Project Manager

BITCO Corporation is currently seeking a Project Manager to join our Home Office team in Davenport, IA. BITCO provides quality insurance services to special industries including construction, forest products, and oil & gas. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

Position Summary:

As part of the Information Technology team, this position ensures the coordination and completion of projects on time within the budget and within the scope. This role will oversee all aspects of projects including set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project. Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project. The Project Manager will coordinate with other departments to ensure all aspects of each project are compatible and will hire new talent as needed to fulfill client needs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
• Develop and manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives
• Manage project issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
• Ensure that projects are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards and are delivered on time, within scope and budget
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
• Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques; report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders; establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
• Use and continually develop leadership skills, attend conferences and training as required to maintain proficiency
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• 2-4 years project management experience or related area
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus