Technical Project Manager

Penske•Naperville, IL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Technical Project Manager Location: Naperville, IL Shift: Monday - Friday 8am-5pm (Onsite 4 days a week) Position Summary: This position is responsible for the overall direction, monitoring execution, completion, and budget of a project. This individual will be responsible for the project planning and to coordinate all project activities to ensure that the goals or objectives of a project are accomplished on schedule, within budget, and with quality results that meet or exceed the customer expectation. The project activities will include but are not limited to requirements definition, solution design, quality assurance testing, solution implementation, issue and risk management, managing effective relationships with the customer, IT and third-party vendors and project closure. This position requires the management of multiple minor to major enterprise projects or teams simultaneously while coordinating resources across the company and third-party vendors to effectively deliver the solution. This position will be the liaison between the customer and IT when delivering the solution.

Requirements

3-7 years of proven project management experience involving application development, infrastructure implementations and process improvement initiatives.
1-2 years of company experience.
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Certification or formal project management training
Formal training or knowledge on the Software Development Lifecycle or Application Development
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification
Bachelor's Degree-Business Administration or Computer Science
Excellent Project Management Skills
Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Effective Time Management/Organizational Skills
Effective written and oral communication skills - internally, externally, and at all levels
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Excellent Relationship Builder/Team Player; foster a team environment
Excellent Facilitation and Presentation Skills
Research, Problem Analysis and Solving Skills
Excellent Initiative/Drive/Self-Motivation
Leadership Skills
Working knowledge of Six Sigma quality tools
Computer skills: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access

Responsibilities

Manage multiple Minor and Major project simultaneously starting from Initiation through Plan, Execution and Close.
Develop and maintain a project plan, which includes the project requirements, technical solution, resource plan, work plan, and estimated project duration/effort.
Monitor all project activity, budget and resources to ensure the project remains on schedule, within budget, and that no rework will be required.
Effectively communicate the project status, scope changes, issues and risks to the Executive Sponsor, Project Sponsor, IT Manager and all project participants.
Understand, support, apply, and maintain the Penske Project Management Methodology, documentation and tools.
Provide training and mentor both IT and business associates on the Penske Project Management methodology and tools.
Identify process improvement opportunities that will eliminate defective processes and introduce better control inputs and changes.
Facilitate cross-functional and multi-process improvement teams to address process improvement opportunities.
Use quality tools to measure improvement implementations.
Other projects as assigned by the supervisor