IT Project Manager (Aerospace)
Fort Woth TX (Onsite Only)
1st shift 9x80
USC/GC only
Position type: contract
Requirements
****8 years of experience working in project management preferably in software development or IT projects.
****Experience with IT infrastructure and software development projects is strongly preferred.
****Experience with organizational change management is preferred.
****Project management experience across IT and business functions.
****Experience leading large cross-functional projects.
****Strong problem-solving decision-making issue analysis and resolution skills.
****Strong communication and people management skills.
****Experience communicating with executives and stakeholders.
****Experience leading IT initiatives across various methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.
****Passion for leading and implementing change.
****Must be able to manage time work under pressure and deliver on tight deadlines.
****The ability to work collaboratively across several IT and business functions to gain buy-in to new processes.
****Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
****Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
******Education Requirements
****A Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business Administration or a related field.
****PMP certification preferred.
******Job Responsibilities
****Delivery of complex software development projects on time within scope and within budget adhering to current IT and SDLC processes.
****Responsible for simultaneously working on multiple projects and delivering them successfully.
****Works independently on projects with internal and external customers/vendors and reports progress regularly to senior management.
****Develops and tracks project plans and milestones issues and risks actual versus planned schedule and quality metrics.
****Prepares and maintains detailed project plans including activities tasks assignments milestones and estimates. Controls project scope and enforces strong project change management processes.
****Owns project issue resolution and risk management.
****Provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy adjustments progress and overall project health.
****Coordinates and tracks the project activities of the project team including implementation vendors architects business analysts Bell technical staff and business stakeholders.
****Ensures consistent application across projects of Bells system development life-cycle process including quality processes and turnover to production.
****Responsible for project initiation activities including definition of project scope & objectives formation of project teams development of high-level requirements and solution architecture that harmonizes with existing enterprise architecture.
****Conducts project post-implementation reviews to evaluate whether project objectives were met to determine how effectively the project was run and to identify areas for future improvement including both business and IT processes.
****Responsible for project planning and project portfolio management.
****Ability to work under general instruction from the manager on new assignments and with little to no direction in day-to-day work.
****Ability to mentor junior Project Managers.