Applications Project Manager

Company: Addison Group
Location: Houston
Posted on: May 5, 2021

Job Description:

IT Project Manager manages project life cycle of a project; initiation through deployment. Provides project leadership including defining project objectives and scope for each phase of the project, overseeing quality control throughout the project's life cycle, acquiring resources, managing resources and coordinating the efforts of team members in order to deliver projects/products according to plan.Essential Requirements: Experience, Educational & Special Training Required* Responsible for the successful management of projects* Manages project life cycle from initiating through delivery and project closure* Manages the day-to-day activities of projects and project resources* Creates, manages and tracks project documents including, but not limited to: project schedules, financials (budgets: estimates and actuals, forecasting, invoices), detailed project plans, scope documents, work breakdown structures, cost estimates, resource plans, risk and issue logs and regular status reporting* Organizes, conducts and attends meetings with project team and stakeholders to facilitate all levels of project planning* Manages multiple projects concurrently: 10 + projects* Works with project managers of other teams to ensure overall business and operational requirements are met for company initiatives* Lead steering committee meetings with IT and Business leadership* Lead technical and requirements gathering sessions- bringing people and understanding together* Communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers as needed including managing expectations, presenting and interfacing with stakeholders* Works with third party integration teams to coordinate integration and testing* PMI trained/educated* Agile/Scrum understanding/experience* Manage developer resources across projects* Manages Geographically dispersed teamsPreferred SkillsPMP CertificationSpecial Characteristics/Job RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Engineering or related field5-7 years of related experience in a technology environment, including two to three years of professional experiences in project managementA team player with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersA strong desire for quality and attention to detail with excellent problem solving and organizational skillsDemonstrates leadership qualities include flexibility and adaptability to change

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