Title: Senior Technical Project Manager
Location: Celebration, FL 34747
Duration: 22 Months Contract
Work Schedule : 2 days onsite (Wednesdays/Fridays)
Job Description:
The Sr. Technical Project Manager will be a part of client Technology New Build team and will report to the Technology Director of New Build and Network Engineering. In this role, the incumbent will help solve complex technology issues to support New Ship Build projects. They will apply project management principles, practices, and techniques to lead and control project schedule, scope, quality, cost and performance risks independently for multiple complex projects. Candidates applying for this position should have experience managing application implementation projects supporting new ship build projects.
Responsibilities
- Identify stakeholders, communicate effectively through identified communication outlets (e.g., email, meeting minutes, etc.), and proactively work with stakeholders to manage expectations.
- Work with the application and product owners to create clarity around delivery objectives through the development of scope and requirements.
- Developing program and project management documents such as project management plans, schedules, budgets, RACI charts, project logs (e.g., risks, issues, actions, decisions, communications, change requests, and lessons learned, etc.)
- Act as a liaison between business users and implementation team, communicating appropriately and effectively with co-workers, customers and supervisors, maintaining awareness of project status and any potential delay, situation or concern that may affect the outcome of the projects.
- Work with business areas to determine and actively manage to the project scope.
- Managing the assignment of project tasks by developing the project plan, assessing project engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing/challenging the output produced by the team.
- Track progress and review project tasks to make certain deadlines are met appropriately.
- Communicates with clients and other stakeholders to gain support for the program or specific projects.
- Conducts regular status meetings with all stakeholders, keeping the stakeholder s needs and requirements continuously in view.
- Responsible for shepherding technology projects from ideation to delivery:
- Prepare executive-facing status reports in collaboration with multiple teams leads
- Effectively prepare and present technical and/or educational documentation of assigned projects to enhance the knowledge project team members.
Basic Qualifications
- Seven to ten years of project management experience, managing diverse teams and complex projects.
- Experience working in technology project initiation in a large technology/digital environment.
Strategic thinker that is able to connect business outcomes to technology solutions, strong collaborator, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills. - Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization; including written, verbal, presentation and facilitation skills.
- Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Understanding of value-driven business outcomes and metrics.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Expertise with project management tools and/or software packages (Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Tools, such as Clarity, etc.)
- Expert proficiency in office productivity software and tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, SmartSheet, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP ), preferred.
- Experience with cruise line systems.
Required Education
Bachelor s degree in a technology, business-related discipline, or equivalent experience. Years of experience can be substituted for degree field.