Program Manager

Stem Xpert; Chesterfield Court House (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a qualified Program Manager to oversee multiple projects in Chesterfield Court House, Virginia. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience, project management capabilities, and the ability to build effective teams. The role requires strong technical support skills and knowledge of business objectives. A professional certification is highly desirable. This position offers an opportunity to lead project initiatives while ensuring successful delivery and client communication.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project management or related field.
• Familiar with PMI's project management practices.
• Experience managing application features and technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate work teams for multiple projects.
• Create project charters, plans, and track progress.
• Build effective teams and manage scope.

Skills

Project Management

Team Building

Technical Support

Education

Professional Certification

Job description

TekWissen provides a unique portfolio of innovative capabilities that seamlessly combines clients insights, strategy, design, software engineering and systems integration. Our tightly integrated offerings are tailored to each clients requirements and span the services spectrum from Application Development/Maintenance, testing, IT Consulting & staffing for IT Infrastructure Management through strategic consulting and industry oriented Business Process. Our end-to-end Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) solutions support complex, high-value, knowledge based work. Combining applications, platforms, infrastructure, knowledge processes, and domain expertise allows us to deliver greater efficiencies and innovative business capabilities.

Job Description

Description:

Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams for multiple projects, aligned and prioritized to meet agency needs.

Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework.

Understands business and technical objectives of projects and works closely with project sponsors.

Creates project charters and work plans and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.

Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities.

Documents risks and develops mitigation plans.

Manages scope.

Creates and implements a communication plan.

Builds effective teams, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes.

Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsors.

Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers.

Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs.

Designs and implements the components required for complex application features.

Generally manages a group of application system analysts.

Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Professional certification is highly desirable.

• May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills. Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of projects. Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of projects and contracts. Ensures that project plans maintain tasks, schedules, estimates, and statuses, and disseminates information to team members and customers. Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance. Self‑directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
• Program Managers are required to be qualified under the Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Program Managers.

Program Manager – Years of Experience: 8+ years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Job Description Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Additional Information

If you are available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at734-224-6628.