Project Management Senior Associate

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Thousand Oaks (CA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Project Management Senior Associate for a remote, 2+ month assignment. You will coordinate project work, establish PM processes, and manage plans and communication across IT and business stakeholders.

The role requires senior PM skills, experience with cross-functional projects, and the ability to report progress to senior leadership. Remote work is available for this contract position.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher, or equivalent education/experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years experience or
• Associate degree with 6+ years experience or
• HS diploma with 8+ years experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, report status, and ensure stability of project work.
• Establish and apply PM processes for IT to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality.
• Assemble project plans, assign tasks, monitor work, and escalate issues as needed.
• Track milestones and adjust plans/resources to meet customer needs.
• Coordinate with enterprise areas affecting scope, budget, risk, and resources.
• Support senior management to identify and prioritize IT opportunities for enterprise goals.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of PM methodologies, tools, resource management, and change management.
• This is a management role with HR responsibilities, managing cross-functional projects of medium to high complexity.
• Senior roles may oversee multiple large, high-impact projects.

Skills

Project Management

Strong Verbal Communication

Strong Written Communication

Education

Master degree

Bachelor degree + 2 years

Associate degree + 6 years

High school diploma / GED + 8 years

Job description

Title: Project Management Senior Associate

Location: Remote

Duration: 2+ Months (Possible Extension)

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.
• Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
• Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.
• Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.
• Assists Program Manager(s) in partnering with senior management of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.
• This is a management role with human resource management responsibilities (e.g., hiring, performance management). Manages one or more cross-functional projects of medium to high complexity.
• More senior role has responsibility for multiple large, complex projects with greater impact to the enterprise.
• Support Therapeutic Area Heads and Product Leads with managing timelines, prioritization of projects and leadership team reporting responsibilities.

Top 3 Must Have Skills

• Project Management
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Strong Written Communication

Basic Qualifications

• Master degree OR
• Bachelor degree and 2 years of experience OR
• Associate degree and 6 years of experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of experience

Possible Extension

• Yes

Red Flags

• NA

Interview Process

• 1 Panel Interview