Project Manager 3 - (Contract Only - 12 Months)

CoServ•Denton, TX

About The Position

Under limited supervision, The Project Manager 3 performs on large projects or small programs, budget tracking, communications, progress monitoring and management reporting. The Project Manager 3 maintains a fully resource loaded schedule, tracks plans and activities, coordinates and monitors tasks to ensure projects/programs are tracking on budget and on schedule; takes and publishes minutes; and communicates project status. The Project Manager 3 must be technically competent in information technologies and promote the use of PMI best practices.

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D equivalency
Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related field or equivalent work experience
7+ years of experience in a Project Manager role
Expert knowledge of practical aspects of project management
Mastery of project management techniques and tools.
Proficiency in managing cross-functional teams of diverse subject-matter-experts
Adeptness in managing multiple projects/programs with competing priorities
Experience working with 3rd party suppliers/vendors
Demonstrable competencies in planning and managing a project's/program’s Scope, Schedule, Cost, Resources, Quality and Risks
Excellent written and oral communication skills
The ability to build, lead, develop, coach and motivate a project team.
Proficiency with MS-Project & MS-Office and various other industry tools for Project Management
Strong organizational and planning skills to oversee project/program deliverables
Strong priority setting and delegation skills
Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment
Demonstrate attentiveness to quality and productivity
Strong analytical, problem solving, negotiating and organizational skills
Effective use of reading, writing, oral communications skills, presentation techniques, meeting mechanics and team building techniques
Ability to lead project/program teams
In-depth knowledge of project management practices and policies
Strong written and documentation skills
Must have and maintain a valid Texas driver's license

Nice To Haves

Project Management Institute certification in project management or other related disciplines
Broad range of technology experience including programming, customer information systems, billing, report generation, analysis, etc.
Ability to operate office machinery, such as copier, fax machine and personal computer

Responsibilities

Accountability and responsibility for overall project/program success from start to finish.
Provides budget analysis, resource planning, and coordination of activities
Works closely with business clients: To gather, analyze and document all of the solution requirement details Define and refine a detailed scope of work for all project deliverables Develop a detailed project/program schedule to produce all of the required deliverables.
Prepares and publishes MS Project and MS PowerPoint presentations communicating the status of projects and initiatives on a weekly basis
Collaborates with appropriate CoServ resources on business, organization and culture to strengthen their credibility as trusted advisors
Validate and produce appropriate baseline project plans and templates
Assists in generating Statement of Work and vendor proposal documents
Works with appropriate parties to plan project resource requirements
Assesses project performance and communicates lessons learned to increase institutional knowledge
Ensures project team adheres to CoServ policies, procedures, methodologies and quality standards
Manages programs including interactions with project team and executives
Resolves all project issues including budget, timeline, accounts payable, scope changes, software functionality and technology
Provides regular project communication and status reporting
Manages project quality to ensure customer satisfaction
Proactively manage and resolve issues to minimize crises and escalations, while proactively informing and escalating to appropriate leadership level
Manages the acceptance of all formal project deliverables
Closes the project/program on completion of all deliverables
Leads, manages and monitors project/program teams to execute the project according to plan
Proactively manages and resolves issues to minimize crises and escalations, while proactively informing and escalating to appropriate leadership level
Provides leadership, guidance and assistance to project team members throughout the project/program life cycle
Complies with established CoServ safety and operating rules, procedures and guidelines including reporting unsafe practices to a supervisor
Complies with established CoServ Information Security Handbook, policies, procedures, and guidelines including reporting suspected information security incidents to Tech Support
Attends all required company training and employee development
Attends monthly department safety meeting or reviews material independently
Performs other duties and activities as directed