Description
We are looking for a Project Manager in Walnut Creek.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.
- Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
- Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Determines methods and procedures on new assignments may provide guidance to other lower level project managers.
- Define and/or reviews the project statement of work Develops and/or reviews an audience list, determines how much involvement is necessary from the stakeholders, SMEs and other team members.
- Conducts and presents a feasibility study/cost-benefit analysis to the business stakeholders.
Planning:
- Develops and a project schedule.
- Estimates span times for all activities.
- Identifies all dates that must be met.
- Develops a schedule for regular project meetings and progress reports.
- Creates Gantt charts.
- Identifies skills and knowledge necessary to perform the project activities.
- Coordinates with Finance to set up charge codes.
- Monitors project activities to determine if budget revisions are necessary.
- Identifies risks and assesses the potential effect on the project.
- Develops and recommends plans to mitigate risks.
- Selects and determines the team's operating practices and procedures.
Executing the Project:
- Assesses project status by comparing actual activity/event dates to planned dates.
- Evaluates the hours budgeted for each member to spend on each activity.
- Compares the actual hours spent to the budgeted hours.
Skills:
- Several years of formal project management, including project planning, ongoing tracking, and reporting required.
- Familiarity with accounting practices and systems a major plus.
- Excellent people skills, as this is a highly visible project.
- Ability managing Projects from 10,000 to 100,000 Hours.
- Ability to motivate project teams and stakeholders.
- Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, MS Project, MS Access, Adobe Acrobat and NT.Effective written and oral communications skills.
- Proven decision-making abilities.
Bachelor's degree in related area or an equivalent combination of education and experience, 5+ years project management principles and methodologies obtained by assisting/coordinating complex projects, 5+ years Project delivery experience.
Application Requirements- Client will only consider local candidates.
- Client will not accept subcontractors
- Project Manager
- 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