Project Management Professional (PMP) - Open Rank-PMSO

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This position is under the Project Management Office (PMO) at GTRI. Primary tasking will involve working as part of a cross disciplinary sponsored research engineering team.

Apply industry-accepted Project Management (PM) principles and GTRI organizational policy and procedure knowledge to support externally-sponsored projects and their technical teams. They are experts in the GTRI Body of Knowledge for DoD Sponsored Program Deliverables and requirements such as:

• Integrated Master Schedule
• Earned Value Management
• Financial Forecasting and Reporting
• DoD Risk/Opportunity Management
• CDRLs, DIDs, and contractual program deliverables
• Proposal preparation and delivery
• Security Guidelines

• Use PMP, PMBOK, and DoD best practices to deliver above listed PM Requirements
• Implement standard project management tools and processes as appropriate for the project
• Assist Engineering Teams with compliance and delivery of sponsor quality requirements
• Serve as primary POC for GTRI internal support units
• Interact with sponsors to determine requirements and needs

• Develop and update complex CPM (Critical Path Method) schedules utilizing Microsoft Project.
• Analyze IMS (integrated master schedule) performance trends and recommend corrective action.
• Implement Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts on IMS including, budgeting hours and material resources and balance with internal control budgets.

• 1 year of managing a project schedule

• Active Secret Clearance
• 3-5 years of project or program management or cost account management experience
• 1 or more years working with Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules
• PMP, CSM, Lean6Sigma, CM, PMI-SP, PSP or other related professional certification

<10% travel

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in STEM, Business, Management
• 0 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in STEM, Business, Management

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link:

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