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Position Summary:
This position is responsible for one or more various projects that will tend to be from moderately high to high in complexity. Responsible for assembling project teams with the required skill-sets, leading the team, facilitating meetings, assigning individual responsibilities to individual team-members, identifying appropriate resources needed and developing schedules to insure timely completion of project. Accurately defines the scope of the projects and provides detailed estimates of labor and resources to accomplish the project to IT executives and Project Sponsors. Follows a pre-defined methodology and process and performs impact analysis when material changes need to be made to the project plan. Monitors the progress of those project for which they are responsible and ensures that resource hours, financial budget and duration do not exceed agreed upon thresholds.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities: includes but not limited to:
Develops project plans to a prescribed standard and in a software tool defined by IT management
Assists in the resource and financial budget estimation process for potential information technology projects
Measures the progress of the project(s) by monitoring resource hours and financial budget against the base-lined project plan
Communicates with business sponsors and IT executives, functional area managers and/or consultants regarding status of specific projects
Generates weekly and monthly project status reports to a prescribed format and standard as defined by the Project Management Office
Negotiates contracts under the supervision of IT executives and Legal
Facilitates the development and quality control of all projects deliverables as defined by Mohegan Sun Information Technology Project and Portfolio Management Methodology
Performs post-implementation reviews of assigned projects and chronicles key lessons-learned and key "planned" vs. "actual" performance metrics
Performs risk management analysis on assigned projects and develops a comprehensive mitigation plan for identified risks
Escalates issues that will have a material impact on the success of the project to direct supervisor in a timely manner
Identifies resource constraints that will have a material impact on the negotiated completion of assigned projects and recommends alternatives and/or trade-offs
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for enforcing the privacy rules pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as applicable to Mohegan Sun
Promotes superior customer service
May be responsible for supervising Project Leaders or Project Managers for the purpose of managing high complex projects
Minimum Education and Qualifications:
Bachelors' Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field, and six years of progressive Information Technology work experience
Two years managing medium complexity information systems projects (budgets>$500K and resource hours >1,000)
Requires a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification issued from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Demonstrated knowledge of at least one project portfolio management tool (e.g. MS Project Server)
Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
Obtain and maintain at least one or more applicable gaming licenses in multiple jurisdictions
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Associates Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field, and ten years of progressive Information Technology work experience
Two years managing medium complexity information systems projects (budgets>$500K and resource hours >1,000)
Requires a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification issued from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Demonstrated knowledge of at least one project portfolio management tool (e.g. MS Project Server)
Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
Obtain and maintain at least one or more applicable gaming licenses in multiple jurisdictions
Competencies: Incumbent will master the following competencies while in this position:
Development of comprehensive project plans using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in the project schedule tool selected by the Project Management Office (PMO)
Estimate duration and effort for project tasks with the aid of functional managers and technical leads
Project risk identification and mitigation
Ability to base-line a project plan, identify the project's critical path and monitor the project plan once base-lined
Application of Project Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis
Measurement of critical project metrics (e.g. budget, resource hours, critical milestone dates)
Thorough understanding of the Mohegan Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) as it relates to employment
Training Requirements:
Knowledge of Mohegan Sun corporate and department policies and procedures
Appropriate regulations that pertain to Mohegan Sun information systems
Mohegan Sun IS project management process and methodology
Purchase request review and approval with enterprise supply-chain management application
Mohegan Sun budget planning and analysis process and procedures
Project estimation process and guidelines
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Office work environment
Must be able to sit in front of a computer screen for extended periods of time
10%-25% travel may be required for this position
May require occasional weekend and evening work
Must be able to work various shifts and flexible hours
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. Mohegan reserves the right to make changes in the above job description whenever necessary.
Work Shift:
Regular
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Mohegan Sun practices Native American Preference in hiring. "Native American" means an individual who is a duly enrolled member of the Mohegan Tribe or any group of Native Americans recognized by the Mohegan Tribe, The United States of America, or the State of Connecticut.