IT Project Manager at GVA Partners

Job Description
An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented IT Project Manager to join a dynamic project team. The resource shall be responsible for:

• Overseeing and managing the Project Based Services engagements.
• Candidate must be able to proactively work to set customer expectation to assure a smooth project including project timeline, client requirements, and critical dependencies.
• Candidate must possess strong financial skills with strong attention to detail.

Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Required to oversee projects. This role originates in the Plan Phase and extend through the Deployment Phase of the Project Management Governance Process; Oversight of Project from Concept Phase through Deployment via other Project Managers
• Decompose projects into time-phased elements and prioritize key deliverables; Assumes full accountability for overall success of a project through deployment.
• Define project goals and objectives; Identify customer requirements; Identify resource requirements; Develop project budget
• Track incurred and projected expenses against program plan and report to management.
• Prioritize resource allocation
• Assist with resource negotiation
• Manage cost/schedule/resource variances
• Produce project documentation
• Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project
• Develop and be accountable for the overall project plan
• Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases
• Primary function of role is translating customer IT services requirements into customer solutions/contracts that secure customer loyalty, drive acceptable profit margins and are delivered with fidelity
• Role requires strong project management skills and leadership in a dynamic and deadline driven environment
• Required to qualify and develop a solution that is mutually acceptable to the client and the company
• Liaise closely with pricing analysts to ensure operational commitments are translated accurately into cost assumptions
• Provide sales team with technical and service presales support
• Prepare and deliver services presentations to current and prospective customers
• Negotiates directly with customers and contractors
• Certifications and proficiency in Technology and Telecom fields of knowledge.
• Cisco wireless certifications are an asset.
• Ensures the program meet established time, cost, technical and customer objectives
• Resolving issues across project teams, individual project stakeholders, and program stakeholders & sponsors.
• Coordinating resources across all project teams and allocating funds as necessary.
• Managing the program's budget, monitoring expenditure and ensuring that the program realizes its financial & business benefits.
• Managing risk and taking corrective measures to resolve issues
• Managing communication across all stakeholders, third-party contributors and project leaders
• Maintaining the program documentation, including all plans, timelines and briefs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT or Telecom background (Minimum 2.2)
• 7 plus years of related experience in customer facing, technology deployment and support environment
• 5 years plus in Project Management and 3 plus in Financial Management
• Ability to work under tight timelines in a demanding environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment
• Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing and managing plans for successful project delivery
• Ability to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints
• Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change
• Ability to manage multiple programs.