IT Project Manager III

TekWissen LLC

Job Location:

North Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance peoples lives.

Position: IT Project Manager III
Location: Remote
Duration: 8 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Remote

Job Description:

Primary Function:

Develop execute and manage multiple IT projects within their defined scope(s).
Manage a multitude of interrelated project activities and lead all aspects of the project lifecycle working with project sponsors/key stakeholders vendors team members and management to oversee all phases of project completion.
Build and manage projects work breakdown structure milestones risks issues and deliverables within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of the project. Ensure transparent reporting of project status issues risks and financials.

Key Responsibilities:

Initiate and Plan Project: Works with business and IT management to establish and gain consensus on project goals objectives financials and deliverables. Responsible for building the plan and resource needs to accomplish the scope.
Project Control: Assess the degree to which changes to scope issues and risks will affect the project working with business and IT management and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution. Measure performance to assure the project is progressing as compared to original plan and budget.
Executing and Closing Project: Develops and executes a work plan obtaining authorized resources to ensure all activities are performed. Leads team in delivering project scope. Gather lessons learned and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
Project Communication: Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate program status and decision support information to project teams business and IT management. Makes recommendations based on current project status to resolve issues and manage risks.
Resource and Team Management: Coordinate resources to ensure project needs are addressed and effectively assign tasks and deliverables to team members based upon their abilities. Motivates project team in order to deliver project outcomes.
Quality Management: Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and functional policies and procedures.
Decisions: Make decisions that impact project level activities. Influences or has final decision authority for project budget.
Financial Control: Develops and manages a financial plan with multi-million dollar spend. Tracks actual spend accruals proactively creates spend estimates on a regular basis (at least monthly) and coordinates estimates and invoices with project vendors in order to maintain spend at /- 10% of the overall project budget.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in business Information Systems/Computer Science or related discipline.
Proven Microsoft Project PowerPoint Excel and Word skills are required.
8-10 years experience in project management
Experience managing SDLC projects
Experience managing validated systems

Preferred Qualifications:

PMP Certification
PPM Tool experience
Pharmaceutical experience
Clarity experience (or whatever the vendor name is)
JIRA / Confluence experience

Key Stakeholders:

Business and Technology resources; varying levels of leadership

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance pe...

Job Description:

Primary Function:

Develop execute and manage multiple IT projects within their defined scope(s).
Manage a multitude of interrelated project activities and lead all aspects of the project lifecycle working with project sponsors/key stakeholders vendors team members and management to oversee all phases of project completion.
Build and manage projects work breakdown structure milestones risks issues and deliverables within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of the project. Ensure transparent reporting of project status issues risks and financials.

Key Responsibilities:

Initiate and Plan Project: Works with business and IT management to establish and gain consensus on project goals objectives financials and deliverables. Responsible for building the plan and resource needs to accomplish the scope.
Project Control: Assess the degree to which changes to scope issues and risks will affect the project working with business and IT management and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution. Measure performance to assure the project is progressing as compared to original plan and budget.
Executing and Closing Project: Develops and executes a work plan obtaining authorized resources to ensure all activities are performed. Leads team in delivering project scope. Gather lessons learned and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
Project Communication: Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate program status and decision support information to project teams business and IT management. Makes recommendations based on current project status to resolve issues and manage risks.
Resource and Team Management: Coordinate resources to ensure project needs are addressed and effectively assign tasks and deliverables to team members based upon their abilities. Motivates project team in order to deliver project outcomes.
Quality Management: Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and functional policies and procedures.
Decisions: Make decisions that impact project level activities. Influences or has final decision authority for project budget.
Financial Control: Develops and manages a financial plan with multi-million dollar spend. Tracks actual spend accruals proactively creates spend estimates on a regular basis (at least monthly) and coordinates estimates and invoices with project vendors in order to maintain spend at /- 10% of the overall project budget.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in business Information Systems/Computer Science or related discipline.
Proven Microsoft Project PowerPoint Excel and Word skills are required.
8-10 years experience in project management
Experience managing SDLC projects
Experience managing validated systems

Preferred Qualifications: