Senior Project Manager

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Senior Project Manager

Skills: Project Management/PM, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Office

Summary:

In this role as Senior Project Manager you will manage mid to large-scale Projects. The ideal candidate is a strong Project Manager generalist with excellent communication skills, and has a minimum of 5 years of experience in managing projects in a Matrix environment. Your responsibilities will include: authoring and managing the project plan inclusive of clarifying business benefits, stakeholder engagement, scoping and estimating, project resource coordination, budget management, driving cross-functional team deliverables and schedules, hitting target milestones, managing assigned projects according to plan, risk and issue management; and collaborating closely with stakeholders during the complete project life cycle. This is a 6 month contract opportunity with a possibility to extend. Our client is READY TO HIRE and looking for an immediate start!

Qualifications:

  • A dynamic, results-oriented, detail-driven project manager with 5-8 years of project management experience
  • Expertise in developing detailed plans for complex projects involving challenging requirements, limited resources, and fixed deadlines
  • Expertise in developing financial/work estimates and of budget tracking
  • Familiarity with software project and project management concepts, practices and procedures including familiarity with project management software such as Microsoft Project
  • Demonstrated skills in requirements gathering, resource organization, project/task prioritization and schedule development.
  • Demonstrated ability to make project assessments, and to intervene as required to get projects on track
  • Expertise in both written and interpersonal communication, in relationship building, working with internal & external clients, and in collaboration in a cross-functional team comprised of diverse personalities, skill sets, and levels of experience.
  • Excellent organizational skills, focus, and attention to detail
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, hectic, and energetic environment
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PMP Certification
  • Background in Consulting
  • Background in Financial Services
  • Background in Payments
  • Experience in implementing project management process/methodologies

Benefits:

As an Agile consultant, you'll gain many of the advantages and benefits of being a direct hire, while experiencing the flexibility of consulting. It's the best of both worlds! Our IT consultants enjoy a wide array of benefits including: medical, dental, 401K, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program and more.

Start date
ASAP!
Duration
6 months
From
AGILE
Published at
23.06.2013
Project ID:
555848
Contract type
Freelance
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