Project Manager #1057084

Fasttek; Okemos (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision

PTO

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Employee referral program

Job summary

FastTek Global, Okemos, MI, is seeking a Project Manager to organize and manage multiple small to medium projects. You will plan scope, budgets, timelines, and staffing, then drive delivery across Agile teams to meet business requirements.

The role requires a bachelor's degree with coursework in business or CS and 3–5 years PM experience, with PMP/PMI-ACP preferred. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with SAFe exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or computer science with 3–5 years of project management experience.
• Certification or advanced degree in project management (PMP/PMI-ACP) preferred.
• Knowledge of Agile and traditional project management; SAFe experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills; independent judgment.
• Experience on Application Development projects and supporting senior PMs.

Responsibilities

• Creates project plans, defines scope, budgets and timelines with resources.
• Oversees staff assignments, facilitates meetings, documents technical solutions.
• Monitors progress across Agile teams to deliver value within cost/time/quality.
• Communicates status to stakeholders and manages change and risk.
• Coordinates activities with Enterprise Portfolio Management Office and other departments.
• Mentors other project teams and EPMO staff.
• Uses PPM and Agile tools to track progress and performance.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or computer science

Tools

PPM tools

Agile tools

SAFe environment

Job description

Okemos, Michigan

Project Manager #1057084

Required Skills

• To plan, organize, and manage one or more small to medium sized projects to meet defined requirements or businessobjectives.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Creates project plans, defines scope, creates budgets and timelines, identifiesstaffing and other resource needs, prioritizes tasks, creates roadmaps, defines strategy,identifiesand documents technical and business needs, develops risk mitigation plans, and ensures projectobjectivesmeet the defined business requirements.
• Executes project plans by overseeing staff assignments,facilitatingmeetings with the project team and end users to define and document technical solutions, engages external vendors as necessary, and executes operational readiness activities
• Monitors and tracks the progress of project deliverables across multiple Agile teams and business units and focuses on regular andtimelydelivery of value to ensure that established cost, time, and quality goals are met.
• Communicates project status with key stakeholders as needed, leads project team meetings as needed to assess project progress, prepares and distributes ongoing status updates, escalates issues and risk asappropriate, and manages and documents change.
• Coordinates project activities and process definition with the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office and other departments as necessary to improve project team performance and ensure documentation requirements and formats adhere to corporate standards
• Provides assistance, consultation, and mentoring to other project teams and Enterprise Portfolio Management Office staff.
• Utilize PPM and Agile tools to track and measure project and team progress, productivity, and individual performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Position requires a bachelor's degree with relevant coursework in business or computer science andthree tofive years' related work experience in project management with prior experience in systems development or support.
• Certification oradvancedegree in project management (i.e.,MastersCertificate in Project Management or PMP/PMI-ACP-certification) is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practice is required.
• Experience working within aSAFeenvironment is preferred.
• Position requires advanced leadership skills; ability to analyze and resolve complex problems; use independent judgment and communicate effectively with internal and external contacts.
• The position will be workingon multiple Application Developmentprojects and supporting senior level project managers on larger projects.

Additional Info:

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories.Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years!

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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