Project Manager – Contractor Conversion
Category: Project Management
Main location: United States, South Carolina, Greenville
Position ID:J0823-1470
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description:
CGI is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our team in Greenville SC.
The Project Manager successfully plans and controls projects utilizing numerous techniques to strategically direct, question and analyze the total project in addition to its individual parts. This person is accountable for the coordination and communication required to bring the project in on time and within the established budget. The Project Manager directs project resources and efforts, participates in the decision-making process with all levels of staff and management, communicates with business area management, and makes recommendations to effect positive change.
This will be a great opportunity to the right candidate providing member exposure to working of a Global organization in a collaborative environment with team members spread across the globe.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
Knowledge: Complete understanding and knowledge of I/T industry practices, standards, and concepts. Experience with delivery of I/T systems using Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies. Ability to manage multiple, concurrent small to medium sized projects, if needed.
Decision Making: Makes decisions using broad management limits. Applies guidelines and procedures that leave considerable room for discretion and interpretation. Decisions directly influence project, client relationships and or expenditures. Additionally, decisions exert some influence on organization’s long-range goals and objectives. Participates in determining objectives of assignments.
Supervision Received: Works independently under general supervision. Work is reviewed for overall adequacy in meeting objectives.
Leadership: Self-starter. Plans, allocates the activities of project teams. Provides training and guidance to less experienced staff.
Problem Solving/Operations/Direct Work Involvement: Develops solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of innovation. Ensures that solutions are effective in meeting organizational objectives. Questions problem definition to address underlying issues.
Client Contacts: Manages internal and external relationships. Represents organization as prime contact for projects and other necessary communications. Interaction may include senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring complex coordination between organizations. Communication involves persuasion and negotiation, as applicable. Seeks ways of improving client service.
Skill Set:
PMP Certification
Project Management
Agile Team Leadership
Experience working in or with an IT organization in systems, programming, application deployment, or project development efforts
PM tools such as EasyPPM, Clarity, MS Office, Jira
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• Previous successful performance in the Project Manager role for multiple, concurrent projects
• To be successful in this role the candidate has to have previous technical background in preferably software development and/or infrastructure
• Ability to plan, execute and control a project, establishing realistic estimates and reporting metrics
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to plan, organize, delegate and control work
• Demonstrated ability to understand and balance technical Application Services/solutions with time, cost, and human factors
• Ability to lead a group to accomplish a common goal.
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and influencing skills
• Ability to utilize available tools such as workflow diagramming, data flow diagramming, project scheduling, and word-processing as needed
• Ability to estimate, plan, track, control costs, and provide needed status reporting.
• Excellent knowledge of a system development methodologies including Agile and Waterfall, through all of its phases and deliverables
• Ability to assess project risks and exposures; identify options and alternatives, make decisions, and implement corrective actions
• Demonstrated skills in diplomacy, confidence, persuasiveness, enthusiasm and verbal fluency
• Ability to promote and build a team atmosphere, motivating team members
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $53,100 – $130,600.
At CGI we call our professionals “members” to reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company. CGI’s benefits include:
• Competitive base salaries
• Eligibility to participate in an attractive Share Purchase Plan (SPP) in which the company matches dollar-for-dollar contributions made by eligible employees, up to a maximum, for their job category
• 401(k) Plan and Profit Participation for eligible members
• Generous holidays, vacation, and sick leave plans
• Comprehensive insurance plans that include, among other benefits, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, out-of-county emergency coverage in all countries of employment.
• Back-up childcare, Pet insurance, a Member Assistance Program, a 529 college savings program, a personal financial management tool, lifestyle management programs and more
This position is located in Greenville, SC, with 30% travel.
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Skills:
- Jira
- Project Management
What you can expect from us:
Insights you can act on
While technology is at the heart of our clients’ digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.
When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees “members” because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today – one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.
At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
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