Senior IT Project Manager

Position Summary

• The candidate will serve as the Project Manager for assigned software application development projects.
• This position reports to the client's Portfolio Management Services Section, but is assigned to manage software development projects in the client's Enterprise Application Services Section.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other Information Technology major, or equivalent work experience.

Certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Required Tasks to Be Performed

• Work with software developers, business analysts, data analysts, and other technical and non-technical subject-matter experts to develop detailed project schedules.
• Manage and monitor project progress within the constraints of the project management plan, schedule, budget and resources.
• Proactively identify risks and issues affecting project schedules and objectives and appropriately escalate these issues, with recommendations, to senior managers.
• Effectively identify change and use appropriate protocols to manage and communication this change effectively.
• Collect, maintain and distribute project status meeting minutes to stakeholders
• Provide routine status reports and briefings to project team, customers and senior managers. Maintain ongoing and effective communications among all project stakeholders, both business and technical. Effectively coordinate resources and assignments among project assignees.
• Adhere to the client's project management methodology, standards, policies and procedures, as well as those technical standards and policies relevant to assigned projects. Make recommendations to improve processes and policies.
• Manage relationships with client's program area business partners. Develop strong and collaborative relationships with customers to achieve positive project outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong relationship and interpersonal skills in working with technical staff, program staff and vendor community.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• 5+ years' experience in IT project management, specifically in managing medium-t-large scale software application development projects.
• 5+ years' experience in managing multiple projects concurrently.
• 5+ years' experience in developing and maintaining detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project
• In-depth knowledge of the principles, theories, practices and techniques for managing the activities related to planning, managing and implementing software projects and programs
• Documented and proven ability to formulate project plans for managing and monitoring progress on software development projects; to think logically and to analyze and solve problems; compile, organize and analyze data; to evaluate and monitor projects, plans and schedules and implement corrective action plans;
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies (e.g., waterfall, iterative, agile, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Strong customer service orientation
• PMP Certification

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Familiarity with environmental regulatory business processes and practices.
• Knowledge and understanding of client's technical environment.

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