Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Client: Utilities

Job Title: Sr. IT Project Manager

Contract Duration: 1 year +

Location: Tempe, AZ (onsite 2 days a week)

**W2 Position - not partnering with 3rd party companies for candidates

**Only considering candidates local to Phoenix

Main Skills

• Strong agile experience
• Experience managing software development, software engineering projects
• PMP required
• 5+ years of professional IT project management experience in an enterprise environment

Summary

Overall responsibility for the successful development and implementation of assigned information technology projects which require senior leadership. Projects include coordination of IT resources to support Facilitation of new spaces and functions, as well as delivery of other major IT project efforts. Proactively assumes a leadership role to create a shared vision, promote clarity of purpose, influence and motivate stakeholders and create a sense of urgency to deliver business value. Plans, manages and monitors activities of all aspects of projects, assuring the satisfaction of customers’ business needs and delivery of project on time and within budget. Ensures the currency, quality and integrity of information and provides customers with consistent, timely communication of project status.

What You'll Do

• Supports IT engagement in software development projects:
• Engages with planners and architects to discuss IT implications
• Take ownership of IT requirements, budget, schedule
• Participate in weekly design reviews
• Act as liaison to IT teams to provide planning, direction, and coordination
• Provides leadership for and is accountable for the successful completion and results of major projects. Projects typically having the following characteristics are managed by this level of individual:
• Project duration is typically two years or less
• Project typically has inter-departmental or enterprise impact
• Project has medium to high risk/complexity
• Project has medium to high business value
• Develops and manages detailed project plan to ensure that it is completed on time and within budget and meets business requirements; as well as develops, manages and tracks budgets to project completion.
• Typically leads 5 to 15 individuals. Directs, controls and approves individuals’ work while on the project.
• Responsible for all aspects of the project execution, including total budget responsibility.
• Reviews project proposal to clarify objectives, scope, benefits and deliverables and to determine timeframe, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available business segment resources to various phases of project.
• Leads the effort in creative approaches to problem solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs. Drives resolution.
• Acts as the primary interface to the client for all aspects of the assigned project and communicates to client using standard reporting formats, milestones, and metrics, and produces accurate and timely status reports. Communicates at the appropriate level to each stakeholder.
• Ensures potential changes to scope are clearly identified, communicated, evaluated, resolved and documented using standard procedures.
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice to and to manage identification and problem resolution. Reviews reports prepared by project personnel and modifies/schedules/plans as required in timely manner.
• Maintains appropriate vendor relationships.
• Increases personal and team effectiveness over time. Identifies and applies improvements to existing processes based upon lessons learned.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Understanding of how to leverage business applications for competitive advantage
• Demonstrates proactive management style
• Possesses business, analytical, technical and process skills
• Ability to deal with multiple reporting relationships
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels
• Strong communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in easily understood business terms
• Ability to use technical tools required for the job
• Competency in developing solutions to diverse/complex business problems

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of IT experience, with at least five years experience as an IT Project Manager.

Experience in leading projects or teams, managing people, and developing and monitoring budgets.

Needs to understand business and technology and how to integrate knowledge of each in developing solutions to meet business needs.

Education

Completion of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution that prepares the employee for the assignment is preferred.

PMP Certification is preferred.