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Project Manager 3 (IT Projects)

Company: First Tek, Inc.
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

Note: See Additional Position Information document for specific requirements for the advertised position.

Summary:
The role of the Project Manager (IT) is to plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Will work with project teams and technical staff and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. This includes planning project stages and assessing business implications for each stage. Also monitors progress to validate that deadlines, standards & targets are met.
The Project Manager (IT) is a position requiring demonstrated project management experience on technology projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding and developing technical specifications and project plans.

Education & Applicable Fields:
Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.

Education & Experience Requirements:
" With Bachelor s Degree, 10 years of direct work experience is required.
" With a Bachelor s Degree not in applicable fields, or without a degree, 14 years of direct work experience is required.
" Experience must include direct work experience in an Information Technology project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution; strong familiarity with project management software.
Note: Level 3 is typically responsible for medium- to large-sized projects (25M and higher lifecycle cost).

Typical Tasks may include:
Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.
" With oversight and approval from the BPA Manager/Other BPA Federal Personnel:
" Provide project management and project development from beginning to end, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
" Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, and estimated staffing requirements.
" Define project scope, goals & deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
" Develop full-scale project plans & associated communications documents. Assist with facilitation of a project communication plan.
" Develop and facilitate implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
" Develop and facilitate work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
" May collaborate with BPA manager and recommend selection of project personnel
" Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis; effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
" Coordinate duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority for project personnel.
" Set and facilitate project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
" Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
" 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.
" Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas. As required, prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
" Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
" Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
" Manage project execution to verify adherence to budget, schedule & scope.
" Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
" Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Keywords: First Tek, Inc., Vancouver , Project Manager 3 (IT Projects), IT / Software / Systems , Vancouver, Washington

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