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Senior Project Manager

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Senior Project Manager in Mechanicsville!

This contract position is for a Senior Project Manager on the IT Project Management team.  The selected candidate will be coming in to manage the implementation of ACH payment capabilities to our alcoholic beverage pre-order and licensing management features in our MIPS and VAL systems.

The client is looking for a seasoned project manager who brings their knowledge and experience to the table to manage an at-times chaotic environment with shifting priorities. The incoming candidate needs to be a self-starter and fast learner, who remains calm under pressure and can respectfully and professionally deal and negotiate with difficult stakeholders. Lastly, the select candidate must possess the ability to quickly learn the politics of a new organization and establish good working relationships that will drive the project to success.

Primary Responsibilities:
·Clearly identify and articulate project objectives and goals and ensure they are achieved
·Develop comprehensive project plans and manage project portfolios that encompass scope, timelines, dependencies, budgets, resources and milestones
·Conduct effective project stakeholder analysis to ensure that the right individuals and groups are engaged in the appropriate activities for the duration of the project
·Ensure all activities align with the project strategy and project goals, and coordinate efforts across various teams to maintain progress and quality
·Create and maintain detailed documentation of tasks, processes, and decisions to track progress and maintain accountability
·Lead and coordinate pre-project impact analysis activities
·Partner with other IT resources to validate and ensure that technical feasibility, quality assurance, and maintainability goals of the project are met
·Swiftly identify risks and develop effective mitigation strategies
·Request and allocate resources based on project requirements and availability
·Track and seek to obtain resolution to issues that jeopardize attainment of project goals
·Simultaneously manage multiple high-priority, complex projects
·Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
·Lead and coordinate project teams by mentoring and motivating members, fostering a collaborative and communicative environment
·Define project roles and responsibilities to ensure that the team works cohesively and efficiently
·Manage coordination between various teams and stakeholders, swiftly resolving any conflicts or issues to maintain smooth project execution
·Establishes clear and appropriate communication channels to ensure that all stakeholders (business, IT, and/or 3rd party vendor) are informed and engaged
·Organize effective meetings to address concerns and provide valuable feedback, ensuring everyone is aligned with project goals

Pay rate is $80 per hour. Apply now!

Required Experience/Skills:
·Active PMP cert - required
·8+ years IT software project management experience
·Experience and comfort in managing projects using varying methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid, etc.)
·Excellent issue, risk, decision and change control capabilities.
·Ability to establish key processes and norms that are necessary to monitor and control the project in the absence of existing standards and processes
·Excellent written and verbal communication skills – delivers targeted, tailored messages appropriate to the audience using optimum communication channels and is comfortable interacting at all levels of the organization - executive leaders to highly technical resources
·In-depth problem solving and conflict resolution skills necessary to resolve disagreements between stakeholders and/or team members and quickly identifies issues and risks that can throw the project offtrack
·Possesses excellent time management skills in order to accomplish all of the administrative tasks necessary for status reporting and to provide executive leadership with comfort and trust that the project is under control
·Experience and comfortable in developing a project approach that meets the needs of the project stakeholders, while remaining inside project parameters (scope, schedule, budget, etc.)

Highly Desired:
·Previous use of Jira for project tracking and management
·Previous experience on both custom in-house developed software and COTS/SaaS implementation & maintenance projects.
 

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for the employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and vacation days, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

 

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