What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Saxon Global?
Job Description,
Our major investments client is seeking a Project Manager to join their team for a 3-month contract at their office in Warrendale, PA (3 days in office / 2 days remote).
Requirements :
7 years as Project Manager
Manage the complete lifecycle of IT discrete projects according to the Federated Project Management Methodology.
Initiate / Define Phase
Achieve high level understanding of project work being requested
Obtain senior management approval for work being initiated
Work with project sponsor to define project scope
Prepare and submit scope document for approval
Plan Phase
Coordinate, prepare and participate in Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) meeting
Facilitate WBS meetings, as required
Prepare project schedule and all required project planning documents including preparing and adhering to Federated Funding Request process, preparing risk analysis and adjusting schedule to account for risk in project baseline
Execute / Control Phase
Execute project plan on schedule and within budget with utilization of scope, time, quality and cost constraints
Communicate status to stakeholders according to project communication plan
Escalate project issues to sponsor, vendor, program manager, functional manager, and / or senior management, if appropriate
Ensure that goals and deliverables as described on project scope document are met
Actively manage material changes to scope and schedule
Close Phase
Conduct closing meeting with project team
Perform all project closure activities including providing functional managers feedback on performance of their resources and recognizing project team and / or key members for successful results
Experience with Planview is a plus
