Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Facilitate the operations of the team(s) while coordinating project activities, managing communication and being the champion to remove impediments.
- The main function of the non-IT project manager is to plan, direct or coordinate activities in such fields as engineering, research and development, financial systems, and product roll-out, etc or any other non-IT based project.

Typical task breakdown:
- Planning, scheduling, and facilitating Agile events. Fostering an environment of self-organization, high visibility, ownership, and continuous improvement with the team.
- Working with the product owner/service request manager and stakeholders to ensure value is always being generated by the team's work.
- Becoming a champion of removing blockers and impediments to the team’s progress & helping the team to capture and aggregate data useful to the team's development, as well as providing management information that will inform strategic decisions.

Interaction with team:
- Regular project update meetings, mentoring meetings of external team members, and regular communication on project status. MS Teams, Email and in person meetings are all possible.

Work environment:
- Hybrid schedule- 3 days in office
- Onsite – office environment either co-located with the client’s project team or the PMO team.

Education & Experience Required:
- Four-year college or university degree in Business administration or a related field
- PMP certification preferred.
- 2- 4 years experienced required

Technical Skills
(Required)
- Possess extensive knowledge of project management software (Primavera or MS Project), MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Basic knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
- Proficient typing speed

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Pay: $40.00 - $44.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Project management: 1 year (Preferred)
• Caterpillar: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Peoria, IL 61630 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Peoria, IL 61630: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person