Specialist, IT Project Manager Job at Clearance Jobs in Rio Grande

Specialist, It Project Manager

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Specialist, IT Project Manager

Job Code: 28715

Job Location: Melbourne, FL; Greenville, TX; Rochester, NY; Waco, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; or Rockwall, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description: As the IT Project Manager, you will be expected to have the leadership and project management skills required to lead medium to large scale infrastructure, applications, and security projects consisting of IT and functional business area resources located around the world. Ability to direct, inspire, and guide teams to successful execution. Lead with courage, confidence, passion, and commitment. Exhibit Entrepreneurial leadership skills. You will also be expected to understand and apply advanced processes and methods used with an IT organization to support the project management methodology lifecycle. As the IT Project Manager your role is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and budgets in a matrix environment. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. You will also define the project's tasks and oversee quality control throughout the project life cycle.

Essential Functions:

• Develop full-scale project plans, timelines and associated communications documents to effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Direct and manage project development from initiating to closing through management of scope, time, cost, quality, resources, communications, risks, changes, and issues
• Develop and deliver status reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
• Initiate and oversee all aspects of vendor management including the development of the Statement of Work and all aspects of communications and delivery
• Help facilitate Portfolio Management process working with management and business to understand project priority, resourcing, and planning
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Coach, mentor, motivate and encourage project team members and contractors and influence them to take proactive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• On-site role

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Certifications in Project Management strongly desired (PMP) strongly preferred
• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project and/or Project Online.
• PM experience in testing processes to include use-case creation and tracking results
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines