Project Manager

QED National
New york city, NY
06 Aug 2024

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A NYS agency located in New York, NY is looking for a Project Manager for a 12 month contract.

This position will allow consultant to work remotely. However, they must be readily available to come onsite as needed by their manager (at their own expense)

To be considered for this position, the client has advised that upon placement, consultants will be required to wear a mask under certain circumstances, show proof of full vaccination or submit on a weekly basis proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test

Requirements and skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business, Public Policy or a related field from an accredited college.
  • Minimum 5 years related experience in high level consulting engagements with project management acumen
  • Experience with transformation-oriented projects that involve consolidation of resources and implementation of technology to make the business environment lean and efficient.
  • Experience working with experts and executive-level leadership to provide best-in-class project and process results.
  • 2-4 years experience: Project Management, Ability to meet deadlines
  • Fluent in development of customer facing technology platforms such as CRM/ERP/Dashboard Tools/Custom applications for process improvement
  • Ability to efficiently manage project schedules for advanced communication systems implementations for timelines up to 1 year.
  • Ability to ensure that project requirements are scoped and accounted for early and often in the initial stages of project development to prevent backtracking and project changes later in the program cycle.
  • Some experience with change management principles, methodologies and tools.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others toward a common vision or goal
  • Excellent organizational and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with all internal levels within a given organization.
  • Labor Relations Experience a Plus
  • Demonstrated analytical capabilities and quantitative skills.
  • Use of JIRA is preferred

Good to have skills

  • Knowledge of agile methodologies, scrum master abilities are a plus.
  • PMP and or Lean Six Sigma Certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Project management of Reduced Fare Program application and Examination Process Improvement implementations.
  • Scheduling and task management for project deliverables
  • Management of technical project managers and vendor project teams inclusive of making sure requirements for integration between the platforms is coordinated between these teams.
  • Work with SME's and agency knowledge experts to translate requirements into deliverables for vendors and project resources
  • Utilize change management skills to work with agency leads, training teams and user groups to get quick adoption of new system capabilities and methods of use in workflows
  • Work with Acting Director of Program Delivery and Executive Team to resolve problems and develop solutions to roadblocks during engagement.
  • Plan appropriate training efforts with vendors to maximize capability of any technology implementation.
  • The role requires reasonable understanding of change management principles as regular stakeholder and staff contact will be required in this position.
  • Standard project management skills including use of project management tools/software, analytical capability to help determine root cause of problems, and technical skills performing business process re-engineering and business process map development is required.
  • The project manager will take direction from both the Director of Program Delivery and Head of Program Delivery in the strategic initiatives group but will be asked to work independently to make sure all strategic and tactical responsibilities for successful implementation of the project are executed.
  • The role's primary duties involve project managing one or more projects being developed by the Strategic Initiatives group. In particular, the development of a new Reduced Fare Management system and enhanced processes coming out of the existing PIC MetroCard printing system. Another project where the resource may work is the enhancement of the current HR Examination process.

About us: QED National is a leading IT consulting, solutions and staff augmentation firm, serving both the public and private sectors for over 29 years. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, QED National's team is comprised of the brightest minds in the industry with the skills to solve the most complex technological problems.
  • ID: #44636457
  • State: New York New york city 10008 New york city USA
  • City: New york city
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-08-06
  • Deadline: 2022-10-04
  • Category: Et cetera