Junior Project Manager

1 month ago

Baltimore, United States The Canton Group Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary:

JOB TITLE: Jr. Project Manager

PROGRAM: VA Elects

LOCATION: Must be Local to Maryland/DC/Virginia area

OFFICE: Mainly remote; Occasional on-site required to Richmond, VA

CORE BUSINESS HOURS: 10:00am EST – 4:00pm EST. Additional hours are flexible and may be necessary to fulfill business and program objectives.

EMPLOYMENT: Full time 40/hr. per week

WORK AUTHORIZATION: US Citizenship/Green Card

 

 

ABOUT US 

The Canton Group is a privately held, family-owned company with over 24-years of delivering award-winning websites, software, and digital modern secure solutions to Fortune 500 organizations and Government entities.  We take immense pride in offering our employees the benefit of working fully remote while our Headquarters remain open in Baltimore, Maryland. The Canton Group’s presence spans across the nation – including our employees and clients – apply today and join us on our journey of growth

 

Our core values: 

 

Intellectually Curious | Committed to doing things the right way | Transparent, Honest, and Fair | Determined to delight our customers | Dedicated to Collaboration | 

 

 

WHO ARE WE SEARCHING FOR? 

The Canton Group is looking to hire a full-time professional Jr. Project Manager to work closely with Project/Program Manager(s) to provide extensive administrative and coordinating duties such as scheduling and risk management. Someone who is eager to learn  There's a ton to learn on a large-scale implementation such as the one this project coordinator will be aligned to; such as test planning, reporting, compliance, requirements management.

The following are additional duties and responsibilities that a Jr. Project Manager should be able to do:


RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

  • Assist the Program Manager to ensure all aspects of key projects remain in-scope, on-time and in-budget
  • Hosts weekly onsite status meetings, participates in monthly executive status meetings, and hosts or participates in (as needed) ad-hoc meetings 
  • Direct project correspondences by preparing and reviewing project proposals, memos, meeting minutes and emails
  • Communicate with clients to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives
  • Participate in project design meetings and propose improvements if necessary
  • Evaluate potential problems and technical hitches and develop solutions
  • Plan and manage team goals, project schedules and new information
  • Supervise current projects and coordinate all team members to keep workflow on track
  • Manage project-related paperwork by ensuring all necessary materials are current, properly filed and stored
  • Adhere to budget by monitoring expenses and implementing cost-saving measures
  • Identify Project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies
  • Assist Workstream leads to log and maintain project risks and coordinate regular reviews of the RAID log with key stakeholders
  • Manage and track all project reporting requirements pertaining to the contract and project deliverables
  • Manage and maintain quality and organization of Project Information Libraries (Via SharePoint and Teams)

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • 3-4 years of project management support experience related to software development projects
  • Familiarity with Agile development process
  • Experience with monitoring or managing scope, schedule, and budget responsibilities
  • Ability to support multiple projects on an ongoing basis
  • Experience in developing and managing integrated master schedule in Microsoft Project or Project Online
  • Excellent technical writing skills with willingness to document processes
  • Proficiency using online technology to schedule meetings, capture minutes and assign tasks
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships
  • Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Team-management and leadership skills
  • Documentation management and ability to use project management tools
  • Attention to details even under pressure
  • Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines 


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s Degree, preferred
  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Experience working on projects involving large-scale implementation of software applications and hardware solutions
  • Experience in managing State IT projects


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time
  • May be required to work on-call or long hours if necessary, in case of serious network malfunction.

 

 

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EEO STATEMENT:

It is the policy of the Canton Group to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in all company-sponsored employee activities. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by the company where appropriate.

 

As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, the Canton Group will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

 

Employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation or any type of retaliation because they have (1) filed a complaint; (2) assisted or participated in an investigation, compliance review, hearing or any other activity related to the administration of any federal, state or local law requiring equal employment opportunity; (3) opposed any act or practice made unlawful by any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity; or (4) exercised any other legal right protected by federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity.

 

The above-mentioned policies shall be periodically brought to the attention of supervisors and shall be appropriately administered. It is the responsibility of each supervisor of the company to ensure affirmative implementation of these policies to avoid any discrimination in employment. All employees are expected to recognize these policies and cooperate with their implementation. Violation of these policies is a disciplinary offense

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