Sr. Project Manager

Company: Gridiron IT
Location: Irvine
Posted on: May 25, 2023

Job Description:

Gridiron IT is seeking a Sr. Project Manager local to Orange, CA.

Under general guidance, responsible for technology projects which may include application development, infrastructure, cyber security, process improvement, innovation. These may include new projects, upgrades, and system enhancements. The Senior Project Manager manages and has responsibility for all aspects of generally accepted knowledge areas related to project management to ultimately achieve project goals and objectives. Capacity to manage a high level of complexity and ever-increasing job responsibilities, as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Manage project from inception through post-deployment support.
• Facilitate meetings with project teams, including internal resources and external vendors.
• Communicate project status to all levels of management, including Board of Directors, senior executives, management, project sponsors, stakeholders, and team members.
• Lead project teams.
• Oversee, mentor, and train other project managers, and project team members.
• Manage vendor relationships.
• Develop and implement long-range strategies to achieve project milestones.
• Identify, facilitate, and manage problem resolution.
• Request and manage resources and user involvement.
• Motivate and lead teams to deliver projects that meet requirements on-time and on-budget.
• Assign and manage project tasks through completion.
• Document and manage project schedules, issues logs, project finances and invoices, status reports, change requests, statements of work, project approvals, and other project deliverables as described in the PMO Processes and Procedures.
• Act as a mentor to lower-level Project Management team members in all areas of professional responsibility.
• Resolve highly complex project issues creatively utilizing knowledge gained from extensive experience where procedures may not be prescribed or well defined.
• Work in support of the Project Management Office (PMO), and in conformance with the specific PMO processes and procedures outlines.
• For some assignments, may require this Senior Project Manager to have unique application, system or implementation experience. (Firm should confirm prior to recruitment efforts.)
  
  Qualifications:
  
• Education equivalent to a minimum of a bachelor's degree in business, computer science, mathematics, or related field; master's degree in is preferred.
• A minimum of approximately seven to twelve (7-12) years of professional level project management experience in computer systems, business, accounting and/or business intelligence applications, four (4) years of which are managing "cutting edge" projects.
• Current Project Management Certification (PMP) is required.
• Highly proficient with MS Office, MS Project, MS Teams, and issue tracking software, such as Jira, MantisHub.
• Clear, concise and effective communicator, both verbal and written.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented.

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