Senior Project Manager

Short

Description:

Position requires experience managing various complex technology projects, business process reengineering (BPR) of complex enterprise systems, and technology product evaluations.

Complete

Description:

Position requires experience managing various complex technology projects, business process reengineering (BPR) of complex enterprise systems, and technology product evaluations.

Duties
" Oversees the day-to-day responsibility of managing BPR and Information Technology projects.
" Communicate with the sponsoring organizations to assist in needs assessment, scope definition, risk, and process improvement analyses.
" Responsible for drafting specifications, proposal reviews, work plan definitions, task management, overall deliverables, and status tracking for systems integration and/or development.
" Reviews project proposals and plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allot available resources to various project phases.
" Leads and motivates cross-functional project teams. Manages, directs, guides, and coordinates project teams through SPR, project launch, system selection, and integration, data conversion/migration, QA/QC testing, training, and system implementation to ensure projects are on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
" Implements best practices and project management methodologies appropriate to the project(s) scope.
" Develops and manages the project schedule using Primavera Scheduler, MS Project, Project Scheduler, or similar project management tools.
" Reviews status reports prepared by contractors and project personnel to modify schedules or plans as required.
" Prepare project reports for management, clients, or others.
" Confer with project team members to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
" Performing power system engineering and deployment management
" Manage software quality assurance testing, error reporting, correction, and verification.
" Maintain database for recording software errors and corrections for each project.
" Confer with project members to outline work plans and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
" Use Internet tools to communicate with project parties continuously.
" Conduct regular project meetings with the contractor and stakeholders to monitor progress and disseminate actions required.
" Proactively solving problems to ensure milestones are met and projects are completed on time and within budget.
" Conduct and evaluate post-mortems to improve future projects.
" Responsible for ensuring and maintaining a long-term outlook for the system(s) the project manager represents.
" Manages project issues, revises plan as necessary, and communicates changes to the project team members.
" Maintain close contact with project sponsor(s), ensuring a shared vision, stakeholder buy-in, and project support.
" Personally responsible for self-improvement of management, technical, analytical, and business skills.
" Prepare and evaluate proposals/solicitations.
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Specific technical skills required or desired for this position include:
" Extensive knowledge of system integration, testing, and change management
" Ability to quickly gain knowledge of business process analysis and bench-marking techniques
" Ability to apply technology to solve business problems.
" Ability to understand computer software at the "power user " level. Familiarity with
Micro-soft office products, database, and ability to master new programs quickly.
" Ability to communicate effectively.
" Ability to communicate accurately with non-technical individuals on technical matters.
" Strong ability to lead and influence.
" Ability to gather appropriate information and make sound decisions.
" Ability to rapidly learn and apply new technologies and products.
" Ability to work with others as a team to ensure strong customer relationships and
" satisfaction.
" Ability to track and organize multiple projects and/or a single large project, including project team activities.
" Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.

Minimum Qualifications
Recent verifiable experience working on Transit Industry Projects. With demonstrated knowledge of voice, data, and power systems.
" Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of Information Technology
" Project Management experience and consulting experience.
" Proven track record managing successful large enterprise system implementation projects involving current information technologies and/or SPA.
" Designing low and high-voltage AC/DC power systems
" Formal training and experience in Project Management, estimating, cost and schedule management, variance reporting, and electronic project management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, and Project Scheduler.
" Familiarity with Internet access, email and web hosting technologies

Skills:

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Expertise Rating Move Formal training and experience in Project Management,…