Non-IT Project/Program Manager

Swoon; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 103,320,000 - 117,096,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional benefits

Job summary

Swoon seeks a non-IT project manager for an onsite, contract role in Mossville, IL. You will plan, direct, and coordinate activities across engineering, R&D, financial systems, and product rollouts to meet client needs and deadlines.

Required: 2–4 years experience, Bachelor's degree in business administration (Associates acceptable), and strong MS Project skills. Excellent writing, communication, and relationship-building abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field (Associates acceptable).
• Must have recent Microsoft Project experience and be able to demonstrate.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects with detailed plans and manage technical activity integration.
• Present proposals, reports and findings to clients.
• Recruit, direct, and evaluate staff while ensuring staff competence.
• Analyze technology, resources, and market demand to plan project feasibility.

Skills

Interpersonal comms

Written communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Adaptability

Influence others

Motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Associates allowed

Tools

MS Project

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Visio

Job description

Location: onsite Mossville, IL 100% M-F (if not local must be open to relocating on own dime and must be onsite 2 weeks from offer day 1 of contract)

Type: Contract

Pay: $39/hr on w2-no flex/max rate

Length: 12 months-large possibility to extend

Screenings: full panel drug and background once hired

IV process: 1 or 2 rounds

+optional benefits, long term contract with ability to extend or convert to full time

Must Haves

• MINIMUM Years of experience: 2-4 years experience required.
• MINIMUM Degree requirement: Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field. Open to Associates
• Must have recent Microsoft Project experience and will be asked to demonstrate.
• Good Writing Skills

Soft Skills

(Required)

• Interpersonal communications
• Communication
• Relationship building
• Problem-Solving and Adaptability
• Ability to Influence others
• Motivating

Job Overview

The main function of a non-IT project manager is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as engineering, research and development, financial systems and product roll-out, etc or any other non-IT based project.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
• Present and explain proposals, reports and findings to clients.
• Recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• Analyze technology, resource needs and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.

Skills

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• Basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
• Basic knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Basic knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Basic knowledge of computer software, such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio etc.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
• 2-4 years experience required.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group

• Serve as a project coordinator working with technical leads on projects.
• Responsible for maintaining Microsoft Project Plans
• Coordinating meetings, driving action items, thinking analytically

Reason/motivation for request

• Backfill

Typical task breakdown

• Control Meetings, gathering tasks from team members, updating project plans, analyzing data from changes made to project plan (week over week variances, critical path analysis, etc. Be able to take complex information and break It down into smaller, understandable, actionable pieces of work.

Interaction with team

• This is a client facing position (internal). This employee will need to work with a variety of personalities often times with tight deadlines.