Implementation Project Manager

Highbrow LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A project management firm in Pittsburgh seeks an Implementation Project Manager to lead client projects and internal initiatives. The role requires 3-5 years of project management experience, specifically in facilities and construction. Responsibilities include project planning, risk management, and effective communication with stakeholders. A Bachelor's Degree is essential, along with the ability to work creatively in a problem-solving capacity. This hybrid position allows for both in-office and remote work, with potential travel of up to 25%.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Project management experience.
• Facilities and construction experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads processes and teams in project implementation.
• Plans and monitors major client-facing projects.
• Executes high-quality plans across functions.
• Documents and monitors project costs vs budget.
• Communicates with stakeholders and clients.

Skills

Project management experience

Facilities and construction experience

Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry

Communication plan development

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Job description

Job Title: Implementation Project Manager

Job ID: 2023-12109

Job Location: Pittsburgh, PA (hybrid, 3x/week in office)

Job Travel Location(s):

# Positions: 1

Employment Type: W2

Candidate Constraints:

Duration: Long Term

# of Layers:0

Work Eligibility:All Work Authorizations are Permitted – No Visa Transfers

Key Technology: facilities and construction experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads processes and teams in the implementation and execution of projects for client programs with both internal and external integration points.
• Plans, monitors and manages major client-facing projects as well as internal projects from initiation through completion to ensure on-time completion according to specifications and within budgeted costs.
• Understand the software development process.
• Executes high quality plans, integrated across cross-functional teams, applying best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of projects.
• Manages client-facing projects.
• Leads project delivery, driving projects to meet key milestones, drive accountability, and remove obstacles on multiple concurrent projects.
• Understands business processes and goals of client accounts and partners with them to implement their brand into the client platform.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
• Contributes to the definition of business requirements in collaboration with the agile team.
• Partners with operations in client communications and meetings: provide client updates related to project roadmap and standing client meetings.
• Documents, monitors, plans, and highlights anticipated risks and issues.
• Monitors project actual costs vs. project budget.
• Identifies variances to plan and developing appropriate mitigation plans.
• Demonstrates understanding between project decisions and key business metrics and strategy.
• Provides clear and reliable communications to internal teams, project stakeholders, external vendors, customers and clients
• There may be periodic travel up to 25% of the time

Skills and Experience Required:

Required:

• 3-5 years of Project management experience.
• Facilities and construction experience

Desired:

• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desired.
• Significant experience with project management methodologies and core components.
• PMI methodologies preferred.
• Able to analyze target audiences, construct communication plans and artifacts that can effectively address their needs and deliver effective communications.
• Able to use common project management tools to determine how the intersection of multiple projects impacts the critical path, baseline, resource constraints, costs and budget of the team.
• Able to prepare a schedule inclusive of dependencies and resourcing within project management tools and can use that tool to manage timelines and budget.
• Experience with project management tools; managing timelines and budget.
• Experience in using communication features (Timeline, Gantt charts, etc.) for stakeholder updates when needed.
• MS Office experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.)
• Experience developing presentations, documents or Visio diagrams utilizing the MS Suite on complex matters

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience

Additional Skills:

• Business requirements
• Project management
• Problem-solving
• Critical Path
• Budget
• Operations
• Gantt
• Closing
• PMI
• Mitigation
• Metrics