Project Manager

Role : Project Manager

Duration: 6 months

Client Location: Remote is an option as well for the right candidate.

Technical Skills: PMP Certified, NOT PM s that have managed networking\hardware projects
client facing PM experience . (not internal PMO PM exp).

Summary:
This role will be responsible for all aspects of project management: the direction, planning and
budgeting, coordination, implementation, execution, and completion of specific projects while
ensuring consistency with overall strategy, commitments, and goals.

Primary Responsibilities:
Assumes fiscal responsibility for the portions of the projects managed, including
managing budget, expense management, timely invoicing, receivables tracking and
monitoring /managing subcontractor expenses as applicable.
Identifies, documents, and escalates any project issues and potential
dependencies to the project team to the appropriate management team.
Manages assigned projects against key business targets and time-to-value key
performance indicators to help ensure high quality and high customer satisfaction.
Prepares sample or high-level project plans to satisfy customer requirements to close
deals, identify potential implementation options and provide recommendations on
implementation approaches.
Participates and leads in project review sessions with stakeholders, customers, and
senior management.
Completes risk assessment documents for projects, meeting articulated criteria (sizeable
financial concerns, heavy use of subcontractors, implementation of new solutions, etc.).
May support Senior Project Managers or Program Managers on large projects and may
independently manage small to medium scale projects.
Manages internal or external customer expectations fully and acts as customer liaison.

Manages implementation projects throughout the project life cycle.
Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments and
resource additions.
Identifies and matches skills of project team members with the implementation
requirements and tasks, including subcontractors if required, and verifies that team
members know and understand their assignments.
Ensures quality assurance and test plans are developed for the project.
Maintains an accurate project plan, adheres to deadlines and communicates weekly
project status reports, issues, alerts, signoffs and closure to the team, management and
the customer.
Forecasts revenue and resource requirements for the duration of the project.
Follows established change management procedures should project plans or schedules
be adjusted.
Ensures project designs and specifications provide a reliable blueprint for
implementation.
Resolves any conflict between the project and other organizational units in a
satisfactory manner, including engaging management as necessary.
Communicates project goals to those outside the project and engages management or
leadership in other units as needed to ensure customer success.
Completes engagement/project summary, project closeout procedures and skills
inventory updates, when applicable, at end of project.
Assures overall customer satisfaction through project health checks, surveys and
Delivery Excellence agreements according the governing Project Management
Methodology.

Additional Responsibilities:
Leverages methodologies, enablers and best practices to accelerate project delivery.
Oversees knowledge management activities of the delivery team using knowledge
server or comparable tool.
Builds relationships with clients that characterize partnership, cooperation and trust.

Provides leadership and drives customer success while overcoming barriers and
satisfying staff, management, and stakeholder commitments.
Performs other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Project Management Professional, known as PMP, certification is required.
MS Project experience is preferred.
State and Local Government experience
Jira or the like
Experience with Project documentation (Charters, RACI, Design docs, etc)
Excellent facilitation skills, including meeting content/agenda and proactive/creative
management of issues.
Very good problem-solving, organizational, written, oral, and interpersonal
communication skills.
Ability to work independently and with a team.
Travel as business requirements as required by management discretion.

Preferences:
Raleigh, NC and Madison, WI location preferred, but flexible on location for the right
candidate.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor s degree, preferably in Business, Marketing, Accounting or related field.
A minimum of 7 years of customer project management experience.