Project Manager, Int

Position: Project Manager, Int

Req : 61228

Location: 505 Hudson Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Hybrid

Agency/Office: CT DCF

Bill Rate

USD 80.00 Per Hour

Max Rate

USD 85.00 Per Hour

Estimated Duration: 09/05/2023 - 03/31/2024

Summary:

The project scheduler will be responsible for working with the Project Director to develop, maintain. control and manage the overall plan for the CT-KIND project. This will include working and partnering with business/IT leads and team members to ensure critical activities are accurately defined, understood and remain on track with agreed to timelines. This work will include but not be limited to:
Definition and updating of the macro (executive level) milestone exhibit and reporting, as well as the day-to-day task level planning, monitoring execution of tasks.

Duties and expectations of the Project Scheduler are as follows:

• A focus on building strong partnerships.

• Development, support and maintenance of executive level dashboard and presentations.

• Consult with product owners, team members, directors and technical experts to set up assignments, tasks and sub-tasks.

• Keeping stakeholders informed of project timelines, deadlines and critical path awareness items as they arise.

• Assist with identification and definition of recommended actions to keep the project within budget and on schedule including options for risk response and resolution.

• Will serve as the central point of control for all project schedule activities.

Project Scheduler Required Skills and Expertise:

• Able to monitor project timelines and deadlines across multiple work streams.

• Experience developing weekly/ monthly status routines and reporting metrics.

• Familiarity working with both agile and waterfall methodologies.

• Expert mastery of MS Project and Agile tools to develop, maintain and control a hybrid schedule across multiple work streams.

• Proficiency in MS Project, SharePoint, Azure Dev Ops, and other project tools/software.

• Strong risk and issue management acumen.

• Proven communication skills, well-organized, and influential leadership skills, with demonstrated experience working in a team-oriented environment and proficiency with collaboration, including having excellent interpersonal and documentation skills.

• Project budgeting, resource planning, allocation and capacity planning skills and experience.

• Is an aggressive problem solver.

• Business acumen and political savvy

• Minimum of 3 years working as a project administrator or similar role within a PMO.

• PMP, CSM certification preferred.

• PMI- SP will be advantageous.

Experience

• Project management, Demonstrated competency as a project scheduler., Proficient (4-6 Years), Yes

• Microsoft Office Professional, Demonstrated competency with MS Project and other Agile tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Rally, or Jira, Proficient (4-6 Years), Yes