Job Description :
Urgent Need Project Manager in CA
Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: Northridge, CA
Job Duration: 24 month Contract
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Identify and manage overall project scope across several interrelated projects
· Prepare impact analysis against scope, schedules and budget
· Identify, review and present all Change Requests to governance groups
· Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team
· Ensure quality of all program and project outcomes, deliverables and products
· Comply with all Corporate policies, Standards, Procedures and Processes
· Create, maintain and report Business Case and Benefits Realization Plan
· Provides guidance about work activities to colleagues
· Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results
· Create, maintain and report against a cross project schedule and resource management plan
· Liaise with key Stakeholders and implementation resource groups to ensure alignment of priorities
· Liaison: Frequent interaction with internal or external contacts at various organizational levels concerning on-going operation or changes relating to processes or programs.
· Leads briefings with internal and external contacts
· Identify, mitigate and review Risk and Issue Logs
· Assume ownership for all project level risks and issues
· Assume ownership for all critical project level risks and issues
· Ability to work in a fast paced environment
· Ability to work well under pressure and maintain positive, enthusiastic attitude
· Establish and maintain EPMO standards in line with Business Owner and Project Sponsor needs
EXPERIENCE:
· More than 10 years’ experience in Project Management
· Full project lifecycle and a minimum of 5 complex projects of more than 2 year duration
· Proven knowledge of developing and implementing strategic goals
· Resource planning experience
· Matrix team management responsibilities
· Proven steering group management skills
EDUCATION:
· PMP or Member of Project Management Institute/Association of Project Management
· Advanced level of competency in Microsoft Project, Project Server and Office