Technical Project Manager

Phaxis; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MS Office suite

Job summary

Phaxis is seeking an experienced Project Manager to provide leadership on multiple medium to large IT or business projects. You will create and execute project work plans, adapt processes, and direct the project teams to align with company strategy and goals.

The role requires delivering projects on time and within budget, coordinating cross-functional teams, and communicating with stakeholders. Strong experience in various SDLCs and a PM certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• PM certification or equivalent training is required.
• Experience leading small to medium scale projects in IT or infrastructure.
• Familiar with multiple SDLCs (Iterative, Agile, Waterfall).
• Ability to lead teams and deliver all project phases.

Responsibilities

• Develops communication plans to keep teams, customers, and sponsors informed.
• Identifies resources and assembles teams; manages issues, risks, and changes.
• Determines schedules, critical path, and enforce scheduling standards.
• Forecasts and reports financials, schedules, and resource utilization.
• Facilitates project reviews and audits with executive stakeholders.
• Delivers medium to large projects on time, on budget, and to spec.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget management

Risk management

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

MS Office

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Clarity

Job description

Provides the required leadership on multiple medium and an occasionally large internal IT or business projects - including financial, scope, schedule and risk management responsibilities. Creates and executes project work plans and revises them accordingly to meet changing needs and adapting the established project management processes and methodology. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of business projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. Directs, manages, plans and administers the operational and administrative activities of an Information Technology and Business project teams.

Essential Job Functions

1. Responsibility #1. a. Develops communication plan to provide continuous communication to the project team members, customers, and project sponsors regarding the status of the project. (15% time)
2. Responsibility #2 a. Identifies resources needed to complete work and collaborates with resource manager(s) to assemble appropriate skills/teams and resources. Manages Issues, risks, and changes using appropriate and agreed upon processes and tools established within the Project Management Office. (10% time)
3. Responsibility #3 a. Determines the project schedules, identifies the critical path and potential risks. Effectively applies scheduling standards and enforces them with the project teams. Leads Project Team to maintain project work plans and drafts required deliverables. (15% time)
4. Responsibility #4 a. Forecasts, manages, and reports on project financials, planned and actual project schedule, and resources utilization. Understands basic revenues models and cost to completion projections making decisions accordingly. (15% time)
5. Responsibility #5 a. Facilitates Project Reviews and provides information for audits, status reports, and Executive review meetings. (15% time)
6. Responsibility #6 a. Responsible and accountable for delivering medium and occasionally large projects on-time, on-budget, and meeting functional and quality specifications. Manages Project Expenditures both Forecast and Actual, (Capital Budget). (25% time)

Quals

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Training requirements: Project Management certification or equivalent;
• Knowledge and skills: Experience leading small to medium scale new application development or infrastructure deployment projects.
• Knowledge and skills: Experience with and knowledge of multiple systems development life cycles, (i.e. Iterative, Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Knowledge and skills: Ability to lead a team and deliver all phases of complex systems assignments.
• Technical Skills: Expert level of proficiency in MS Office Suite of products, (i.e. Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Technical Skills: Basic familiar with Clarity or other Portfolio / Program Management Software;
• Job experience: 7+ years in an information technology capacity with understanding of various technologies including, applications, databases, networking, telecommunications and connectivity.
• Job experience: 5 + years of experience in a Project Management role with a strong background in team development.
• Job experience: Unless there is a legal requirement, experience will be accepted for the education requirement.