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Title: Senior Project ManagerLocation: Chicago, IL (Remote for now)Duration: 5+ highly way to go longer Top 3-5 Skills:-Strong communication skills both written and oral-Stakeholder management - executive level-Experience leading over Application Development initiatives-Experience working with 3rd parties / offshore-Experience in wireless/telecom industry Most projects this team works on will relate to wireless billingThe ideal candidate will be local to the Chicago land area and have the ability to come in the office when needed. USCC policies are evolving due to COVID-19This will likely be extended past April but is dependent on projects and EPM workload. Leads teams of 6-15 associates on mid size projects. May occasionally act as track team lead for intermediate/large projects. Ensures timely and accurate completion of assigned duties and responsibilities of the team members to meet the project leadership expectations. Conducts and/or is the lead participant in managing project integration, scope, time, costs and quality and communicates the status, risk and issues associated with each to the correct level(s) within the project structure and the organization to ensure that the projects' outcomes are achieved as defined, within budget and on time. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLeads small teams in functional areas and those assigned during the duration of a project to ensure timely completion of project deliverables.Conducts risk monitoring and controls during a project's duration to ensure ability to achieve expected outcomes, on time and on budget.Prepares project documents: project plan, project charter, scope, and project schedules and obtains appropriate level of approval for each document for projects and/or sub teams assigned to ensure appropriate understanding of expectations among all involved organizational levels.Develops project cost estimates and budgets for assigned projects and initiates cost control measures to ensure projects budgets are met.Communicates project status to team and business owners throughout the duration of the assignment and post implementation to make certain all impacted stakeholders have an understanding of risks, issues and activities related to the project.This associate will generally be responsible for leading projects with the following criteria: Revenue or cost responsibility of between K and M per project; typically lasting approximately 1 year or less; and involve leading associates across multiple functional groups.Moderately complex enterprise engineering, IT or business initiatives involving around 3-5 or more different departments within the functional areasProject teams are 6-15 associates with stakeholdering to the Senior Director and occassionally the VP level;Concurrently lead 2-3 mid size projects or is track lead for 1-2 intermediate/large projects.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSUndergraduate degree or comparable experience required.Three or more years of project management experience required.Two or more years of functional experience required.One or more years of experience managing high risk and high profile enterprise projects through a complete project life cycle.Demonstrate professional integrity.Creates an environment that motivates, inspires and respects others.Ability to build team cohesiveness to achieve results.High organization and planning skills.Ability to self-start and be versatile in a dynamic environment.Excellent oral and written skills including the ability to present to large groups required.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSDescribe the preferred, non-mandatory skills and experience of an ideal candidate. These often are more qualitative than the minimum qualifications (e.g., demonstrated proficiency in persuasive communications, teaching background preferred).Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification preferred.Two or more years of experience with Waterfall, Agile Scrum, and/or Kanban preferred.Microsoft Project experience preferred
- ID: #23578632
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State: Illinois
Chicago
60290
Chicago
USA
- City: Chicago
- Salary: Depends on Experience
- Job type: Contract
- Showed: 2021-11-28
- Deadline: 2022-01-26
- Category: Et cetera