Application Development Project Manager - Kforce Inc.

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Application Development Project Manager in Miramar, FL. Summary: In this role, you will manage a team of business analysts, infrastructure and software engineers constructing and maintaining mission-critical, high-visibility applications and hardware in direct support of the client's business objectives. The App/Dev Project Manager is expected to continually evolve internal development processes/procedures, effectively manage a team of 5-20 software engineers, and deliver projects on time and budget. Key Tasks:

• Determine the project approach, staffing, responsibilities, and schedule
• Develop and/or review estimates and estimating assumptions for the project's schedule, effort, and cost using stablished estimating models, best practices, and experience; The resulting estimates account for all activities in the project scope, including project management and application development tasks, software quality assurance reviews, and vendor and contract management activities
• Define team member roles and expectations, and ensure timely feedback; Ensure that project resources receive any necessary training and are used effectively
• Review, and be responsible for, the overall development and integration of requirements
• Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations; Balance scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks; Adjust as necessary
• Define the project iterations strategy; Manage and evaluate iterations
• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Plan, including the configuration management, risk management, project measurement, and quality management plans
• Ensure that all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of waterfall project management experience
• 1-3 years of Agile/Scrum master experience
• Must have experience dealing with outside Vendors
• Must have solid understanding of full project life cycle and management methodologies (Waterfall and Agile)
• Must have excellent communication (oral and written) and interface effectively with all levels of management as well as the technical team, and concisely, logically and accurately present issues verbally and in written format
• Effectively coordinate communications between/among cross functional teams, resolve conflict and maintain confidentiality
• Strong problem-solving, supervisory experience, and team leadership skills
• Must be a strong team player and have good interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Fosters a team environment and demonstrates the ability to promote the team environment, yet work individually on each person's skill development
• Must possess excellent organizational, time management, judgment, and decision-making skills
• Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on high quality delivery of work products; Willing to accept responsibility and accountability
• Outstanding motivational, people and task management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks

Desired:

• Project Management Professional certification preferred
• Scrum Master certification preferred
• 3-5+ years of experience in Project Management (Waterfall and Agile methodology), preferably in a technical environment
• Proven team leadership or project management experience
• Ability to work well with a wide variety of people with varying technical skill sets and business knowledge is required (from the very abstract to the very granular)