Job DescriptionLocation: Vancouver, Washington
Type: Contract
Job #7362
Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. The Project Manager 1 (IT Projects) will provide project management support services to the organization and work closely with other teams to coordinate and facilitate Control Center and Compliance requirements to implement and integrate from inception to conclusion. With guidance from the Program PM, this role includes collaborating closely with project teams to assist in drafting project plans; create and track schedules and budgets; to facilitate and coordinate project activities; and, to track, monitor and provide detailed milestones and reporting for multiple designated projects. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.
Pay range: $35.93 - $51.33
Benefits:
Paid holidays: 11
PTO: Starting at 10 days
Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks, Brio Health
Responsibilities:
Provide project management support to facilitate manager-assigned TT Services' Internal Business Operations project or projects, from beginning to end with guidance from the PM Program Manager, manager, team lead or other personnel with the authority to do so, including:
Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, which includes planning project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.
Draft project plans, resource strategies and develop funding estimates required to advance each defined effort. Help the project succeed by identifying and securing necessary subject matter experts needed during the project.
Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with, and provided by appropriate Performance Managers.
Monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards, and targets, alerting appropriate personnel of any obstacles or potential delays to project timelines, targets, or success; provide corrective action recommendations.
Plan and coordinate activities for designated project that enable goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
Alert manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule, or performance.
Facilitate project meetings between a variety of departments and disciplines.
Provide recommendations regarding assessment approach and deliverables.
Coordinate the creation and documentation of revised processes, roles, and responsibilities.
Communicate regularly with executive sponsors, key stakeholders, strategic partners, and Tier II managers across the organization independently and in team meetings. Maintain consistent communication with the project sponsor, performance managers, and clients on the progress of the project versus the plan.
With manager assistance and guidance, facilitate resolution of conflicting team positions; address and navigate politically sensitive issues in a collaborative and professional manner.
Provide background information, technical input, options, and recommendations for project decisions as requested by manager.
Issue project status reports on a regular or as requested basis.
Collaborate and work with project sponsors and performance managers to remove obstacles impacting timely project completion.
Draft a final project report, including project "lessons-learned" for management review and acceptance.
Take a pro-active stance on project risk management:
Anticipate and identify potential areas of risk and obtain guidance from or Program manager, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer (CO) as appropriate.
Track, monitor, and facilitate resolution of issues and risks identified within projects, as well as compliance related dependencies.
Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs.
Develop, draft, and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis for review and approval by appropriate manager / personnel.
Facilitate and support the following functions:
Written and verbal sponsor, stakeholder, and project team communications.
Project team coordination, including milestone management and clear communication of deliverables.
Monitor issues and risks identified within the project as well as integrated dependencies and the issues and risks associated with those assumptions.
Team and sponsor meeting coordination.
Facilitate and support the following deliverables:
Scope definition and management
Business requirements and needs analysis from various stakeholder perspectives.
Process and system design requirements.
Gap Analysis from the "as is" to the "to be" state.
Implement organizational design and change management requirements as developed within the Transmission Technology (TT) program.
Implementation planning including optimizing milestones and building upon successes, coordination of test plans and system testing.
Integration Architecture Design.
End User Training.
Project, procedure and process, system, User, training, and other documentation as required.
Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
When necessary, manage the successful transition of a project or program of projects to another project manager including any training, documentation, or meeting coordination required to bring the new PM fully up to speed on all critical aspects of the work and introduce them to executive sponsors and key stakeholders.
Coordinate and assist management with transitions of identified project resources as needed. This may include gathering information from departing/transitioning resources to identify subject matter expertise, documenting workloads, identifying training requirements to facilitate smooth transitions.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, information technology, management, engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred.
1 year of experience is required with an applicable bachelor's degree.
5 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree.
Experience should include project management of IT related projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding and developing technical specifications and project plans for medium-sized projects.
Notes:
Level 1 is typically supporting a Program PM and is responsible for small-sized projects - less than $5M lifecycle cost- or portions of larger projects.
"Typically" as it refers to project size is determined by an average of the workers assigned projects and also includes the complexity, visibility and sensitivity of the projects within the past year and is not based on a single project funding amount.
All documentation should clearly identify the worker as a Project Manager "contracted" to and include the name of the worker's employer.
If performing Project Coordination work, it should NOT account for more than 1/3rd. of the billable hours.
Visio, MS Project, and SharePoint experience.
Experience successfully coordinating multiple projects simultaneously as a program under the guidance of a Program.
IT project experience within an Information Technology or Operational Technology environment.
PMP certification preferred.
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.
Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.
ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.
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