Project Manager

Our client is currently seeking a Project Manager

Project ManagerRedwood City, CA Long term contract
Project Management:

• Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

• Independently lead and direct projects requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed.

• Create project charter defining/shaping the project's scope, goals/objectives, solution approach, system integration and impact to other systems, project team organization, roles/responsibilities, risks and assumptions, project financials.

• Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required to complete projects.

• Create and implement project plans and work breakdown structures aligned with business and technical plans and directions; revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

• Manage stakeholder engagement that may be affected by changes to business processes, policies, and procedures related to the project implementation.

• Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation and consensus.

• Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy and communication plan relative to project scope and stakeholders; orchestrate and lead change management methodologies underlying project success.

• Create, manage, and monitor the estimated project budget.

• Prepare and submit project documentation such as client proposals, progress reports, or other contractual requirements.

• Evaluate and assess metrics and project effectiveness, assess and proactively monitor and control risks, progress and trends impacting successful project delivery.

• Perform project management duties including document and process change requests; monitor project scope, schedule, and budget, and report deviations and concerns to the project sponsors; Identify and manage project risks and issues and develop strategies to mitigate them; perform and lead RFP/RFIs, vendor evaluation and selection; review and reconcile invoices; coordinate project closeout details.

• Adapt to tools, methodologies, and practices used by the UIT PMO.


Qualification:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight to ten years of related experience in management of projects with extensive size/complexity and moderate performance risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

• Previous experience managing large IT infrastructure projects and building renovation projects.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.

• Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.

• Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality.

• Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations.

• Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.

• Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects.

• Proven experience managing multiple large IT infrastructure deployments in a complex and fluid environment.

• Understanding of basic telecom/VoIP mechanics (e.g. VoIP, PBX, Call Manager, Contact Center, paging, TDM), Audio/Visual, Card Key and basic knowledge of service delivery and operation strongly desired.

• Experience with managing IT technical infrastructure components for new and/or updated buildings.

• Experience with developing and managing IT and construction budgets.

• Proven experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies strongly desired.

• Knowledge of project management tools and software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Proven experience in developing and maintaining complex and integrated project plans.

• Proven experience in people, change, risk, and conflict management is strongly desired.

• Proven ability to build relationships and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve results in a consensus driven environment strongly desired.

• Ability to lead and direct a team of internal and external technical and business staff and align technical needs with business goals strongly desired.

• Solid leadership, negotiation, persuasion, and facilitation skills are strongly desired.

• Ability to navigate stressful situations and make/negotiate decisions on complex problems strongly desired.

• Solid experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio) strongly desired.

• Knowledge and understanding of university operations, administration and community desired.
Requirements: Certifications and Licenses

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly desired.