Senior Project Manager

Short Description:
Position requires experience managing various complex technology projects, business process reengineering (BPR) of complex enterprise systems, and technology product evaluations.

Complete Description:
Position requires experience managing various complex technology projects, business process reengineering (BPR) of complex enterprise systems, and technology product evaluations.

Duties
Oversees the day-to-day responsibility of managing BPR and Information Technology projects.
Communicate with the sponsoring organizations to assist in needs assessment, scope definition, risk, and process improvement analyses.
Responsible for drafting specifications, proposal reviews, work plan definitions, task management, overall deliverables, and status tracking for systems integration and/or development.
Reviews project proposals and plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allot available resources to various project phases.
Leads and motivates cross-functional project teams. Manages, directs, guides, and coordinates project teams through SPR, project launch, system selection, and integration, data conversion/migration, QA/QC testing, training, and system implementation to ensure projects are on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
Implements best practices and project management methodologies appropriate to the project(s) scope.
Develops and manages the project schedule using Primavera Scheduler, MS Project, Project Scheduler, or similar project management tools.
Reviews status reports prepared by contractors and project personnel to modify schedules or plans as required.
Prepare project reports for management, clients, or others.
Confer with project team members to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
Performing power system engineering and deployment management
Manage software quality assurance testing, error reporting, correction, and verification.
Maintain database for recording software errors and corrections for each project.
Confer with project members to outline work plans and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
Use Internet tools to communicate with project parties continuously.
Conduct regular project meetings with the contractor and stakeholders to monitor progress and disseminate actions required.
Proactively solving problems to ensure milestones are met and projects are completed on time and within budget.
Conduct and evaluate post-mortems to improve future projects.
Responsible for ensuring and maintaining a long-term outlook for the system(s) the project manager represents.
Manages project issues, revises plan as necessary, and communicates changes to the project team members.
Maintain close contact with project sponsor(s), ensuring a shared vision, stakeholder buy-in, and project support.
Personally responsible for self-improvement of management, technical, analytical, and business skills.
Prepare and evaluate proposals/solicitations.
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Specific technical skills required or desired for this position include:
Extensive knowledge of system integration, testing, and change management
Ability to quickly gain knowledge of business process analysis and bench-marking techniques
Ability to apply technology to solve business problems.
Ability to understand computer software at the "power user " level. Familiarity with
Micro-soft office products, database, and ability to master new programs quickly.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to communicate accurately with non-technical individuals on technical matters.
Strong ability to lead and influence.
Ability to gather appropriate information and make sound decisions.
Ability to rapidly learn and apply new technologies and products.
Ability to work with others as a team to ensure strong customer relationships and
satisfaction.
Ability to track and organize multiple projects and/or a single large project, including project team activities.
Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
Minimum Qualifications
Recent verifiable experience working on Transit Industry Projects. With demonstrated knowledge of voice, data, and power systems.
Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of Information Technology
Project Management experience and consulting experience.
Proven track record managing successful large enterprise system implementation projects involving current information technologies and/or SPA.
Designing low and high-voltage AC/DC power systems
Formal training and experience in Project Management, estimating, cost and schedule management, variance reporting, and electronic project management tools such as Primavera, MS Project, and Project Scheduler.
Familiarity with Internet access, email and web hosting technologies

Skills:

	Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience	Expertise Rating	Move
	Formal training and experience in Project Management, estimating, cost and schedule management, variance reporting and electronic project management	Required	7	Years
	Familiarity with Internet access, email and web hosting technologies	Required	7	Years
	Project Management experience and consulting experience. Proven track record managing successful large enterprise system implementation projects, in	Required	7	Years
	Ability to track and organize multiple projects and/or a single large project, including project team activities.	Required	7	Years
	Extensive knowledge of system integration, testing and change management	Required	7	Years
	Ability to understand computer software at the "power user " level. Familiarity withword-processing, spreadsheet, database, SPR, data modeling softw	Required	7	Years
	Ability to accurately communicate with non-technical individuals on technical matters. Strong ability to lead and to influence.	Required	7	Years
	Ability to gather appropriate information and make sound decisions.	Required	7	Years