Contract IT Project Manager
100% Remote, MUST be in Eastern time to qualify
The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to milestones and timelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with IT Teams and stakeholders.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Update dashboards
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Identify and track issues in Excel
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
- Track project milestones and deliverables.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
- Understanding of full trade lifecycle.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Proven experience in project management in the information technology sector.
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
Skills:
- Strong organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.