PMP Certified Project Manager

Preferences:

• Raleigh NC location preferred but flexible on location for the right candidate.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree preferably in Business Marketing Accounting or related field.
• A minimum of 7 years of customer project management experience.
• Technical Skills: PMP Certified NOT PMs that have managed networkinghardware projects client facing PM experience . (not internal PMO PM exp).

Description

• We have a consulting opportunity for a SAS Senior Project Manager for various clients. The technical requirements for this position are below. The job is 100% remote; the duration is 6 months with a possibility of extension. Background clearance and onboarding may be required for the assigned project. PMP certification required. Please make sure that any proposed candidate has met the requirements.

Summary:

• This role will be responsible for all aspects of project management: the direction planning and budgeting coordination implementation execution and completion of specific projects while ensuring consistency with SAS overall strategy commitments and goals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assumes fiscal responsibility for the portions of the projects managed including managing budget expense management timely invoicing receivables tracking and monitoring /managing subcontractor expenses as applicable.
• Identifies documents and escalates any project issues and potential dependencies to the project team to the appropriate management team.
• Manages assigned projects against key business targets and time-to-value key performance indicators to help ensure high quality and high customer satisfaction.
• Prepares sample or high-level project plans to satisfy customer requirements to close deals identify potential implementation options and provide recommendations on implementation approaches.
• Participates and leads in project review sessions with stakeholders customers and senior management.
• Completes risk assessment documents for projects meeting articulated criteria (sizeable financial concerns heavy use of subcontractors implementation of new solutions etc.).
• May support Senior Project Managers or Program Managers on large projects and may independently manage small to medium scale projects.
• Manages internal or external customer expectations fully and acts as customer liaison.
• Manages implementation projects throughout the project life cycle.
• Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes cost adjustments and resource additions.
• Identifies and matches skills of project team members with the implementation requirements and tasks including subcontractors if required and verifies that team members know and understand their assignments.
• Ensures quality assurance and test plans are developed for the project.
• Maintains an accurate project plan adheres to deadlines and communicates weekly project status reports issues alerts signoffs and closure to the team management and the customer.
• Forecasts revenue and resource requirements for the duration of the project.
• Follows established change management procedures should project plans or schedules be adjusted.
• Ensures project designs and specifications provide a reliable blueprint for implementation.
• Resolves any conflict between the project and other organizational units in a satisfactory manner including engaging management as necessary.
• Communicates project goals to those outside the project and engages management or leadership in other units as needed to ensure customer success.
• Completes engagement/project summary project closeout procedures and skills inventory updates when applicable at end of project.
• Assures overall customer satisfaction through project health checks surveys and Delivery Excellence agreements according the governing Project Management Methodology.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Leverages methodologies enablers and best practices to accelerate project delivery.
• Oversees knowledge management activities of the delivery team using knowledge server or comparable tool.
• Builds relationships with clients that characterize partnership cooperation and trust.
• Provides leadership and drives customer success while overcoming barriers and satisfying staff management and stakeholder commitments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
• Project Management Professional known as PMP certification is required.
• MS Project experience is preferred.
• Jira or the like
• Experience with Project documentation (Charters RACI Design docs etc)
• Excellent facilitation skills including meeting content/agenda and proactive/creative management of issues.
• Very good domain and industry expertise as well as an understanding of SAS internal processes and organization.
• Very good problem-solving organizational written oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Travel as business requirements as required by management discretion.

Equivalency:

• Equivalent combination of education training and relevant experience may be considered in place of the requirements stated above including military service.
• The level of this position will be determined based on the applicants education skills and experience.