IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager Type 1

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of small to medium scale and complex technology projects to ensure that goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame, funding parameters and requirements. Executes the project plans and activities following project management best practices ensuring quality and integrity of the information throughout the entire life cycle of the project.

• Manage Project costs and profitability

• Understands project budget requirements

• Understands the plans and schedules project timelines

• Tracks project deliverables using appropriate tools.

• Ensure that the project team meets annual profitability goals.

• Communicate project information to stakeholders

• Validate work plan, duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority with management

• Provide advice to management

• Lead project-related meetings

• Lead, coach and motivate project team members

• Plan and organize projects

• Understand scope and objectives of the project

• Establish project governance

• Determine time frame, funding limitations, and procedures for accomplishing project

• Determine staffing requirements, and allotment of available department resources to various phases of the project

• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks

• Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule, within budget and to expected quality and scope

• Prepare reports for management, clients and others

• Manage customer’s expectations

• Coordinate and respond to requests for changes from original specifications

• Coordinate project activities with activities of business unit(s)

• Establish and lead go-live command centers

• Work with individual vendor partners and internal stakeholders to ensure timelines are realistic, and requirements are understood

• Participates in facilitating the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables of routine projects

• Participates in developing project tasks and resource requirements

• Participates in developing full-scale project plans

• Provides knowledge and direction to less experienced staff

• Perform project team member performance evaluations.

Preferred Skills / Qualifications:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or working towards PMP certification

• Bachelor’s degree related to position

• Competence in product knowledge, relationship building, professionalism and personal excellence, leadership, people focus, and business development

• Attributes of presence, articulation, confidence, and persuasiveness.

• Develops more junior project management staff by mentoring and training

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Internal process knowledge (RSL, Change management, change request).

• Advanced level analytical judgment

• Customer Service Champion

• Self-motivated

• Ability to speak in groups, lead projects, and provide a dynamic leadership presence

• Ability to work independently to meet objectives

• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management

• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools

• Working knowledge of ConnectWise and Microsoft Project

• Direct work experience in a project management capacity

• Proven experience in leading project teams

• Proven experience in strategic planning