Position Title: Project Manager II
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Horn Lake Mississippi
Tax Term: W2
Position Summary:
The Project Manager oversees projects from initiation to completion, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
Responsibilities:
- Driving Delivery Excellence: Lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget, consistently hitting key milestones and minimizing scope creep.
- Optimizing Resource Utilization: Improve project efficiency by 15-20% through effective resource allocation and the implementation of streamlined workflows.
- Proactive Risk Mitigation: Prevent project delays by identifying bottlenecks early and executing data-backed contingency plans that keep timelines on track.
- Strategic Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the bridge between technical execution and business goals, ensuring every project phase delivers measurable value to stakeholders.
- Continuous Improvement: Champion "Lessons Learned" initiatives to increase team velocity and project quality in subsequent project cycles.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
- Demonstrated history of delivering projects that met or exceeded business objectives.
- Expertise in utilizing PM tools (Jira, MS Project, or similar) to provide real-time status reporting and analytics.
- PMP, CAPM, or Scrum Master certification is highly valued.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of experience in business environment
- Demonstrate proficiency in using computer applications. Experience in word processing, presentation packages, databases, and spreadsheet packages. Proficient with MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel; familiarity with Adobe software to be able to create/modify PDF files.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with project management tools and software.
What Success Looks Like:
- On-Time/On-Budget Delivery: You have a track record of delivering at least 90% of your projects within the agreed-upon timeline and budget.
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Maintain high stakeholder satisfaction scores, evidenced by consistent, transparent communication and alignment on project goals.
- Metric-Driven Results: You demonstrate the ability to track KPIs (such as budget variance, schedule performance index, and defect rates) and use that data to drive decision-making.
- Operational Efficiency: You successfully implement process improvements that reduce administrative overhead or shorten project delivery lifecycles.