IT Project Manager I

IT Project Manager I

Location: Jackson, MI (must be able local, prefer NO relocation candidates)

Duration: 1 year+

IT Project Manager I

Job Description:

· If you're looking for a career that will provide a challenging work environment and many opportunities to learn, our company is the place for you. Join our team and become part of a company full of exciting opportunities.

· We help employees achieve their personal best by offering many opportunities that develop and enhance their skills for career advancement.

· Project Manager I is responsible for the performance of several small to medium sized technical projects, several moderate sized projects, or a definable portion of a larger project or program in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures and guidelines.

· Directs and supervises support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities.

· Manages the technical direction of a project through the design, implementation and testing in accordance with project objectives.

· The candidate is required to use CE's PPM tools to review project work plans, issues, risks, and dependencies.

· The candidate will produce status reports, conduct status meetings, and facilitate issue resolution and risk management sessions.

· Developing presentations and identifying process improvement opportunities.

· This position will report to the IT PMO and will not be managing projects.

· PMO activities include reporting, performing Health Checks/Gate reviews, interfacing with multiple delivery portfolios and non-functional groups, and working with the rest of the PMO team to ensure all projects are on track.

Skills:

· Excellent planning skills using industry planning applications (i.e. Clarity/CA PPM, Microsoft project)

· Attention to detail

· Knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodologies

· Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills

· Ability to resolve complex technical issues

· Ability to manage, coordinate, guide a project team of technical professionals

· Good leadership skills

· Ability to manage moderately complex projects

· Good negotiation skills

· Ability to work well with mid to senior management

· Five or more years in IT related project management, planning and scheduling medium sized projects

· Scheduling/planning/management across multiple small to medium sized teams.

Education:

· Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business or related field

· PMI/Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required

· Demonstrated ability in managing projects of moderate size and complexity.

· Working in a project management office (PMO)

Required Skills:

· Budgeting forecasting

· Microsoft excel

· Project management

· Microsoft PowerPoint

· Relationship building

Additional Skills:

· Process facilitation

· PMP

· PMO

· Agile

· Scheduling

· Scheduling/planning

· Leadership skills

· Trading

· Process improvement

· PMI

· It projects management

· Managing projects

Languages:

· English

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Minimum Degree Required:

· Bachelor's Degree