IT Project Manager 4

Lancesoft; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft in Birmingham, AL is seeking an IT Project Manager 4 to lead multiple cross-functional project teams onsite in a fast-paced environment. You will drive project scope, schedule, and budget across medium/high complexity initiatives with an average project cost of several hundred thousand dollars.

The role requires a PMP certification and at least 5 years of multi-project management experience within a matrix organization, with SDLC exposure and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience managing multiple medium/high complexity projects in a matrix environment.
• Experience with SDLC projects using iterative methodologies preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, across all management levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the project teams to meet scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manage project milestones and adjust plans/resources as needed.
• Communicate project status and risks to stakeholders.
• Manage change control, cost accounting, and vendor invoicing.
• Mentor junior staff and delegate administrative tasks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Oral and written communication

Negotiation and influencing

Budgeting and forecasting

Risk management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

PMP certification

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Visio

Project

SharePoint

Job description

Role IT Project Manager 4

Location: Birmingham, AL 35243 (Onsite) Duration: 3 Year (Possible Extension/Direct Hire) Shift: Monday -Friday 1st Shift Pay Range $55 - $67 per hour on W2

Job Description

The Project Manager Senior is responsible for simultaneously directing the efforts of multiple cross-functional project teams to achieve clearly defined results within the triple constraints of time, budget and specifications for medium and high-complexity projects. This position is responsible for an average of 3-6 projects with an average cost of $500K-$900K each as well as low-complexity programs. The position is responsible for assembling the project team, developing the project work plan, and managing the expectations, deliverables and results of all internal and external project resources for the roles and activities defined in the plan. The Project Manager is responsible for tracking project milestones and making necessary adjustments to the project plan or resources to maintain customer commitments. The Project Manager communicates project status and risks to all project stakeholders and manages the change process for each assigned project.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field highly preferred Project Management Professional (PMP) certification A minimum of 5 years' experience managing multiple medium/high complexity projects in a matrix resource environment, working with diverse project sponsors across multi-company and business units Experience influencing and managing project teams without formal direct reporting relationships Experience managing SDLC projects using an iterative methodology preferred Comprehensive knowledge of PMI based project management competency areas and methodologies and experience applying these methods to manage successful projects Analytical skills are required to effectively manage activities related to budgeting, forecasting, monitoring, process management, risk management, quality control and reporting Strong oral and written communication skills and experience leveraging these skills to interact with all levels of management Strong negotiation and influencing skills High-level understanding of IT infrastructure and application architectures desired High-level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Project High-level of proficiency using Microsoft SharePoint

Major Job Responsibilities

Specify major duties performed by the job and percentage (%) of time spent on duties. Lead and provide work direction to a project team to determine project scope, devise and maintain a workable plan, and to develop and deploy the solution in accordance with the needs of the project. Serve as project communication clearing house for all formal project status reporting Develop and maintain all project manager deliverables throughout the project lifecycle Identify project risk, develop a project risk management plan and actively manage risk throughout the project lifecycle. Manage interaction between the customer, vendors, and the internal project team to ensure that appropriate relationships exist to produce positive project outcomes Manage the project change control process, status reporting, project estimating, monthly cost accounting and vendor invoice processing Develops and/or monitors vendor deliverables in compliance with binding statements of work Effective delegation of administrative work to Project Manager I as well as mentoring to lower level staff.