IT Project Manager III
Location: St Louis, MO (hybrid)
Contract: 24 months
Job Description:
• Specialized depth and breadth of expertise in job discipline or field, working independently to solve or lead others to solve complex problems.
• Independently defines and manages scope and schedule of large and complex projects, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budgets.
• Develops plan and resources (internal/external) for higher risk/impact and more complex projects (mega projects).
• Helps prioritize projects or projects impacting multiple disciplines or groups.
• Sets team members up for success by identifying and addressing their needs proactively, allowing the team to focus on valuable work (i.e., is a servant leader).
• Provides vendor management expertise in reviewing request for proposals, vendor contracts and selecting appropriate vendors.
• Manages demand planning process with Demand Planning group; guides others on the process and understands broader organizational demand planning.
• Manages project budget of large and complex projects, reviews and approves invoices for complex projects.
• Manages and ensures quality of higher risk/impact projects (e.g., coordinating meetings, tracking budget, following up on action items) using Waterfall project management methods; interprets and anticipates scope creep.
• Anticipates risks, performs a risk analysis and prepares a preliminary plan to address potential risks.
• Assists in the development, implementation and enhancement of PMO processes, methodology, tools and automation.
• Provides expertise with logistics, problem solve and tweak processes to drive team velocity and ensure full team engagement.
• Removes progress barrier (e.g., cultural, administrative, logistical challenges) and shields the team from external interference to ensure team is fully invested, functional and productive.
• Can actively manage change control issues as they occur.
• Prepares stakeholders for project delivery, facilitates transparency, adaptation and communicates how mega-projects drive value for the business.
• Facilitates recurring status meetings with stakeholders including Digital Project Managers, Digital Supervisors, and Digital Directors. Creates, delivers and implements project change approach, strategy and plan; delivers customer facing and internal change management activities to ensure ongoing stakeholder and user engagement; guides team and peers in the roles and responsibilities of change management.
• Expert Project Management knowledge and skills including: Ability to promote innovative thinking and self-improvement within the team.
• Confident and skilled at navigating the team through roadblocks to allow sprints to be completed on time. MS Project, Primavera, etc., project management tools.
• Change management strategies and principles.
• Understanding of project planning principles such as timing, cost and the implications of project cost overruns.
• Ability to develop strategies for optimal resource utilization.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking in vendor management skills.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in project management, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting or project accounting including cost management systems to support project budget, forecast, and spend required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is required.
• 2+ years of experience at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies preferred.
• Good PM experience, managing the projects.
• End to end experience, b/c of the 2 new projects. So, be able to help with project charters, plans, budgets (e.g., forecasting in Excel, and then balancing forecasts to actuals), and scheduling (must have good MS Project and Sharepoint experience – Chris also mentioned Project PWA on Sharepoint to integrate with MS Project).
• Ability to partner with the Cyber project team leaders, and their team members.
Benefits:
401K, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Schedules, Flexible Spending Accounts, Gym Memberships, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Medical, Dental and Vision, Military Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid sick days, Professional Development, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Vacation/paid time off, Work From Home
About the Company:
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) is a global IT consulting and business services corporation that delivers staff augmentation, total workforce management programs, outsourced solutions and direct hire recruiting with industry expertise in financial services, energy and utilities, oil, healthcare and insurance, telecommunications and retail distribution.
Founded in Detroit, MI 30 years ago, S3 has reported consistent growth and profit every year since 1990, and carries zero debt. With locations throughout the U.S., Europe and the Americas, S3 consultants are placed in 49 states and in 22 countries.
- S³ has 25 locations – 22 in the U.S. and 3 in Europe, and is expanding in Argentina and Latin America.
- S³ has active consultants in 49 out of 50 states in the U.S. and in 23 countries throughout Europe.
- S3I, our international operation, is a leader in providing global companies with professional IT solutions, personnel recruitment and training, and consultants in the Baltic States, Nordic region, UK, the U.S. and Central Europe.
- Strategic Staffing Solutions is certified as a women owned business under WBENC and WEConnect International.
- S3 is the only staffing company chosen by Staffing Industry Analysts to create, design and deliver the Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) program.
- S³ consultants work at various Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 global customers globally.
- Ranked among Top 25 woman-owned businesses in the US by Women's Enterprise USA Magazine.
The S3 Difference
The global mission of S3 is to build trusting relationships and deliver solutions that positively impact our customers, our consultants, and our communities. The four pillars of our company are to:
- Set the bar high for what a company should do
- Create jobs
- Offer people an opportunity to succeed and change their station in life
- Improve the communities where we live and work through volunteering and charitable giving
As an S3 employee, you’re eligible for a full benefits package that may include:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Vacation Package
- Life & Disability Insurance Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
Company Size:
100 to 499 employees
Industry:
Computer/IT Services
Founded:
1990
Website:
https://www.strategicstaff.com/