IT Repair Project Manager

Illinois  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Specifically, this position is responsible for:
Leading all project related activities using industry best practices for project management
Defining and managing a detailed project plan
Defining and managing project resource allocation
Driving project to baselined schedules and approved budgets
Providing appropriate scope oversight and leveraging change controls on the project
Recognizing potential risks and developing and tracking mitigation plans
Implementing and managing quality assurance measures
Directing and supporting cross functional project teams
Being a liaison between internal and external development teams and internal business partners/customers
Managing project vendor relationship related to the execution of the project
Providing consistent, thorough and concise project communication appropriately targeted to audiences from the project team to the Senior Leadership Team
Supporting a continuous improvement mindset within the team

SKILLS:
Required Skills and Experience
6+ years project management on medium to large projects.
Ability to understand and navigate complex business organizations that are involved in project execution.
Proven ability to manage complex projects and deliver results in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment keeping track of multiple parallel tasks or projects
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Experience with Change Management methodologies such as LaMarsh
Strong facilitation and people management skills
Demonstrated attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to analyze information, organize and prioritize project related details effectively
Experience with MS Project or other comparable tools
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Academic background in marketing, business, technology or related field. Undergraduate college degree or equivalent experience minimum, MBA a plus.
PMI certification a plus

Behavioral Characteristics
Project management excellence, attention to detail; ability to keep commitments
Strategic thinker who can proactively identify and resolve execution activities challenges
Relationship builder who partnerships with internal and external team and vendors
Comfortable interacting with different levels of management and leading cross-functional, cross-regional teams
Ability to facilitate productive team activities
Adaptable to changing program needs
Stress Tolerant
Start date
n.a
From
Synectics
Published at
24.08.2014
Project ID:
763964
Contract type
Freelance
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