Expert IT Project Manager

DOE /If your experience and skills match call us immediately for submission

Job Title:

Expert IT Project Manager

Location:

Lincoln NE

Duration: 12 Months

Experience:

13 years

Job type: C2C W2 1099

Interview type:
Skype or Phone

Rate: DOE /If your experience and skills match call us immediately for submission

Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects. As a Senior or expert level the PM may be responsible for complex highly visible projects that require significant oversight.

Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members; facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goal.

Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications and help with an effective system of project governance.

Keeping stakeholders informed resolving issues and maintaining project documentation utilizing project management tools.

Promotes empowerment of the team ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project and understands how to motivate members to make a meaningful contribution.

Monitor and report on vendor performance metrics. Drive vendors delivery against a specific contract deliverables.

• Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict listening collaborating and team building
• Strong analytical planning and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Ability to use critical thinking to make complex decisions
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
  • Project Management tools
  • Jira/Confluence Workfront or equivalent
  • Microsoft Project Visio and all Office Tools
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level
• Full transparency and communication of project progress risks and vendor performance
• Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions
• Ability to see the big picture and quickly comprehend the impact of new technologies systems and/or teams on changes to business processes
• Ability to drive projects and take initiative to keep things progressing forward
• Ability to provide leadership to business analysts program managers coordinators and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value

• Bachelors degree or higher
• At least 7 years of medium to large-scale project experience in a project management or similar role
• At least 7 to 10 years of strong experience with project or program planning resource planning work plan development and project management processes

• PMP certification
• Demonstrated prior experience with blended methodologies at the enterprise-level of an organization
• Experience working within the public sector specifically health and human services agencies
• Organizational change management experience

• IT Experience
• Project Management Methodology
• Project / Program Management
• IT Project Management
• Agile
• PMBOK
• Visio
• Waterfall
• Project Management
• Microsoft Project
• Project Management Lifecycle
• SDLC

Employment Type : Full Time

Vacancy: 1