Project Manager Job at Talent Software Services in St Paul

Project Manager

Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Project Manager for a contract position in St. Paul, MN. The opportunity will be a year with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance for projects
• Provide strategic vision and thinking with a focus on outcomes
• Create clear and attainable project objectives
• Create clear and attainable project requirements
• Manage project constraints of cost, time, and scope
• Form close links with team members and stakeholders
• Direct & manage project development from beginning to end
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders
• Estimate project resource requirements and participants needed to achieve goals, including changes during where necessary
• Identify and manage project dependencies and the critical path
• Establish project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables
• Manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises or issues, and devise contingency plans as appropriate
• Communicate project plans, expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely & clear fashion when necessary
• Manage multiple smaller projects
• Provide knowledge transfer

Preferred:

• Five (5) years of experience in an IT Project Management role
• Two (2) engagements lasting more than six months in an IT Project Manager role
• Demonstrable leadership ability
• PMP certification

If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application!

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