Technical Project Manager

TCI has an immediate need for a Project Manager in Frankfort, KY. This is not a Corp2Corp opportunity. This is a long-term contract opportunity. In addition to competitive, market-rate based pay, TCI provides all our Consultants with Comprehensive Medical/Dental Insurance, 401k, Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability benefits.

Please note that this position requires US Citizenship.

SUMMARY

The IT Project Manager (PM) is responsible for the management of the project work by facilitating communication with the business unit/customer, project team, and other stakeholders as necessary related to requirements and proposed solution for the project. The PM will manage projects in accordance with The Client’s documented project life cycle, the foundation of which is built around the practice of team collaboration. The PM must be customer facing, have a professional appearance, energetic personality and utilize effective communication skills. The candidate should require minimal supervision and direction in order to accomplish assigned tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development team through the Working phase of the project by leading Daily Standup meetings, researching and answering questions about the defined work, and assisting in technical roadblocks - escalating as defined in the project’s technical escalation process.
• Creating task-level project plans to organize cross-functional teams.
• Verify analysts are gathering strong, customer approved requirements.
• Setting and meeting deadlines and priorities in a structured way, following the client's project management process.
• Presenting in front of peers and superiors.
• Articulating ideas effectively so that others can easily understand; both in meetings or in one-on-one conversations.
• Explaining proposals, ideas, policies, and plans to customers or clients.
• Driving the adoption and integration of the project roles and project management processes.
• Assessing customers’ current capabilities and needs and communicate that information to the project team members.
• Acting as a liaison between project team members.
• Understanding business needs and drivers of value and success.
• Developing project documentation required by the client project life cycle, answering questions and providing more detail as requested.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in IT or equivalent combination of experience/knowledge.
• 2-3 years of experience as a Project Manager.
• Knowledge of and experience with agile process.
• Strong decision-making, conflict resolution, and facilitation skills.
• Detail oriented with advanced problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently/self-reliant and show initiative with minimum supervision
• Ability to work under pressure; meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Must be able to effectively and comfortably communicate with all types of individuals from the customer technical expert to the customer executive management.
• Local candidates only.