Senior Project Manager

Technology Project Manager

Position requires experience managing various complex technology projects, business process reengineering (BPR) of complex enterprise systems, and technology product evaluations.

Duties

• Oversees the day-to-day responsibility of managing BPR and Information Technology projects.
• Communicate with the sponsoring organizations to assist in needs assessment, scope definition, risk, and process improvement analyses.
• Responsible for drafting specifications, proposal reviews, work plan definitions, task management, overall deliverables, and status tracking for systems integration and/or development.
• Reviews project proposals and plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allot available resources to various project phases.
• Leads and motivates cross-functional project teams. Manages, directs, guides, and coordinates project teams through SPR, project launch, system selection, and integration, data conversion/migration, QA/QC testing, training, and system implementation to ensure projects are on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
• Implements best practices and project management methodologies appropriate to the project(s) scope.
• Develops and manages the project schedule using Primavera Scheduler, MS Project, Project Scheduler, or similar project management tools.
• Reviews status reports prepared by contractors and project personnel to modify schedules or plans as required.
• Prepare project reports for management, clients, or others.
• Confer with project team members to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
• Performing power system engineering and deployment management
• Manage software quality assurance testing, error reporting, correction, and verification.
• Maintain database for recording software errors and corrections for each project.
• Confer with project members to outline work plans and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Use Internet tools to communicate with project parties continuously.
• Conduct regular project meetings with the contractor and stakeholders to monitor progress and disseminate actions required.
• Proactively solving problems to ensure milestones are met and projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Conduct and evaluate post-mortems to improve future projects.
• Responsible for ensuring and maintaining a long-term outlook for the system(s) the project manager represents.
• Manages project issues, revises plan as necessary, and communicates changes to the project team members.
• Maintain close contact with project sponsor(s), ensuring a shared vision, stakeholder buy-in, and project support.
• Personally responsible for self-improvement of management, technical, analytical, and business skills.
• Prepare and evaluate proposals/solicitations.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

• Extensive knowledge of system integration, testing, and change management
• Ability to quickly gain knowledge of business process analysis and bench-marking techniques
• Ability to apply technology to solve business problems.
• Ability to understand computer software at the "power user" level. Familiarity with Micro-soft office products, database, and ability to master new programs quickly.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to communicate accurately with non-technical individuals on technical matters.
• Strong ability to lead and influence.
• Ability to gather appropriate information and make sound decisions.
• Ability to rapidly learn and apply new technologies and products.
• Ability to work with others as a team to ensure strong customer relationships and satisfaction.
• Ability to track and organize multiple projects and/or a single large project, including project team activities.
• Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• Recent verifiable experience working on Transit Industry Projects. With demonstrated knowledge of voice, data, and power systems.
• Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of Information Technology Project Management experience and consulting experience.
• Proven track record managing successful large enterprise system implementation projects involving current information technologies and/or SPA.
• Designing low and high-voltage AC/DC power systems
• Formal training and experience in Project Management, estimating, cost and schedule management, variance reporting, and electronic project management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, and Project Scheduler.
• Familiarity with Internet access, email and web hosting technologies