8 Month Contract (Possible Extension or Contract-to-Hire)
Location: Hybrid (Client located in Chicago, IL)
* Must be able to work on a W-2
* Not open to C2C
Job Description
Leads and manages a broad range of employees and contractors and acts as a primary project contact for key stakeholders in the business. These projects may take the form of programs depending on the size, scope and duration. • Estimate Projects - comfortable working with business resources, IT professionals, third party professionals, and other resources to create a time and financial estimate. Capable of leading an initial discovery project phase in order to drive answers to the questions required to create an estimate. • Plan Projects - secures resources and integrates them into detailed project schedule reflecting tasks and estimates is a fundamental responsibility of the project manager. Leverages the estimates with the skills required on a project to generate a detailed work plan encompassing all phases and resources needed to deliver a project across the organization. Adheres to an appropriate SDLC (e.g. - waterfall, agile, hybrid)- and lays out the phases and resources to deliver the expected benefits. • Monitor and Communicate Progress - follows ITS PMO processes and methodologies to keep the projects on task and ensure the project is progressing as planned. Reports and communicates status at the appropriate level of detail to the team, IT management and business stakeholders. Experienced in monitoring a project vs the plan, identifying course corrections that may be required and keeping project management deliverables (e.g. - workplans, estimates) up to date as these changes occur. • Execution - manages cross-functional work streams across multiple departments and suppliers, from discovery and planning through design, build and implementation. • Documentation - produces project lifecycle documentation, including project schedules, status reports and all other documentation defining project requirements. • Quality - monitors the quality of all aspects of the project which includes scope, risk, schedule, budget, delivery and all associated communication. • Issue/Risk Management - uses project experience, technical knowledge and team collaboration to identify, assess, and mitigate project issues and risks. Adjusts resources and plans accordingly to meet project objectives. • Relationships - establishes strong relationships with IT, Business partners, and suppliers and translates their day-to-day project needs clearly to drive high-quality deliverables. • Organizational Change Management - prepares and drives business readiness and training efforts. • Serves as project lead to coordinate complex information technology changes and ensures the success of enterprise-level application rollouts. Works with University units and the client community to develop detailed business requirements. • Uses specialized depth and breadth of expertise in a specific career track to build project plans, including budgets and human resource plans. Provides expertise on managing projects. Maintains project web presence, project archives and project documentation. • Performs other related work as needed.