Position: Project Manager Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 6+ Months Rate: $55-57/Hr Best ***Candidate must be local to Texas with great communication skills*** Roles and Responsibilities: Manage the IT project(s) under his/her control and ensure delivery on scope, in time, on budget and according to PEC standards Define and/or assess the scope of the IT change required, with a focus on alignment with global strategy and minimizing regret costs Manage retail IT and Project resources to complete gap analysis between business requirements and existing IT infrastructure/systems, and to deliver project deliverables to agreed scope, timelines and budget Execute the project following the project Terms of Reference (ToR), PCP agreed deliverables and Project Delivery Framework (PDF). Actively lead the project team to maintain focus on the delivery of Global defined solutions and enforce rigid change control over scope, budget and schedule. Work closely with the global and local Business Project Manager(s) and the CM Central IT Team to ensure project is aligned with CM Program objectives and strategic objectives Communicate effectively and transparently to project stakeholders and central CM team to ensure project status, risks, dependencies and issues are understood and effectively managed Responsible for: Delivering the project on time, budget, to scope, in line with PDF standards Risk, issue and dependency management, driving transparency and resolution, signaling and escalating Project Management or deployment issues where CM project plans and progress are not in line with program steering and guidelines. Delivery of all project deliverables to ensure they support the project objectives and quality standards and are aligned with company standards and strategies Ensuring project compliance with company governance processes, obtaining functional sign off on project deliverables, scope changes, PCP, resource requests and related Terms of Reference Produce, own and manage project, finance and resource plans The preparation of the weekly and monthly aggregated project reporting to be provided to the Implementation coordinator and steering committee according to and PEC standards On-boarding of all new RIT CM staff working in the project by making them acquainted with the project scope, deliverables and processes Prepare and actively maintain the project stakeholder list, communication plan and training plan. Pending the size of the project this responsibility could be delegated to a dedicated CM resource (part time or full time) The interface and alignment with the project steering committee and other relevant stakeholders of the project to ensure an integrated approach Report regularly and transparently to Project steering committee Actively capture and share lessons learned with peers to improve project management processes Project Specific Deliverables include: 1. Evaluating data collected by the ongoing As Is assessment activity for site systems (which includes back office connectivity and internet access) 2. Documenting the most common configuration currently in place 3. Determining gaps to close in order to meet a set of standardize configurations for connectivity. This includes gaps in Site Back-Office systems, telecom configuration and/or telecom infrastructure 4. Documenting options for enabling connectivity including cost, schedule, and complexity for each of the standardize configuration 5. Developing a Program-level investment proposal (IP) for a multi-year roll-out to retrofit GSAP live countries and to prepare future GSAP countries 6. Producing all mandatory PDF deliverables for countries where project will complete SG 1 and 2 Domestic Travel Required: 75% International Travel Required: 25% Technical Skills and Experience: Proven project management and planning skills for projects exceeding $1mln USD Thorough understanding of project management processes and tools Proven project-controlling skills, including financial, risk and schedule management. Strong problem solving and analysis skills Ability to lead and motivate project team and local staff Ability to establish and maintain influential interpersonal relationships with all project stakeholders. Demonstrated management skills Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Awareness of contract negotiation and management when dealing with third party suppliers Ability to prioritize competing tasks and delivery under pressure Knowledge of Project Delivery Framework methodology (PDF) or similar, eg PMP/PMI Familiarity with project planning tools such as MS Project to assist control of the project Able to drive business change and manage multiple teams Ability to prepare and review IT cost proposals and gap analysis Strong business and customer focus High level of self-steering motivation and guidance Demonstration of LAT (Leadership, Accountability, Teamwork) behaviors. Soft Skills and Experience: Project management professional with 2-3 year experience Project management in IT related projects. Successful management of deployment and application development projects within the company. Experience in working with changing business organizations. Working in cross border multi cultural teams. In depth knowledge of project Methodologies. i.e. Project Delivery Framework Optional skills (Technical and soft skills): Understanding of Information Technology principles associated with Retail site infrastructure projects. Understanding of Retail Business processes. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IT provider" group. To post to this group, send email to IT-provider@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/IT-provider?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
