Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location with zip code: Taylor, TX (76574)

Duration: 12 Months

Pay Rate: $50-70/hr

Shift Timing (Day/ Evening/ Night): Day

Job Description:

• Plans, directs and coordinates activities of designated technical and business projects, to ensure that goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
• Develops, manages and coordinates project plans of different degrees of complexity. Specifies work breakdown, scheduling, budget, identification of risks, contingency plans and allotment of resources for each phase of the project.

Essential Job Duties:

• Manages projects consistent with *** Corporate Standards, Operating Procedures, and department processes.
• Manages project scope, schedule, budget, risk / issue, change controls, phase gating and general project administration.
• Promotes a culture of early risk mitigation and accountability and incorporates relevant techniques into the project plan and management.
• Understands project success criteria and provides guidance and consultation to the project delivery structure to meet those objectives.
• Develops project plans specifying milestones, tasks, start/end durations and resource allocations for each phase of the project.
• Manages the work of the project team to ensure that accountable personnel complete project activities on time and within budget, while ensuring the high priority items stay on track.
• Manages vendor activities to ensure alignment to the Statement of Work.
• Leads and coordinates cross-functional teams responsible for all aspects of a project, promoting teamwork, collaboration, and candid conversation.
• Monitors metrics to track team performance against schedule expectations and budget.
• Proactively and effectively communicates project status, risks, and issues to management, project owners, and others.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills and applies good judgement for escalation.
• Demonstrates accountability for the results of the team.
• Creates and maintains project schedules using Microsoft Project Online.
• Leverages Microsoft Project Online and Power BI for project reporting.

Required Skills:

• Requires minimum 8 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements
• Requires minimum 6 years as Project Manager on large-scale projects
• Project schedule creation and maintenance using Microsoft Project Online or Project Server
• Project reporting using Microsoft Project Online and Power BI
• Minimum 2 years in a program manager role (preferred)
• Task assignment and tracking using JIRA (preferred)
• Detailed understanding of the *** energy, market, and utility business (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Required)
• Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Preferred)
• Or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

Certification:

• PMP Project Management Professional (Highly Preferred)

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among Best Company to Work For by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and s & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.