Project Manager

Job Description:

Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

•Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan. Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally manages a group of applications system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.

Required Skills:

• Solid skills in project management utilizing a formal project management methodology. Desired 7 Years

• Solid skills in project scheduling utilizing a project scheduling tool such as MS Project. Desired 7 Years

• Solid skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Desired 7 Years

• Strong leadership and communication skills. Required 7 Years

• Ability to communicate technical terminology at levels appropriate to the audience both orally and in writing. Required 7 Years

• Experience in project planning, scheduling, tracking, issue/risk management, and status reporting. Desired 7 Years

• Experience managing projects utilizing Agile Scrum. Desired 2 Years

• Project Management Professional certification from PMI. Required

• State of Michigan Project Management Methodology or equivalent Project management methodology based on PMI and CMMI Desired 5 Years

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.