Project Manager
Phoenix, Arizona
Contract
$60/hr - $70/hr
12-month Contract
100% REMOTE - AZ core business hours - No Travel Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- 3-4 years job related experience.
- Defines project scope, objectives, key resources, budget, and project plan supporting one (large) or more (low-medium) projects.
- Measuring project performance, reporting, and escalating in support of one (large) or more (low-medium) projects.
- Leads one complex or more (low-medium) intermediate projects.
- Effectively applies the organization’s project management methodology and tools and enforces Cyber Portfolio Best Practices and project standards.
- Follows the organization and Cyber Portfolio financial and accounting standards to manage a budget with some oversight.
- Monitors and prepares reports to ensure work is progressing to meet the deliverables on time and under budget.
- Manages delivery of one or more medium or intermediate complexity capital and non-capital IT projects simultaneously.
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and its scope.
- Supports and participates in in-flight reviews, lessons learned sessions, and quality assurance procedures.
- Proactively identifies, manages, and minimizes the organization’s exposure and risk on projects.
- Solves conflicts and issues promptly, escalating to Sr. PM or Program Manager as appropriate.
- Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Effectively communicates relevant project information to Cyber managers and stakeholders, and if requested, to leadership, including but not limited to sponsors.
- Provides leadership to Associate Project Managers or Analysts.
- Provides leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as third-party consultants with limited manager oversight.
- Responsible for aligning project activities and deliverables with third-party consultants and related Statements of Work (SOWs) with some assistance.
- Supports the organization's Mission, Vision, and Values.
- Contributes to professional development goals, Cyber Portfolio annual goals, and continuous improvement.
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Possess an understanding of project management phases, techniques, and tools.
• Possess strong project management skills, including issue and risk management.
• Proven problem-solving, process analysis, and root cause analysis abilities.
• Identification with and support of the mission and values of the organization and its sponsors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a complex and matrixed team environment.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, schedule, and meet deadlines.
• Skills in Microsoft project, word, excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• A passionate desire to grow, learn, and advance.
• Possesses general understanding in the areas of application programming, database, and s system design.
• Understand internet, intranet, extranet, and client/server architectures.
• Possess quality presentation skills and experience in presenting complex plans and designs to senior and mid-level management.
• Successful tactical plans definition and rollout of tools and services with high customer satisfaction feedback.
• Ability to effectively manage time and deliver in a highly varied and matrixed environment.
Education:
Bachelors - Preferred
Certifications:
1 or more relevant technical/professional security certifications preferred
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.