Contingent Project Manager

Contingent Project Manager

Our client, a package delivery and supply chain management company, is seeking an experienced Contingent Project Manager for a 23 month contract role in Atlanta, GA. This role is hybrid.

Job Summary

Requires a moderate degree of PM knowledge, experience, skill & expertise. Additional skills needed: Communication, problem solving, managing for results, managing conflict, creativity & critical thinking. Operates in coordination with & takes direction from both the ePMO Lead/Project Lead to ensure:

• All project activities/outputs align with strategic objectives, deliverables, schedules, business case & expectations set with Sponsors & senior leadership
• Support a combination of simple projects while facilitating/guiding team to adhere to the PM discipline.
• This position will drive setting the team's cadence for planning, updates & status reviews with Sponsors.
• He/she supports the success of the project by applying PM principles, guidelines & standards.
• Travel may be required as needed.

Job Duties

• Facilitates all Project Planning & Execution of PM Activities (~ 25% of time)
• Applies PM Processes/Tools Appropriate for Projects (~ 50% of time)
• Identifies/Manages Interdependencies with other Projects/Initiatives (~ 10% of time)

Other Duties

• Manages project scope, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building & deployment of projects from beginning to end
• Creates/manages PM artifacts while educating the team on their creation/proper use throughout the project such as to Project Chartero Project Plano RACIo Risk/Issue identification & mitigation of Status report dev/updates appropriate PM artifacts, as needed
• Reviews deliverables & ensures quality
• Provides PM methodology/tools to ensure proper governance, oversight, strategic alignment & project success
• Facilitates initiation/planning of project scope (i.e. Objectives, resources, milestones, risks, us, etc)
• Reviews funding, cost plans & actual expenses to verify projects are in line with funding parameters with Project Lead
• Proficient in PM discipline with emphasis on effective use of PM soft skills essential to his/her success
• Solicits/gathers info. via interviews with process owners to understand the "as-is" &" to-be" processes
• Identifies/communicates to the Project Lead skill gaps & recommends improvement opportunities
• Provides Project Lead with thorough responses to problem resolution
• Identifies business areas/stakeholders impacted by issues
• Identifies root causes to ensure problems do not reoccur
• Able to Communicate processes to customers trained on process changes/enhancement
• Dev/monitor process metrics to gauge health of a project & identify process improvement opportunities
• Observe a process & gather feedback/concerns from others for process improvement opportunities

Required Qualifications

• Experience applying Stakeholder/Comm Mgmt. principles including governing bodies/ Owners/Sponsors/key senior stakeholders/Project Lead/team/SME's
• Able to plan weeks in advance to plan efforts & manage multiple projects
• Able to work full time (~40 hours per week with potential to work overtime if necessary); must be flexible to work occasional weekends, holidays & possible overnight stays depending on the assignment, as needed.
• Experience/expertise with Commercial PM Software (i.e. MS Project/Office, etc) & the ability to learn Projects Website & other tools
• Experience with web-based remote meeting applications (i.e. Skype, Zoom, WebEx, etc)
• Willing to travel by plane or driving personal vehicle or rental car.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or int'l comparable degree)
• 3 years of PM experience
• 6 years as a project team member
• Experience using MS Office including MS Project/SharePoint
• Willing to travel by plane or drive personal vehicle/rental car

Preferred Qualifications

PM Certifications: PMI PMP, Agile, LEAN Certified/Six Sigma, etc Pay Rate $55.00 - $70.00