Associate Project Manager
About the role
For this contractor assignment, this IT Associate Project Manager (APM) Lead is responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing information technology (IT) projects, balancing business value, cost, schedule, and quality. They will acquire project resources and coordinates the efforts of team members and third-party resources to deliver projects according to plan. They will also define the project's objectives and oversees quality control throughout its life cycle. Expected to lead with inclusive behaviors, models our Core Values, ethics, and compliance standards; fosters interactions that engage others and value each person for their unique contributions; and takes initiative to bring people together to explore innovative approaches. This is a telecommute contract position.
Responsibilities
- Directs and manages IT project development and delivery from beginning to end.
- Facilitates project scope definition in collaboration with project sponsors.
- Develops IT project plans and associated communications documents and collaborates with an array of stakeholders, teams, and vendors to ensure the needed resources are available for project success.
- Develops and implements strategies to deliver projects according to business objectives and find improvements in the project lifecycle to deliver value sooner.
- Guides project through portions of the governance process.
- Drafts and submits budget proposals and recommends subsequent budget changes where necessary.
- Coaches, mentors, and motivates project team members, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Qualifications
Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in leading or facilitating projects in an application development, infrastructure, process, or similar areas is required. Alternatively, a Bachelor's Degree or higher in a Business or Technical discipline (e.g., Business Administration, Communications, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or Project Management) and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in leadership or in leading or facilitating projects in an application development, infrastructure, process, or similar areas.
Skills
- Agile
- collaboration tools
- information technology
- Computer Science
- Azure DevOps
- MS Project
- Scrum
- application development
- communications
- effective communication
- Communication
- Leadership
- accountability
- takes initiative
- Proactively
- Business Administration
- Management Information Systems
- business objectives
- delivery experience
- governance
- problem management
- infrastructure
- innovative