Project Manager II - ConsultNet

Project Manager - Confidential Search
Contract to hire (6-12 months)
Uncasville, CT (3 days onsite)

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: includes but not limited to: " Develops project plans to a prescribed standard and in a software tool defined by IT management " Assists in the resource and financial budget estimation process for potential information technology projects " Measures the progress of the project(s) by monitoring resource hours and financial budget against the baselined project plan " Communicates with business sponsors and IT executives, functional area managers and/or consultants regarding status of specific projects " Generates weekly and monthly project status reports to a prescribed format and standard as defined by the Project Management Office " Negotiates contracts under the supervision of IT executives and Legal " Facilitates the development and quality control of all projects deliverables as defined by our Information Technology Project and Portfolio Management Methodology " Performs post-implementation reviews of assigned projects and chronicles key lessons-learned and key "planned vs. "actual performance metrics " Performs risk management analysis on assigned projects and develops a comprehensive mitigation plan for identified risks " Escalates issues that will have a material impact on the success of the project to direct supervisor in a timely manner " Identifies resource constraints that will have a material impact on the negotiated completion of assigned projects and recommends alternatives and/or trade-offs Secondary Duties and Responsibilities: " Responsible for enforcing the privacy rules pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as applicable to us " Promotes superior customer service " May be responsible for supervising Project Leaders or Project Managers for the purpose of managing high complex projects 2 MGR224 Minimum Education and Qualifications: " Bachelors' Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field, and six years of progressive Information Technology work experience " Two years managing medium complexity information systems projects (budgets> $500K and resource hours > 1,000) " Requires a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification issued from the Project Management Institute (PMI) " Demonstrated knowledge of at least one project portfolio management tool (e.g. MS Project Server) " Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook " Excellent written and verbal communication skills " Excellent organizational and multitasking skills " Obtain and maintain at least one or more applicable gaming licenses in multiple jurisdictions ~OR~ " Associates Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field, and ten years of progressive Information Technology work experience " Two years managing medium complexity information systems projects (budgets> $500K and resource hours > 1,000) " Requires a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification issued from the Project Management Institute (PMI) " Demonstrated knowledge of at least one project portfolio management tool (e.g. MS Project Server) " Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook " Excellent written and verbal communication skills " Excellent organizational and multitasking skills " Obtain and maintain at least one or more applicable gaming licenses in multiple jurisdictions Competencies: Incumbent will master the following competencies while in this position: " Development of comprehensive project plans using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in the project schedule tool selected by the Project Management Office (PMO) " Estimate duration and effort for project tasks with the aid of functional managers and technical leads " Project risk identification and mitigation " Ability to base-line a project plan, identify the project's critical path and monitor the project plan once base-lined " Application of Project Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis " Measurement of critical project metrics (e.g. budget, resource hours, critical milestone dates)

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