Senior IT Project Manager

Projects the candidate will be working on:

• RedHat Enterprise Linux Upgrade for seven internal applications.

Team and Team size:

• Part of a team.
• Contractor will be a member of the PMO and will work with the Program Manager for the Quality Initiative.
• This PM will be assigned work and will take direction from the Program Managers as well as the PMO manager.

Top Responsibilities:

• Work with Program Manager to ready the project to start.
• Build comprehensive timelines as well as other artifacts required to move project forward.
• Create a comprehensive Project plan and keep it up to date with any adjustments or updates.
• Report back to the PMO on project status as instructed.
• Follow up with all team members on deliverables.
• Track change and submit change requests as required.
• Ensure all parties are updated regularly.
• Own the creation of any additional information or materials.
• Address challenges as they arise.
• Escalate unresolved issues on a timely basis.
• Think beyond the working model to create was is needed.

Software tools/skills:

• Average to advanced MS Office Suite
• PPM system updates
• time-tracking
• understanding of SDLC
• IT development process
• Java upgrade process
• high emotional resilience
• quick and perceptive learner
• resilence – strong emotional intelligence.

Skills/attributes:

• We need someone who has strong, recent infrastructure experience.
• If they have recent experience with RHEL Upgrades or migrations, that is a big plus. We need a self-starter, who can work on their own once they’ve been introducted.
• We need someone who can manage multiple projects at once and who will not be frustrated by this complex and comprehensive effort.
• We need someone who can keep people to a schedule without being in any way threatening or challenging.

Nice to have:

• We would like to have someone who has good emotional resilience and a sense of humor, as well as a good reputation for problem solving.
• We want someone who’s not afraid to ask questions and knows what to do with the answers.
• We would like someone who isn’t new to contracting or working within a PMO.