Junior IT Project Manager -Houston onsite- W2 only

EPMA•Houston, TX

55d•Onsite

About The Position

Junior IT Project Manager -W2 only Location: Onsite – Houston Downtown, TX- 5 days onsite Employment Type: Long term contract-Extendable Industry: Oil and Gas NO C2C, NO OPT/CPT. Summary Junior IT PM has overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project. PM demonstrates technical project management skills, leadership skills and strategic and business management skills. IT Project Manager defines project objectives and scope for each phase of the project, overseeing quality control throughout the project’s life cycle, acquiring resources, managing resources and coordinating the efforts of team members in order to deliver projects/products according to plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Engineering or related field
PMI PMBOK Trained
Experience with Agile framework and Scrum elements, including Agile planning and Agile project management with Scrum
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) process experience for application delivery
5 years of related experience in a technology environment, including at least one year of professional experiences in project management
A team player with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
A strong desire for quality and attention to detail with excellent problem solving and organizational skills
Demonstrates leadership qualities include flexibility and adaptability to change

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification
Agile Certification
Azure DevOps and/or Jira
Microsoft Project

Responsibilities

Responsible for the successful management of projects
Manages Software development project life cycle from initiating through delivery and project closure
Manages the day-to-day activities of projects and project resources
Creates, manages and tracks project documents including, but not limited to: project schedules, financials (budgets: estimates and actuals), detailed project plans, scope documents, work breakdown structures, cost estimates, resource plans, risk and issue logs and regular status reporting
Organizes, conducts, and attends meetings with project team and stakeholders to facilitate all levels of project planning
Manages multiple (6+) projects concurrently, with small teams
Works with project managers of other teams to ensure overall business and operational requirements are met for company initiatives
Lead steering committee meetings with IT and Business leadership
Lead technical and requirements gathering sessions- bringing people and understanding together
Communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers as needed including managing expectations, presenting and interfacing with stakeholders
Works with third party integration teams to coordinate integration and testing
Creates and maintains relationships across the organization
Manages the finances of a project including planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing and controlling costs so the project can be completed within the approved budget.
Help project team achieve a high level of performance and quality, holding teams accountable for their work, removing obstacles, and mentoring less experienced team members