Senior Project Manager

Texas  ‐ Onsite
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Client seeking a Sr Project Manager for a 6 month Contract to Hire opportunity! Under very limited supervision, The Sr. Project Manager will perform budget tracking, communications, progress monitoring and management reporting. The PM will maintain a fully resource loaded scheduled, track plans and activities, manage interfaces between other projects impacting the program, coordinate and monitor activities to ensure programs are tracking on budget and on schedule; take and publish minutes; and communicate program status. The Sr. Project Manager must be technically competent in information technologies and promote use of PMI best practices.

Primary Position Responsibilities

  • Accountability responsibility for overall project/program success from start to finish.
    Provide budget analysis, resource planning coordination of activities.
  • Work closely with business clients:
    To gather, analyze and document all of the solution requirement details.
  • Define and refine a detailed scope of work for all project deliverables.
  • Develop a detailed program schedule to produce all of the required deliverables.
  • Excellent knowledge and skill utilizing MS Enterprise Project Server and Project Web Access including resource pool management and allocation, timesheet progression, querying, dashboard reporting
  • Prepare and publish MS Project and MS PowerPoint presentations communicating the status of projects and initiatives on a weekly basis.
  • Manage, monitor, escalate & communicate progress against the plan on a regular basis.
  • Manage and track changes, issues risks associated with the program.
  • Manage the acceptance of all formal program deliverables.
    Close the program on completion of all deliverables.
  • Lead, manage, and monitor program teams to execute the project according to plan.
  • Follow established PMO project plans (ie change, schedule risk & issue).
  • Proactively manage and resolve issues to minimize crises and escalations, while proactively informing and escalating to appropriate leadership level.
  • Provide leadership, guidance and assistance to project team members throughout the project/program life cycle.
  • Provide leadership and mentoring to peers within PMO organization.
  • May serve as a Project Manager lead within the PMO.

Position Requirements:
  • Project Management Institute certification /PMP Preferred.
  • 7 - 10 years experience as a PM.
Experience Preferred:
  • Experience with Microsoft Project.
  • Experience with Microsoft SharePoint.
  • Broad range of technology experience including programming, customer information systems, billing, report generation, analysis, etc.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work as a team within a professional group and build confidence among co-workers.
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
Application Requirements
  • Client will not accept subcontractors
Required Qualifications:
  • MS Project
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Project Manager
Benefits/Perks
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • and Life Insurance for Full-time W2 Consultants. Supplemental Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Dependent Care Assistance. 401(k) with Roth feature. Free E-learning Courses
Start date
n.a
Duration
6 month Contract to Hire
From
MATRIX Resources, Inc.
Published at
10.04.2012
Project ID:
345606
Contract type
Freelance
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