Position : Project Manager I Location : OWINGS MILLS, Maryland
Duration : 6 months Rate : Open Interview mode: Phone and in- Person Responsibilities: -Should be able to multitask and work on multiple projects at the same time. -Prior experience with Clarity Project management lifecycle product is a plus * Manages projects, develops and directs technical project teams through all phases and activities of the project life-cycle process associated with major information technology systems projects that are essential to departmental missions and affect CareFirst operations on a long-term and continuing basis. * Determines Project goals and priorities with management, program manager and/or project sponsors. * Supports requirements of the enterprise program manager to provide necessary information and support for successful program delivery. * Creates all project planning documentation and follows all CareFirst Defined processes. * Manages and communicates a clear vision of the projects objectives, and motivate the cross functional project team to achieve them; create a project environment that enables peak performance by the entire team. * Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities. Coordinates team activities to meet project milestones. * Directs/leads project teams comprised of subject matter experts, technical specialists, and support staff to produce a business plan in accordance with the strategic plan, operating budget, capital planning procedures and agency guidance. * Prepares, implements, monitors, and updates the project plan. Coordinates with the business owner and upper level management to ensure the actions are consistent with the approved plan. * Identifies standards or requirements for change management. Participates in change control (for example, reviewing configuration change requests). * Develops or implements information systems security and entitlement requirements and plans; and ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers. * Manages resource assignment and tracking to the project plan and project schedule in coordination with the line of business resource managers. *Negotiate the performance of activities with team members and their managers in a matrix environment. *Coach to clarify assignments and deliverables; mentor others in project management practices; review quality of work and manage the integration of team members work. Manages the Project Budget with overall budget accountability for up to $4 million per year. * Collaborates with the finance department and various functional managers to ensure project budgets are properly estimated and controlled; provides overall financial recommendations, and develop controls and measurements to monitor progress. * Provides Finance with monthly accruals and forecasts by the due date established by Finance using the tools developed by Finance. *Maintains current statements of work for all contractors; track and approve contractor invoices in a timely manner. * Provides regular updates to project sponsor and stakeholders on the status of the budget. * Documents reasons for budget excess or shortfall. * Manages project budgets for both expense and capital against the original project budget. * Creates Executive Summaries for all contractor resources required to complete a project. Requirements: * This position requires a four-year degree in CIS/MIS or equivalent experience of 2-3 years of related project management experience in a large scale, cross functional, multi-system environment. Out of the 2-3 years required, at least 1 year in a combination of the following: * Progressive broad-based Project Management experience (which could include consulting) is desirable; knowledge and implementation experience in new computing architectures and networked computing structures. * Experience as Project Manager, with working knowledge of Systems development lifecycle and the Project Management Lifecycle. *Please forward resume matching the requirement to* [email protected] *Regards,* * Arvind Kolluru,* *Technical Strategies Inc.,* *(A Certified Small Minority Owned Business) Office: 703-621-6868; Fax:703-466-0585 Email** **[email protected]* <[email protected]> *URL: **www.techstratinc.com* <http://www.techstratinc.com/> * * *We are an Equal Oppurtunity Employer**.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hot List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/directclienteq?hl=en.
