Zencon Group
The ideal candidate is a
Boston resident with 5+ years of experience in engineering or technical program management and 2-3 years managing complex program schedules. They excel at leading cross-functional teams, coordinating with clients, and overseeing field activities. Experience in rail/transportation, proficiency with Primavera P6 or Zenhub or similar Kanban are a plus.
Executive Summary:
Seeking a Program Manager for an onsite role in Boston, MA. Under the supervision of the VP of Transportation Systems, the Project Manager (PM) will be assigned system integration/implementation projects and manage all project management functions to include project schedule management, resource schedules, project invoicing and budgets, and executive reporting. In addition, the Project Manager will be required to interface with the client and coordinate field activities to include creating Site Specific Work Plans and ensuring proper coordination for field installation teams. The project manager will work closely with multiple teams (both technical and non-technical) across the organization.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities: Utilizes and effectively communicates technical components of an initiative to applicable parties. Ability to lead a cross-functional team while motivating team members to their highest potential. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills as well as business presentation skills. Manages stand up meetings on a daily/weekly basis as needed. Facilitates discussions of complex, high value IT delivery projects, and schedule additional meetings as needed. Plan upcoming work in a backlog with team leads and PM team: Prioritize and plan your team's work on the backlog. Break down work from the project roadmap, and order work tasks so your team knows what to deliver first and the priorities are clearly identified to reach the overall project deadlines. Understand your team's velocity and capacity: Improve predictability on planning and delivery with out-of-the-box reports, including the sprint report and velocity chart. Works closely with teams to identify and act on opportunities for improvement. Works closely with product owners, project managers and other team members to ensure vision, roadmaps and personas are well defined and dependencies are understood. The sprints are in direct alignment with product deliverables as outlined in the overall project schedules. Proactively identifies impediments and works to remove them by communicating with team members, stakeholders, or leadership, escalating if required. If risks are identified or there are issues, they are communicated to the Sr. Management Team to work out a resolution. Skills in estimating work effort of various tasks with team members. Ability to generate/manage Project Schedules with Primavera P6. General skills (must have):
5+ years of experience in Engineering or technical program/project management 5 year(s) of experience At least 2-3 years of experience managing complex program schedules. 2 year(s) of experience Strong project planning skills Critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication skills including influencing and leading others. General skills (nice to have):
Experience in rail/transportation Working knowledge of Zenhub or similar Kanban Current expertise conducting standup meetings and working with engineering teams to create Zenhub issues, estimates and progress as they move to completion Experience with P6 Primavera preferred Language skills (must have): English Native or bilingual proficiency
Experience required: - **Position Requirements:** - Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required. - 5+ years of experience in Engineering or technical program/project management. - At least 2-3 years of experience managing complex program schedules. - Experience in rail/transportation preferred. - Working knowledge of Zenhub or similar Kanban preferred - Current expertise conducting standup meetings and working with engineering teams to create Zenhub issues, estimates and progress as they move to completion. - Strong project planning skills - Critical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Exceptional communication skills including influencing and leading others. - Collaboration skills and abilities. - Strong organizational and time management skills - Experience with P6 Primavera preferred
Additional job information: - **Position Details:** - The employee could be asked to visit field installation locations on occasion to oversee progress on construction. - The employee may spend a majority of their time sitting, speaking, and listening. He or she is expected to travel on a regular (or periodic) basis, as the job requires. The employee will occasionally be asked to visit field installation locations where walking would be required with exposure to the elements.
Boston resident with 5+ years of experience in engineering or technical program management and 2-3 years managing complex program schedules. They excel at leading cross-functional teams, coordinating with clients, and overseeing field activities. Experience in rail/transportation, proficiency with Primavera P6 or Zenhub or similar Kanban are a plus.
Executive Summary:
Seeking a Program Manager for an onsite role in Boston, MA. Under the supervision of the VP of Transportation Systems, the Project Manager (PM) will be assigned system integration/implementation projects and manage all project management functions to include project schedule management, resource schedules, project invoicing and budgets, and executive reporting. In addition, the Project Manager will be required to interface with the client and coordinate field activities to include creating Site Specific Work Plans and ensuring proper coordination for field installation teams. The project manager will work closely with multiple teams (both technical and non-technical) across the organization.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities: Utilizes and effectively communicates technical components of an initiative to applicable parties. Ability to lead a cross-functional team while motivating team members to their highest potential. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills as well as business presentation skills. Manages stand up meetings on a daily/weekly basis as needed. Facilitates discussions of complex, high value IT delivery projects, and schedule additional meetings as needed. Plan upcoming work in a backlog with team leads and PM team: Prioritize and plan your team's work on the backlog. Break down work from the project roadmap, and order work tasks so your team knows what to deliver first and the priorities are clearly identified to reach the overall project deadlines. Understand your team's velocity and capacity: Improve predictability on planning and delivery with out-of-the-box reports, including the sprint report and velocity chart. Works closely with teams to identify and act on opportunities for improvement. Works closely with product owners, project managers and other team members to ensure vision, roadmaps and personas are well defined and dependencies are understood. The sprints are in direct alignment with product deliverables as outlined in the overall project schedules. Proactively identifies impediments and works to remove them by communicating with team members, stakeholders, or leadership, escalating if required. If risks are identified or there are issues, they are communicated to the Sr. Management Team to work out a resolution. Skills in estimating work effort of various tasks with team members. Ability to generate/manage Project Schedules with Primavera P6. General skills (must have):
5+ years of experience in Engineering or technical program/project management 5 year(s) of experience At least 2-3 years of experience managing complex program schedules. 2 year(s) of experience Strong project planning skills Critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication skills including influencing and leading others. General skills (nice to have):
Experience in rail/transportation Working knowledge of Zenhub or similar Kanban Current expertise conducting standup meetings and working with engineering teams to create Zenhub issues, estimates and progress as they move to completion Experience with P6 Primavera preferred Language skills (must have): English Native or bilingual proficiency
Experience required: - **Position Requirements:** - Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required. - 5+ years of experience in Engineering or technical program/project management. - At least 2-3 years of experience managing complex program schedules. - Experience in rail/transportation preferred. - Working knowledge of Zenhub or similar Kanban preferred - Current expertise conducting standup meetings and working with engineering teams to create Zenhub issues, estimates and progress as they move to completion. - Strong project planning skills - Critical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Exceptional communication skills including influencing and leading others. - Collaboration skills and abilities. - Strong organizational and time management skills - Experience with P6 Primavera preferred
Additional job information: - **Position Details:** - The employee could be asked to visit field installation locations on occasion to oversee progress on construction. - The employee may spend a majority of their time sitting, speaking, and listening. He or she is expected to travel on a regular (or periodic) basis, as the job requires. The employee will occasionally be asked to visit field installation locations where walking would be required with exposure to the elements.