and practice of project management principles.
- Must have experience in leading the implementation of system-wide hardware and software modernization and integration projects
Highly Desired/Preferred
- Completion of a Bachelor s degree program at an accredited college or university with coursework in Social Work/Social Policy, other Social Science, Information Technology, and/or other relevant fields.
- Minimum of 3-5 years working with social service and/or child welfare system network and software applications or parks and recreation
- Experience supervising teams preferred.
- Project management experience and/or applicable business experience.
- 7-10 years working with parks and recreation or child welfare system networks and software applications.
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience is determined to be acceptable by the PPR