Project Manager 3 (Hybrid) - DP Professionals

DPP is seeking a Project Manager for an opportunity in Lansing, Michigan.
 
Work arrangement:

• Hybrid: 2 days onsite from day 1 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
• W2 position; 12 months, with possible extension
• Local candidates only; in-person interview required

Top required skills:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing development and infrastructure projects
• Strong Knowledge of project management processes and methodologies, such as Scrum and Agile - 5 years
• Strong experience managing project scope schedule and cost - 5 years
• Experience developing cost estimates, and project’s resources requirement - 5 years
• Great communication and leadership skills - 5 years

Summary:

• The Project Manager 3 has advanced experience managing programs of projects, complex projects or multiple projects;
• Demonstrated and advanced understanding of project management methodologies;
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals;
• A significant degree of creativity and latitude is required;
• Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment

Position description:

• Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams.
• Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework.
• Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor.
• Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
• Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities.
• Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan.
• Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor.
• Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members.
• Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features.
• Generally, manages a group of applications system analysts.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.

Additionally:

• May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills.
• Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project.
• Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts.
• Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers.
• Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency.
• Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives.
•  Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance.
•  Self-directed and independent.
• Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects.
• Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project

Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Carolyn at Carolyn.Miner@dppit.com to learn more about this position (#24-00706).

DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D