Program and Project Management - Sr Strategic Project Manager

Lancesoft; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft is seeking a Sr Strategic Project Manager in Madison, WI. The role follows PMI-based practices to deliver on scope, schedule, and cost while managing risks. It includes supporting PMO tools, templates, and processes, and coordinating resources, budgets, and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years of project management experience with medium to large projects, plus a Bachelor's degree. This is a 12+ month contract with hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing medium to large sized, complex projects.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems of a moderate nature.
• Proven leadership and effective interpersonal skills.
• Experience with PMI-based project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Apply PMI-based project management methodologies to meet scope, schedule and cost objectives.
• Support maintenance and improvement of PMO tools, templates, and processes.
• Define project deliverables, resources, timelines and performance measures.
• Prepare RFPs, evaluate responses, and participate in negotiations.
• Ensure training and smooth transition of project deliverables to operations.
• Provide stakeholder management plans and regular project status reporting.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Planning & organization

Stakeholder management

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job title: Sr Strategic Project Manager

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Pay Range: $75 - $80 per hour on W2 (inclusive of all)

Location: Madison, WI

Schedule: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Understands and utilizes the client’s project management methodologies and processes (based on PMI Standards) for project delivery in order to achieve scope, schedule and cost objectives while effectively managing risks that have the potential to affect project deliverables.
• May also provide support for maintenance and improvement of PMO tools, templates, and processes.
• Determines specific business needs and deliverables of a project, and, utilizing project management tools, establishes and manages the costs, resources, performance measurements, timeline, and project deliverables required to complete the project and meet the expected project outcome.
• May be responsible for performing a cost/benefit analysis of the project and ensuring feasibility.
• Determines appropriate project resource and staffing skillsets, including determining the level of expertise needed to complete a project while assessing strategies that can be made to reduce the overall project risk factor.
• Manages applicable project contracts in conjunction with sourcing personnel.
• Prepares Requests for Proposals (RFPs), evaluates responses, participates in negotiations, interprets contract language, and handles finances.
• Ensures that the work is completed to specifications and is on schedule as specified in the contract.
• Responsible for development and execution of communication and stakeholder management plans related to projects, including the development and reporting of project status, risks and progress to stakeholders in an agreed to format, frequency, material content, and audience of the communications.
• Ensures training needs are met for project team members and users of project.
• Upon completion of projects, ensures operational teams are properly trained, work orders pertaining to the project are closed, all related finance charges are handled, team members are reassigned, documentation is in order, and a smooth transition of deliverables occurs.
• Understand(s) and utilizes organizational change management methodology within the context of project management.
• Provides support to and mentors other in the use of organizational change management methodology and business consulting support as needed within the context of program and project management to aid in assurance of achievement of strategic objectives.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform this job.

Educational Requirements

Education Level Field of Study Required/Preferred Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Required Experience

5 years of experience in project management managing medium to large sized, complex projects

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to analyze and solve problems of a moderate nature and implement an effective solution.
• Ability to organize medium to large project plans and effectively document accordingly.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with a minimum of direction.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and team skills.
• Ability to develop and apply performance measures.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.G., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment.