Support Services Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee agile technical projects, particularly in a government context. The role involves managing project deliverables, risks, and stakeholder relationships, with a focus on continuous improvement. This is a remote position offering competitive benefits.

Benefits

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 10 years of professional project management experience.
• 2 years of experience delivering government projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day project management support.
• Create project documentation and status reports.
• Analyze project risks and identify mitigation strategies.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

PMI-PMP Certification

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance

The scope of the proposed services includes:

1. Providing day-to-day project management support;
2. Creating project documentation such as daily, weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly status reports, project schedules and plans, meeting minutes, risks and issues, and other relevant documentation;
3. Activity and resource planning;
4. Analyzing project risks and issues, and identifying mitigation strategies;
5. Monitoring processes and project deliverables;
6. Conducting cost/benefit analyses;
7. Documenting specifications and tracking requirements;
8. Providing ongoing evaluation and process improvements; supporting workload demands of the agency.

Mandatory expertise and experience include:

1. At least 10 years of professional project management experience supporting agile technical projects;
2. At least 2 years of experience delivering government projects;
3. Experience presenting information to both technical and non-technical audiences;
4. Experience managing project risks and issues;
5. Experience analyzing project performance and recommending improvements.

Desirable expertise and experience include:

1. Familiarity with JIRA;
2. PMI-PMP or equivalent certification;
3. Experience establishing and fostering stakeholder relationships.

This is a remote position.