Project Manager

Job Summary

Project Manager will be responsible for managing projects from initiation to completion, while staying on time, within scope and on budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects successfully.

Essential Responsibilities

• Owns customer projects from beginning to end including developing and executing full-scale project plans, identifying, and managing project dependencies and the critical path, and all associated documents while ensuring the status of the project is communicated to team members and stakeholders in an ongoing, timely and clear manner. Tracks all project milestones and deliverables in Microsoft Project.
• Manages and completes requests to modify the scope of the project while analyzing the effects on the project budget, schedule, and scope. Analyzes the scope of the change to determine if a change request is needed and if so, communicates all change requests to the appropriate sales team member and aids in determining the necessary pricing adjustment.
• Assists the sales department in scoping customer projects by gathering the necessary details and data to analyze and understand the customer’s business processes and expectations to determine the needs for deliverables on new programs / projects.
• Sets and continually manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders and works with management to secure all project resources. Delegates project tasks and responsibilities to the assigned resources and provides clear direction on project expectations. Determines the frequency and content of status reports needed from the project team and communicates these details to the team. Facilitates project status meetings to address project deliverables, issues, and risks.
• Sets and monitors forecasts and revenue recognition for the project, notifying management when significant revenue is moved
• Ensures billing is initiated according to contract specifications
• Reconciles Subcontractor invoices, requests payment of these invoices and works with Finance on recognizing the Subcontractor revenue.
• Identifies and evaluates issues within the project team and when necessary consults with management to develop action plans to resolve the issues.
• Builds, develops, and grows any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Maintains accurate and detailed documentation and project artifacts relative to the program/projects.
• Conducts and documents project lessons learned in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Note: The statements contained herein describe the essential functions of this position but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.

Education and Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree; and two (2) to four (4) years experience in a professional work environment and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong familiarity with Project Management software and Microsoft Project Server 2013.
• Demonstrated Project Management experience is required.
• Proven experience creating agendas, facilitating meetings, producing minutes, and tracking action items is required.
• Experience with managing third party vendors during projects preferred.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition and project margin calculations a plus

Competencies

• Accountability
• Collaboration
• Customer Focus
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Initiating Action
• Driving for Results
• Planning & Organizing
• Decision-making
• Ability to influence
• Critical Thinking
• Coaching
• Presentation Skills
• Business Acumen
• Problem Solving