Introduction: UCI is an award winning, minority and women owned certified business with a 25-year successful track record of providing high quality information technology services to our clients and our business partners. UCI specializes in placing IT consultants with a focus on serving the Public Sector, Utilities, Transportation, Health & Human Services, and Financial Services Industries. Our Vision is to be our customers IT services provider of choice, satisfying their needs by exceeding expectations through excellence delivery while maximizing value. Our Values are the basis for our actions; they are commitments we make to our customers, employees, and partners. We strive to develop sustainable relationships based on trust, responsiveness and accountability.
I'm hiring Project Manager for one of our direct client who is willing to provide an attractive pay rate.
Job Title: Project Manager
Duration: 12 Months
Location: 2 Broadway, NY(Hybrid)
Responsibilities:
• Leads the project and/or program team through the project and/or program lifecycle process. Develops project and/or program plans and manages resources, project and/or program schedule and budget to meet deliverables.
• Integrates the work of large teams with members across agencies and functional departments, to deliver project/program success and ensure benefits realization
• Conducts feasibility, risk, regulatory compliance, and Return on Investment (ROI) analyses as needed, and presents recommendations
• Ensures all deliverables and commitments are met and the project is in compliance with relevant standards, laws, regulations and methodologies
• Establishes or clarifies project or program scope and business objectives with relationship managers and/or business clients to ensure quality, accuracy and delivery time
• Interfaces with clients and management to manage expectations, provide status updates on project/program and discuss concerns. Is accountable for ensuring resolution of concerns/issues
• Reviews and evaluates all phases of project controls by conducting stage gate reviews and project steering committee briefings
• Manages the project/program schedule with a comprehensive understanding of the critical path and recommends schedule changes to address schedule control issues as needed
• Addresses unusual and non-recurring problems by devising approaches to assess the situation, developing and testing options, and introducing new procedures or tools, as necessary
• Redesigns the project team continually, including the roles and skills required, as the project or program evolves, to ensure the delivery of project or program results
• Reviews business functions, understands/elicits clients’ requirements and evaluates output requirements and formats
• Analyzes and documents stakeholder needs/processes, and identifies gaps, areas for improvement, and solutions
• Manages multiple competing priorities through effective organization and communication
• Coordinates deployment of software releases with IT, Agency and Vendor
• Coordinates and documents release test plans and execution results with agencies and IT
• Functions independently with limited work direction
Qualifications Required:
• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies, tools and software packages including Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid
• Proven ability to identify gaps, conflicts, dependencies, and constraints in scope, requirements, delivery, training, and deployment and work with necessary parties for resolution
• Proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously, including the ability to develop and implement controls
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• High level of professional integrity and work ethic with a dedication in providing high quality service
• Self-starter, highly motivated and result-driven professional
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable, and recognize the need to pivot in a changing environment with appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables
• Proven effective problem solving, decision making, critical thinking and analytical skills
• Excellent planning, organizational, coordination, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills
Optional/Preferred:
• Experience implementing Transportation Industry IT Solutions.