The IT Project Manager plans, organizes and implements technical projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and with high quality. Duties include planning project deliverables and schedules; presenting of project progress and results; engage and coordinate with stakeholders; oversee scheduling and task assignments to ensure all deliverables are achieved within the scope of the project and within the allotted budget.

• *Not eligible for work sponsorship

Responsibilities:

• Conduct discovery research and create budgets, timelines, proposals, and goals; identify resources needed.
• Translate project goals and strategies into actionable plans, while providing team members with mentoring and coaching.
• Identify and resolve project issues.
• Lead a cross functional team to achieve project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Guide and perform strategic analysis for the project, including coordination of change requests.
• Organize and manage all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion.
• Manage resources for projects, such as computer equipment and employees.
• Coordinate project team members and develop schedules and individual responsibilities.
• Manage all project communication and performance reporting.
• Use project management tools to develop timelines and to track project performance, schedule adherence, and expenses incurred.
• Conduct post-project reviews to identify areas for future performance improvement.
• Other duties/responsibilities

Skills and Abilities

• Project management and leadership skills for managing projects and the teams involved with them.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to manage issues that occur during project completion.
• Good project and time management skills.
• Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
• Must be able to multi-task and work independently and as part of a team.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to communicate through a variety of mediums.
• Must demonstrate a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Must be willing and able to travel on an as-needed basis.
• Thrive in a fast and challenging environment without compromising quality.
• Attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

Education and Experience

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, IT project management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate a plus.
• Must be skilled with working in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have an aptitude for meeting deadlines.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
CONTACTS: Internal – Continuously (67 - 100%) External – Occasionally (< 33%)
Contacts involve giving or exchanging information of a limited controversial nature.

Regularly

• Communicates via phone, email, in person
• Required to sit, perform keyboard work, for prolonged periods of time
• Operates a computer and other office equipment such as a copy machine and printer.

Frequently

• Talk and hear to coordinate day-to-day phone and in person transactions

Occasionally

• Lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Travel to other company locations.

Standard office environment. The noise level