Sr. Project Manager

Our client is looking for a Sr. Project Manager. to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams.

Projects include:

• Keep the Lights On (patching, certifications, lifecycle management, etc.)
• Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)

Tasks

Project / Program Planning & Management

• Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
• Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
• Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.

Team Leadership

• Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
• Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
• Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
• Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
• Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
• Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.

Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
• Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.

Budget & Resource Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.
• Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
• Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.

Transformation & Organizational Change Management

• Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.

Process Improvement

• Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.

NOTE: Schedule is Hybrid. Onsite presence is required at least one day per week at the St Paul, MN office. Other days can be done remotely.

Location: St Paul, MN (Hybrid)

Contract: 6+ Months

Skills Required:

• 9 years - High school diploma or GED and Experience managing multiple IT and business projects
• (Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.
• Associates degree counts as two years of experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience)
• Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
• 2 years - Experience with MS Project
• 1 year - Experience with Azure Dev Ops
• 1 year - Experience with Jira
• 1 year - Experience with GitHub
• PMP or PgMP Certification
• CSM or SAFe Certification

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• Experience with PPM tools
• CISSP, CISM Certifications
• Networking: CCNA, CCNP
• ITIL, Cloud (Azure, AWS) Certifications
• CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Cisco (CCNP) Certification
• Palo Alto Networks (PCNSE) or CISSP Certification
• Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Certification

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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