Senior Project Manager (with travel)

Ohio  ‐ Onsite
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Description

This position performs the project management of systems related projects with both a domestic and global focus.  The incumbent is responsible for establishing and/or executing existing project management, planning and monitoring techniques to ensure projects and support processes are achieved per quality, cost, and schedule commitments. Establishes effective relationships with the end-users, leadership, and project teams. Develops work plans and estimates for projects, managing multiple projects concurrently, and communicating project status to ensure planned delivery.  The position may also include responsibility for developing project requirements as needed.

Project Management

  • Ensures that projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with the expected level of quality
  • Works with team to prepare estimates and timelines for project tasks
  • Facilitates project communications to promote team participation and sense of ownership
  • Prepares and manages work plans that consider sound risk assessment, project co-dependencies, and resource constraints
  • Reports status and progress of assigned projects to stakeholders
  • Collaborates with resources from various cross-functional areas
  • Ensures adherence to standards relative to the functional and technical aspects of assigned projects
  • Assists stakeholders in identifying, establishing, and leading continuous improvement initiatives related to projects

Systems

  • Ensures that a project methodology is used effectively and consistently across all projects under their control
  • Contributes to the development of business cases as required
  • May participate in the requirements development process as needed
  • May be involved in planning training, support, and implementation processes.
  • Manages third party software Requests for Information (RFIs) and/or Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
  • Coordinates third party software selection

Continuous Improvement

  • Encourages and maintains respectful and productive relationships, promoting teamwork
  • Works with team to assess, monitor and improve delivery, content, and quality measures according to defined goals
  • Consistently performs work according to the prescribed project methodology, so as to attain repeatability and consistency from project to project
  • Assists stakeholders in assessing and improving procedures, policies, and practices
  • Maintains level of understanding of policies and procedures
  • Maintains level of understanding of product and service offerings

Relevant Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Business Administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience, is required

Relevant Experience

  • Minimum 3 years of active and successful project management experience
  • Minimum 5 years of experience using software development methodologies
  • Demonstrated communication skills to effectively provide and receive information relative to assigned projects
  • Requires strong organizational skills and excellent problem-solving skills to handle ambiguous project parameters, changing priorities, and tight schedules
  • Demonstrated attention to detail and quality measures
  • Demonstrated ability to make well thought out logical decisions
  • Must be a self-motivated and have the ability to drive projects  to completion
  • Must be quick learner and easily adaptable to change
  • Demonstrated customer service focus
  • Travel to Milwaukee, WI will be required; estimated at 30%-60%
  • Experience working in retail, motorcycle, or automotive industries is a plus
Start date
n.a
From
Beacon Hill Staffing Group
Published at
09.07.2014
Project ID:
739028
Contract type
Freelance
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