We are looking for Senior Project Manager - Remote / Telecommute for our client in San Jose, CA
Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Remote / Telecommute
Job Location: San Jose, CA
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Pay Range: $74.90hr - $77.15hr
Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate, track and manage project(s) to successful completion
- Develop and maintain project plans including charter, scope, work breakdown structures, estimates, resource plans, budget, task dependencies, schedule, open issues, and risk assessment, management, and mitigation plans across multiple work streams.
- Work with the PMO, resource managers, technical staff, and business subject matter experts to orchestrate project deliverables to ensure they are planned/executed in alignment with the overall program/project strategy and plan
- Define and manage overall project risks and take corrective action in a proactive manner to mitigate those risks.
- Direct and monitor work efforts daily, identify resource needs, perform quality review; and escalate functional, quality, cost, resource, scope, and timeline issues appropriately.
- Provide clear and timely communication regarding the status of the project. Including, but not limited to, schedule, budget, progress to date, risks, milestones to relevant stakeholders and sponsors.
- Follow the project management methodology and ensure that projects adhere to the defined methodology and stage gate process.
- Engage with Sales and Account teams to identify/drive account growth opportunities.
- Drive continuous improvement of project processes methodology, templates, best practices etc. based on lessons learned from projects.
Requirements:- At least 5+ years of technical project management experience preferably as a Professional services consultant.
- Experience in customer-facing positions as a professional services consultant or engineer, preferably with a Technology or Big 5 consulting organization
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
- B.S./B.A./M.S. degree or equivalent experience and technical training.
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.