Project Manager -Technology

About Codeworks:

Codeworks has over 25 years of experience serving Fortune 1000 companies in Wisconsin as well as our client's national locations. Our recruiting team excels at evaluating, advising, and connecting IT professionals with new opportunities that will satisfy their expectations regarding income and opportunity for growth. At Codeworks, we're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and beyond. We believe in equal opportunities and value the unique perspectives that every individual brings to our team. Join us in creating an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative workplace where your talents can thrive.

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Must have qualifications:

• Extensive experience of delivering large scale, complex technology programs on time, budget and to the appropriate quality
• Senior stakeholder management
• Managing dependencies as well as issues/risks around the cross functional teams
• Facilitating working groups
• Program/Project planning
  
  

Summary

Responsible for planning and coordinating tactical projects of medium-level complexity that impact multiple business units. These projects typically involve up to 50 team members.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Identifies opportunities to improve project coordination processes, recommends, and implements solutions.
• Facilitates project initiation activities, including defining contractual obligations, understanding client needs and goals, assessing the current situation, and gathering necessary contacts and information.
• Reviews and refines plans to ensure alignment with costs, timeline, funding, staffing requirements, and goals.
• Develops detailed project plans, including scope, activities, schedules, deadlines, and cost/time estimates.
• Prepares and delivers informational and decision-seeking presentations to technical and business teams.
• Assigns project tasks to team members based on expertise and availability.
• Proactively manages project risks, issues, and progress to ensure objectives (e.g., deadlines, scope, and quality) are achieved. Supports problem resolution and risk mitigation as necessary.
• Collaborates with project team members, internal departments, and client organizations to meet project goals.
• Identifies and implements more efficient and effective approaches to assigned tasks, aligning with timelines, system architecture, and user needs.
• Conducts project closure activities, including formalizing and communicating project acceptance, transitioning ongoing responsibilities to appropriate teams, and performing post-implementation reviews to identify successes and areas for improvement.
• Actively pursues project management certification or leverages equivalent experience.
• Performs additional related tasks as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this role effectively, candidates should demonstrate the ability to perform the essential duties listed above. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with disabilities to support their success in the role.

Complexity of Work: Moderately routine; general policies applied with some independent decision-making.

Education: A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred. Relevant work experience or a combination of education and experience will also be considered.

Experience:

• 5–7 years of experience in project management within financial services or a related industry; or
• 5–7 years of experience in a client-focused field (e.g., business analysis, programming, telecommunications, legal); or
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Candidates with project management certifications or actively pursuing them are strongly encouraged to apply.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in utilizing various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles (e.g., conversions, client/server, incremental, rapid delivery, classic or traditional waterfall phases of analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation) and applying them to projects appropriately.
• Comprehensive understanding of project management standards, processes, procedures, and guidelines, with the ability to recommend improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Familiarity with industry-recognized project management best practices (e.g., Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK).
• Strong understanding of communication and escalation management techniques.
• Knowledge and experience in the risk and issues management process, including risk identification, quantification, and response (e.g., acceptance, mitigation, avoidance, response control).
• Proficiency in budgeting and forecasting processes, particularly as they pertain to organizational goals.
• Familiarity with standards relevant to the software industry, such as ISO, CMM, and Six Sigma.
• Understanding of procurement management processes, including acquiring goods and services and managing internal or external resources.
• Advanced proficiency with project management software (e.g., MS Project and auxiliary tools, such as earned value databases, audit tools, project repositories, risk management tools, issues and action item databases, SLIM Estimate, Metrics and Control, PlanView, and Platinum Process Continuum).
• Skill in conducting interviews and assessments, creating an inclusive and collaborative project environment.
• Ability to define client business, fiscal, and functional objectives, and prepare clear scope statements summarizing project justification, major deliverables, and objectives.
• Skill in resolving project-related issues proactively within established parameters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and timelines for small to large-scale projects.
• Proficiency in negotiation techniques to align varying viewpoints effectively.
• Experience facilitating risk/issue tracking meetings and managing changes to project scope.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on implementing effective solutions.
• Creativity and innovation in project management practices.
• Ability to create accurate project resource estimates and use project management tools (e.g., PERT charts, critical path method, earned value) to track costs and schedules.
• Effective meeting management, conflict resolution, and presentation skills to ensure clear and consistent project communication.
• Ability to identify and address project issues, determining escalation needs and consulting with appropriate stakeholders to expedite decision-making.
• Understanding of contractual terms and conditions, with the ability to identify and resolve issues in collaboration with others.
• Ability to deliver timely project or sub-plan deliverables aligned with the overall program plan (e.g., schedules, communications, configuration management, quality and staffing plans, interdependencies, metrics, and status reports).
• Skill in building strong client relationships, establishing trust, and effectively addressing client needs.
• Ability to maintain productivity and manage workloads effectively across teams.
• Skill in setting clear expectations and fostering high team morale, while promoting an inclusive work environment.
• Proactive approach to managing tasks and responsibilities.
• Professionalism and diplomacy in interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to and facilitate change effectively.
• Commitment to teamwork and conflict resolution strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and partners.