We are seeking an influential Project Manager to join our talented team at Zenfreed, LLC in Lansing, MI.
Growing your career as a Full-Time Project Manager is a remarkable opportunity to develop critical skills.
If you are strong in research, creativity and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Project Manager at Zenfreed, LLC today!
This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for an upgrade of the operating system for application and database servers for two agencies. This position will ensure consistency with the State of Michigan project management methodology (SUITE), perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.
Job Duties
- Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework.
- Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor and technical owners.
- Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
- Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities.
- Documents risks and develops mitigation plans.
- Manages scope.
- Creates and implements a communication plan.
- Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, monitors, and evaluates outcomes.
- Negotiates resources.
- Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor.
- Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers.
- Provides Project Management technical support to project members.
- Responsible for project activities that include complex features and technical designs.
- Generally manages a group of applications system analysts.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills.
- Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project.
- Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts.
- Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers.
- Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency.
- Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives.
- Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance.
- Self-directed and independent.
- Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects.
- Oversees all aspects of projects.
- Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project.
- Prepares weekly reports for upper management regarding status of project using Clarity reporting tool.
- Facilitates meetings and work sessions, including scheduling, agenda preparation, taking/sharing notes, and following up with action items.
Requirements
5 years:
- IT software Project Management experience managing complex projects including coordination of multiple teams
1 year:
- Experience with and knowledge of IT infrastructure, servers, and web applications
- Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent problem solving and analytical skills with expertise in identifying risks
- Proven ability to drive project planning and execution process and add value beyond just a task-oriented doer or project manager
- Familiarity with systems development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Previous SOM experience
Clear and concise communication skills
Desired Skills
- Professional certification
Minimum Education
Location
- Local candidates ONLY.
- Position is a hybrid schedule with 2 days onsite from day 1 - Tuesday and Wednesday
- Working hours Monday-Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Additional Requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the United States; We are unable to offer sponsorships at this time
- Must undergo a background check and drug screening for employment.
Employment Terms
- This is a W2 position
- 40 hrs per week
- HYBRID schedule - with 2 days onsite from day 1 - Tuesday and Wednesday
About Zenfreed
At Zenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge the gap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to do and organizations needing the right talent.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Benefits
We understand a comprehensive benefits package is crucial to employment satisfaction. We offer medical, dental and vision coverage options for all employees.
Benefits of working as a Project Manager in Lansing, MI:
● Company offers great benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Attractive packageCompetitive Pay
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