Project Manager- Hybrid

Title: Project Manager 
Location: Houston, TX, Little Rock, AR, & Jackson, MS, or New Orleans, LA (3 days onsite a week)
Duration: Short-term contract (3 months)

We are looking for an Sr. Project Manager to manage application development projects. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented with Agile/waterfall methodology, needs to be is a highly collaborative person, working closely with IT and Business stakeholders of the Program.

Responsibilities:

·         Manage IT projects such as application development, and enhancement projects.

·         Manage projects from business case-to-implementation.

·         Project Management includes budget management, resource allocation, kick off meetings, project planning, project execution and control, communication, risk analysis, quality assurance, team and vendor management, and project implementation.

·         Lead design workshops, assessments, and troubleshooting sessions.

·         Apply waterfall delivery methodologies, standards and tools.

·         Lead end-to-end technical fixes/implementation, including hardware installation, environment setup, production certification, software deployment, integration development, testing and deployment, data management, and vendor technical activities.

·         Perform actual vs. planned analysis at the project level and forecast cost of the project.

·         Develop project plans/scope/schedule and track progress, milestones, and deliverables.

·         Facilitate and attend meetings with various technical and non-technical resources to capture project requirements, identify project milestones, communicate project timelines, track action items, and monitor project status.

·         Identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in large-scale IT Project Management environment.
• 5 years of experience in managing App Dev projects.
• Experience in PMO processes and Stage gate processes.
• Good experience with Agile projects.
• Experience managing projects using metrics such as ETC, EAC, SPI, and CPI.
• Hands-on experience developing resource loaded schedules.
• Experience managing budget/cost of the project and projecting monthly forecasts.
• Ability to manage multiple high visibility projects simultaneously.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with internal resources and external vendors.
• Good experience identifying and managing risks.