Project Manager Consultant

This position is for an experienced project schedule manager with experience in schedule development and management practices project management methodologies and software development methodologies. Knowledge and experience in the MS Project Professional/Project Sever/Project Web App (PWA) Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Office products is required to help manage and maintain the project schedule and other PMO artifacts. A significant portion of this positions responsibility will be oversight of the planning and execution of work being performed by a vendor that is under contract to develop and implement the system

The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to collaborate and coordinate activities with diverse groups including stakeholders team leads vendors other project managers and technical staff.

As the schedule manager and member of the PMO this individual will:

Assist the Project Management Office (PMO) managing all aspects of the project with focus on creating and maintaining the Project Schedule and Client tasks

Assist in the collection of Project Schedule updates and the application of the updates to the project schedule

Create and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure and its linkage to the Project Schedule

Manage all aspects of schedule development and maintenance for internal projects

Ensuring the vendor has documented best practices for schedule management

Oversee the vendor project schedule activities ensuring that the approved processes are followed

Produce weekly schedule metrics involving schedule variance and earned value

Assist PMO in the day-to-day analysis and management of project critical path and defined tasks to watch

Help PMO in creation maintenance and analysis of project metrics and reports

Prepare organize run and properly document the project schedule meetings

Provide clear and accurate weekly and monthly project reporting and resource forecasting

Assist project team leads in schedule decomposition estimating and resourcing

Review the schedule and assist team members in understanding their activities

Manage the creation maintenance and analysis of project risks issues and action items

Manage the creation maintenance and analysis of project metrics and reports

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

3-5 years of experience in general PMO responsibilities including: creating project governance plans and processes; managing all aspects of project execution including creating and tracking schedule and scope baselines; managing project change and configuration; managing issues and risks

2-3 years of planning scheduling and reporting project metrics and resource management experience

2-3 years of Software Development Lifecycle planning experience

2-3 years proficient/experience working with Microsoft Office suite include SharePoint Excel Word Visio and PowerPoint

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

3-5 years of experience in general PMO responsibilities including: creating project governance plans and processes; managing all aspects of project execution including creating and tracking schedule and scope baselines; managing project change and configuration; managing issues and risks

2-3 years of planning scheduling and reporting project metrics and resource management experience

2-3 years of Software Development Lifecycle planning experience

2-3 years proficient/experience working with Microsoft Office suite include SharePoint Excel Word Visio and PowerPoint

Required Education/Certifications:

Bachelors degree in a technical or business field; or an Associates degree with 10 years project management experience

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Professional Project Management Certification

Very good English communication skills written and oral