Project Manager II – Bau

Project Manager II – Bau

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (or working toward certification within 12 months) or PRINCE2 certification or equivalent preferred
• 3 – 5 years of PM experience; 7+ years of professional experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and customer service skill
• Fluent in English (written, oral)
• Experience communicating effectively with different levels of management and direct client contact
• Experience managing complex projects with tight timelines and multiple key business priorities to conclusion while maintaining high client satisfaction
• Experience with global customers/team members
• Resourceful, confident under pressure, and proven problem-solving skills
• HR Consulting, payroll and outsourcing industry experience
• Vendor management experience
• Manage budgets in excess of 1M

Responsibilities

• Manages projects from conception to production, ensuring delivery is in accordance with budget, timeline and is of the required quality standards to meet client expectations
• Develops and manages detailed project plan. Align stakeholders and team members on the plan and manage execution of tasks to achieve project goals
• Makes project decisions and recommendations to management about schedules, prioritization, and resource allocation with input from others as needed
• Works closely with Resource Managers/Team Leads to ensure adequate allocation of resources
• Measures project performance and progress using appropriate tools and techniques, identifies and quantifies variances, performs required corrective actions, and communicates to all stakeholders
• Documents high-level risks, assumptions, and constraints. Develop and track risk mitigation and issue resolution plans, recommend and implement approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate or minimize project and commercial risk
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule and costs and ensure project plan is reflective of authorized changes as defined in the change management plan
• Interfaces independently with all functional and business areas/ groups affected by the project, including senior and/or executive management
• Communicates and reports status to executives and all other stakeholders e.g., Status Reports, Executive Briefings
• Manages the project budget, working closely with the finance team to oversee and report project financials – including estimates created during the funding/change request process, the on-going allocation of financial resources, and the regular reporting of the state of the project financials
• Employs project management best practice methodologies working within a framework that includes process definition, templates, tools and Strada standards
• Works with third party providers to deliver contractual commitments
• Drives process improvement initiatives within the project management domain. Captures lessons learned throughout and during the closing of a project

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with professional Project Management tools: MS Project, Smartsheet or equivalent