Job Title: PMP Certified Project Manager
Number of Positions: multiple
Duration: 6 months (right now for the first WO)
Client Location: Remote is an option as well for the right candidate.
VISA Requirement: US CitizenGreen Card. Candidate must live in the continental US.
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.