Description
We are working with our telecom client in Alpharetta to find them a Senior Technical PM. This is a contract of 6-18 months with a pay of $60/hr.W2. Local candidates only.
The Senior Technical Project Manager role is responsible for the management of software, infrastructure, and occasionally business initiatives.
The PM should be adept at overcoming technical, capacity, and human obstacles and should be a relationship builder. This role will lead other technical personnel including developers, architects, technical analysts, and business analysts. The PM should be a confident leader who is comfortable accepting accountability for the ultimate outcome of the project/program.
The ideal candidate will be a former technical professional. This is a highly technical position. The PM must understand both applications and hardware.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish the scope and goals of the project.
- Establish a pragmatic, detailed plan to ensure the project is executed and meets the goals of the sponsor. Identify and articulate the risks of the project.
- Drive project issues through to resolution using the methodology established for the department.
- Ensure the finished project is supportable through frequent life cycle communications with the operational team that will ultimately run the systems and processes being implemented.
- Build a structured approach to successfully complete the project in the allotted time.
- Develop written project plans that are understandable and match the capacity and ability of the organization. Effectively communicate those plans with all project team members and leadership constituents.
- Determine the personnel, capital resources, equipment, and tools needed to complete the project (ie know how to estimate). Proactively manage resource and scheduling issues.
- Manage change control procedures
- PMP Certification is preferred, Willingness to utilize the incumbent formal methodology. BA/BS Required. Must possess a technical background. Experience leading project teams.