Project Manager

Stefanini; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing solutions company in Pittsburgh is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead IT-related projects using best practice PMO methodology. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent experience, with PMP certification preferred. Responsibilities include developing project plans, managing client expectations, and tracking program metrics. The candidate must possess advanced communication and problem-solving skills and be proficient in MS Project and other Microsoft Office applications. This role offers an opportunity to work on significant projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years experience managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated baseline project plans and manage performance.
• Capture and track program metrics and perform analysis.
• Manage project scope and client expectations.

Skills

Advanced verbal and written communication skills

Ability to develop project plans

Knowledge of project metrics

Ability to identify issues and problems

Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications

Customer service orientation

Analytical thinker with creative problem solving skills

Education

High School Degree and Bachelor's degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent work experience

PMP certification

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Job description

We help Procurement and Recruiting departments faced with the challenge of filling multiple IT-related openings for either long-term employment, or short-term projects. They need to find reliable candidates, with the right expertise, quickly and at the right cost to enable their company to remain competitive, and to increase profit and efficiency.

Stefanini provides the IT contract resources you need to implement crucial projects, handle short-term assignments, or fulfill long-term placements. Our IT staffing services free you from the challenges of finding, recruiting, training and retaining high-quality professional staff, and allow you to focus on managing your business growth.

We provide the ongoing skill development to ensure that professionals placed at your site are trained in leading technologies to support your information technology hardware, software, and network infrastructure. Augment your staff for short or long-term engagements, or for specialized expertise on specific projects.

We have more than 25 years of staffing industry knowledge and can provide you with superior

candidates to match your technical and professional needs.

Job Description

Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/sponsor’s needs and deliver on desired outcomes.

Qualifications

Education/ Experience:

• High School Degree and Bachelors degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent work experience required.
• PMP certification preferred.
• 6 to 8 years experience managing projects

Skills and Competencies:

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
• Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
• Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
• Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project and/or Visio. Highly organized with good time management skills.
• Customer service orientation, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Analytical thinker with creative problem solving skills and attention to detail

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions, refine plans and manage performance against them. Recommend best solutions based on understanding of business issues.
• Provide task-based schedule and cost forecasts and assist in assessing risk-based provisions.
• Capture and track program metrics and perform analysis.
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
• Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them.
• Clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
• Manage project closure initiatives, such as client satisfaction survey and closure analysis.
• Document and archive project activities, deliverables, tools and findings for future projects