Job Description :
Hi,
Hope you’re doing great.
This is Shivangi with KPG99 Inc. . I have the following job opportunity of Senior Project Manager in Philadelphia, PA. Please see the job description below and let me know if you would be interested in it. You can either reply to this mail or call me at
Senior Project Manager
Philadelphia, PA
Length: 6+ Months
Interview: Phone, In-Person
Note:
- Must have experience with content collaboration and content management
- Must have experience managing scope, time and cost
PM will be responsible for 2-3 projects. This will include a BOX implementation and NetSkope install. BOX is a cloud enterprise content management service and NetSkope is the cloud security service and a certified member of BOX.
REQ. SKILLS: The Senior Project Manager, is responsible for project managing strategic business initiatives, scope, time and costs, quality, communications, risk and procurement management functions.
Candidates are expected to possess a strong understanding of project management process groups and knowledge areas. Candidates are expected to have knowledge of and experience with best practices in IT or Business Operations for their area of domain expertise.
Project managers are primarily responsible for multiple projects, for the successful outcome of the project meeting its objectives, and for all of the project management activities and deliverables required to achieve the project’s objectives. Project managers must have excellent communications skills, must be well organized and exhibit excellent follow-up and follow-through skills. The Senior Project Manager is expected to regularly manage multiple complex projects or programs concurrently.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Managing assigned projects utilizing all of the nine Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) knowledge areas. The PM is expected to have competency in all nine areas and exhibit mastery in at least of the six areas. In addition, PMs are expected to bring domain area knowledge to each project.
Project Integration Management
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resource Management
Communications Management
Risk Management
Procurement Management
Executing and managing PMO processes that support other project managers, project management processes, standards and templates
Incorporation of project management best practices into PMO templates, standards and processes
Working to facilitate IT resource management processes including the RAF and Capacity Planning processes
Participating in the demand management process including work estimation and project budget planning
Participating in planning for the annual planning process
Other “BASE” PMO process work as required
Job Specifications
Knowledge:
Strong knowledge of Project Management knowledge areas as defined by the Project Management Institute in the Project Management Body of Knowledge
Knowledge and competency in the project schedule building process, including techniques for estimation, developing contingency and management reserve, PERT, CPM and critical chain
Ability to build and manage a team of people for the purpose of effectively managing a project.
Experience in mortgage banking OR domain area knowledge relevant to the target project space should include knowledge of at least one but preferably more of the following: software development, software quality assurance testing, software technical specification development, data center build out, IT disaster recovery, high availability architecture implementation, data warehouse development, packaged software implementation
Strong organization skills with ability to negotiate and build a culture of continuous improvement.
Advanced problem solving abilities and capabilities of handling multiple priorities simultaneously.
Ability to work independently and communicate with multiple levels, ability to build consensus on key strategic initiatives.
Knowledge of resource management, resource acquisition, resource effort estimation, resource leveling and project resource cost planning and tracking
Basic understanding and knowledge of the typical RFP process from the initial solution scope, to RFI, RFP, evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, contract administration and closeout
Key Attributes: Confidentiality, Honest, Integrity, Open and Approachable, Flexible, Self Confident, Self Aware, Team Player oriented.
Skills and Abilities:
Experience as a project manager on modern, large-scale, component-based enterprise projects using iterative and incremental SDLC processes OR experience as a lead project manager on modern, large-scale, infrastructure projects involving high availability, disaster recovery and data center virtualization
Experience in planning, organizing, leading, and facilitating cross-functional, matrix organized teams.
Technical certifications (PMI’s PMP, SEI’s CMM, Six Sigma, Microsoft’s MSF, Java, BEA WebLogic) a plus.
Experience in both Agile and Waterfall environments preferred. Agile certifications (CSM, CSP) a plus.
Excellent skills with MS Project, MS Excel for the use of planning, tracking project details and presenting data to stakeholders, MS PowerPoint for the purpose of communicating project information in presentation format
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
Strong conflict resolution skills
Excellent organization, follow-up and follow-through skills
Extensive knowledge and experience with an enterprise project portfolio management tool (Daptiv, Clarity, Microsoft EPM)
Experience using and complying with a formal set of project management standards, templates and processes
Other Position Parameters
A significant understanding of the critical performance measurements to evaluate operational effectiveness and customer satisfaction performance. In addition, the skill and experience to continually evaluate and improve performance against these measures.
A working knowledge of back-office processes, systems and e-commerce technologies along with a grasp of trends and the direction of emerging technologies.
A fundamental understanding of the “numbers” is critical encompassing budgeting, financial planning, capital justification, resource allocation, cost analysis, etc. P&L and balance sheet insight and or experience are desirable.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio, Project, Power Point
Prior Work Experience
Technical: 10 - 15 years
Supervisory: None
Education and Credentials
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree, Concentration in Information Systems
Other Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Thanks and Regards,
Shivangi Singh | Team Lead | KPG99, INC
Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
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