Project Manager (3-Month Contract)

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Position: Project Manager (3-Month Contract)

Position Summary: The Project Manager is responsible for planning and managing projects which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration, and for supporting project operations analysis and reporting. This role ensures project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters and that there is adherence to quality standards. This role prepares or facilitates the preparation of project deliverables and communicates with company leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders regarding the status of specific projects as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Plan project management activities, analyze financial information and project deliverables to keep projects on track, and collaborate with different departments to ensure all leaders understand where a project is in the development process.
• Develop and refine project plans that specify goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources;
• Coordinate the execution of the contained tasks as defined in the project plan in order to achieve the project goals;
• Lead in the management of changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques in order to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes;
• Document detailed stakeholder requirements, constraints, and assumptions in order to establish the project deliverables, using requirement-gathering techniques (e.g., planning sessions, brainstorming, focus groups) and the project charter;
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders;
• Provide a high overview to the evolution of project processes and workflow in support of the dynamic needs of the Company s business;
• Evolve processes, tools, and metrics to enable effective and efficient delivery of company projects.
• Maintain relationships with other departments and organizations by recognizing dependencies in order to assess potential partnership and commitment to the project;
• Motivate the team using appropriate tools and techniques in order to increase commitment to the program objectives;
• Optimize processes, tools, metrics, and human capital to enable effective and efficient delivery of company projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Business or related field AND
• Six (6) years of overall Project Management experience OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to clear a required background check