Project manager - Dallas, TX or Atlanta, GA or Neenah, WI

Project Manager

Locations: Dallas, TX or Atlanta, GA or Neenah, WI Duration: 06 months plus contract Rate: DOE independentize candidates only

Job description

• Responsible for delivering high-profile, global program, establishing and maintaining the correct structures to control and monitor the deliverables as an influential HR partner to the business.
• Assesses the implications of new processes and identifies the activities necessary to ensure a smooth transition and user acceptance of the changes implemented by the program.
• Leads multiple project teams as part of the program; allocating and monitoring tasks and motivating project team.
• Create project plans, charters, charts, and timelines to staff and manage projects of varying length, complexity and scope (ranging from small-scale to yearly large-scale)
• Identifies and manages project and program interdependencies
• Act as liaison between Human Resources, stakeholders and contributors. Establishes and maintains team members and project stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications
• Manage stakeholder needs and effectively negotiate tradeoffs between scope, schedule, and participation. Balance needs of multiple stakeholders and gain buy-in from groups
• Manages program risks and ensures that any strategic problems are identified at the earliest opportunity. Implements procedures to mitigate risk threats.
• Develops project organization chart and governance structures. Defines roles and responsibilities of team members.
• Creates performance and status reports for relevant stakeholders, creates and/or edits project communication assets, and coordinates with internal communications teams to broadcast targeted messaging of projects and initiatives.
• Identifies and develops strategy for changes in scope, schedule, and cost.
• Creates transition plan, identifies lessons learned, and applies the lessons learned to future projects.

Key Qualifications and Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business admin or a similar field or equivalent experience
• 8-10 years of project management disciplines, best practices
• 8-10 years of hands-on HR experience managing HR related projects of increasing complexity