Project Manager 3 (IT Projects)
Company: First Tek, Inc.
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: May 24, 2023
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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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