Job Description
Job Number:
335103
Category:
Project Management
Details:
Job – Project Manager
Location – Cary, NC
Salary-$110k
Duration-Long term contract
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Belcan is seeking a Project Manager for a long term contract engagement at a top client in Cary, NC.
The Internal Infrastructure Project Manager will gather and evaluate information concerning corporate IT infrastructure needs, estimate and schedule project activities, coordinate and participate in analysis/design/delivery activities, ensure that systems infrastructure changes are fully tested, and coordinate implementation of the changes. The project manager will lead multiple projects simultaneously; projects may be large and of moderate to significant in complexity.
Essential functions:
* Development of scope statements, project plans, WBS, schedule, communications plan, quality
management plan, risk response plan, procurement management plan and procurement
documents and statement of work for efforts to upgrade or replace infrastructure.
* Gather requirements and develop a business case for project portfolio management, including high
level estimates
* Create project plans; budget, issues list, action items, status reports as well as adhere to internal
project methodologies
* Release Planning
* Ensure the project delivers agreed-to scope within the committed timeframes and budget.
* Manage, integrate and balance resource requirements across multiple projects without adversely
impacting deliverables, timelines or quality.
* Work with resource managers and other project managers to identify project team, estimate activity
durations and costs and hold project kick-off meeting.
* Identify and resolve project issues and risks, including tracking, escalation and mitigation.
* Schedule outages to provide the least business impact and ensure system changes are announced
to internal and external customers.
* Work with application support organizations to analyze effects of application changes on the overall
capacity and performance requirements of the environment.
* Understand technical, information and solution architecture viewpoints of the IT strategy and work
with Enterprise Architects to implement the strategy.
* Lead effort with technical resources within IS&S to develop implementable designs. Ensure those
designs are reviewed with Engineering and Architecture teams.
* Work with resource managers to complete and authorize work packages.
* Measure and report project performance and status, identify and control changes.
* Participate in Statement of Work process as requested by Partner Manager.
* Perform lessons learned.
* Document existing processes; identify ways to incrementally improve internal processes
* Provide program management for disaster recovery and business continuity to include preparing for
and conducting various tabletops, exercises and drills. Preparation involves working with all levels of
the company to ensure they are prepared for a business disruption.
* Partners with product managers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure success of the
product/functionality being developed and expectations being managed
* Provide assistance to the Infrastructure operations departments as needed for managing resources
during maintenance windows and Root Cause Analysis of infrastructure related incidents.
* Report project progress to senior management and stakeholders, identifying issues and resolutions
Key Measures:
* Product quality
* Product reliability
* Number of extended outages
* Audit results of DR Exercises
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Project management capability with a strong understanding of project management concepts.
Ability to provide strong leadership and motivation to project teams if and when necessary.
Understanding of the relationship between business activities, application systems and the corporate
technical infrastructure. Ability to determine impact of system and/or infrastructure changes to the business, and vice versa.
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to relate at all levels
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project
Possess the highest level of integrity and trustworthiness
Capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced cross-functional development environment
Proficient on Excel
Manage reports (weekly/Monthly/quarterly) as required
Process auditing: Create and manage processes needed for governance.
Works under heavy deadlines and is subject to extreme workloads.
If you are interested in this role, please apply via the apply now link provided. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed. Belcan is a team-driven Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.belcan.com