Jr. Project Manager, IT

Estes Forwarding Worldwide•Richmond, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW) is a leading domestic and international freight forwarder in the United States, providing customized logistics and warehousing solutions for clients around the world and across all industries via air, ground, and ocean freight. A subsidiary of Estes Express lines with corporate located in Richmond, Virginia, EFW is uniquely backed by Estes Express Lines’ extensive line haul network providing EFW clients with a hybrid transportation network. The company has received industry awards, including Specialty Carrier of the Year and E-Commerce Delivery Carrier of the Year, and has been recognized by Global Trade Americas as a leading 3PL to watch. We are proud to offer highly competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Knowledge of standard project management methodology.
Ability to help manage project teams, risks and issues.
Must be flexible, able to pay excellent attention to detail and work under pressure during periods of peak work volume.
Proficient in Access, PowerPoint, Word and Visio.
Advanced skills in MS Excel, including formula and Pivot Table creation.
Ability to write queries and build reports using MS Access and Excel.
Proficient in MS Mail/Outlook/Exchange.
Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Strong time management, organization, communication and presentation skills.
Consistently meet documented deadlines and objectives.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work.
Project Management experience.
Must be able to comply with all company policies, rules, procedures and Code of Conduct.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment independently or with groups of people, such as other departments, and communicate known concepts.
Must be mentally and emotionally capable of handling a high stress environment.
Responds well to questions.
Ability to read, interpret and comply with written information and documents such as safety rules, operations /procedure manuals and maintenance instructions with a high comprehension and concentration level to include the ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to read and interpret complex business and/or technical documents.
Ability to write comprehensive reports and detailed business correspondence.
Ability to present to a group of departments.
Ability to solve problems with a variety of concrete variables through semi-standardized solutions that require some ingenuity and analysis.
Ability to draw inferences and follow prescribed and detailed procedures to solve moderately complex problems.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, random drug and/or alcohol tests, and will be subject to a criminal history background check.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
At this time, EFW will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in the transportation/freight movement industry desired.
Combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration.

Responsibilities

Assisting the Project Manager, IT with all aspects of technical project lifecycles including project scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and change management.
Developing project resource plans and status reports.
Supporting technical asset inventory management.
Working directly with customers, vendors, and implementation partners.
Managing IT projects and project segments by specified objectives within specified resources.
Managing all aspects of assigned projects, to include reporting on project progress-to-plan, status updates and facilitating team meetings.
Directing and monitoring the requirements, framework conditions and progress of IT projects.
Reviewing/gathering functional and non-functional requirements, creating communication and risk plans, and updating overall project plans through project lifecycles.
Ensuring development of products and services to customer requirements.
Acting as liaison and interface to different business units.
Preparing ongoing daily, weekly and monthly project status reports and schedules.
Supporting asset inventory tracking, including software licenses, computers, printers and other equipment.
Tracking project progress in Project Management software (Asana) including managing and monitoring project budgets and contracts.
Translating metrics into actionable, meaningful intelligence.
Supporting the evaluation, recommendation and implementation of new technologies.
Managing communication related to development projects and tickets to end-users and setting expectations.
Managing and/or performing use case testing.
Regular attendance is required.
Complying with company C-TPAT and TSA security procedures.
Performing other duties as assigned.