Junior Project Manager Job at Brooksource, Philadelphia, PA

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  • Brooksource
  • Philadelphia, PA

Job Description

Jr. Project Manager

Contract to Hire

Philadelphia, PA

As the Project Manager, you are responsible for managing the complete life cycle of moderately-to-highly complex projects, including approval, planning, execution, and closeout to ensure planned results are achieved on time. Develops, timelines, and ensures progress to plan, as well as tracks critical project achievements. Works with vendors and team to establish and achieve goals. Coordinates the activities of a cross-functional team including employees, contractors, vendors. Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities.

Core Responsibilities

  • Provides research and assistance to leadership in the development and design of new projects.
  • Uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes.
  • Manages project status and information in the form of formal briefings, project update meetings, and written, electronic, and graphic reports.
  • Develops, maintains, and manages detailed project plans, action item registers, and major milestone timelines for all assigned projects. Provides overall prioritization and work assignments, team resources, etc. Creates and monitors project deliverables.
  • Coordinates with other work streams, projects, and initiatives which may impact successful completion of project.
  • Manages all assigned projects to completion ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands and maintaining overall project ownership.
  • Acts as a single point of contact for project status. Maintains communication with stakeholders.
  • Facilitates project meetings.
  • Addresses problems through risk management and contingency planning and presents solutions and/or options to executive management. Ensures effective implementation of solutions/changes.
  • Experience successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies.
  • Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment

Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:

  • Agile Project Management tools such as Jira/Greenhopper, Rally, VersionOne or equivalent
  • Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level

Certifications

- PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent is a plus

Job Tags

Contract work, For contractors,

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