cbittech.com
Scotch Plains, NJ
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Job Description :

Role: Project Manager

Location: Jackson, MS (Off-Site-100% Remote)

Duration: Long term

JOB DESCRIPTION

The MDE requires professional project management services from a highly skilled individual(s) to provide operational and administrative support in the following tasks:

  • Responsible for project tracking and reporting services to keep the system implementation process of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) on task and on budget.
  • Ensure comprehensive management of defined initiatives that include monitoring of budget, resource availability, and organizational alignment; facilitate advancing of projects and effectively managing issues.

 The professional activities required for this position includes but not limited to the following: 

 Financial Management:

  • Monitor expenditures and provide Director of Business Operations with expenditure and budget projections.
  • Consolidate and manage financial reports and provide regular reports to the Chief Information Officer.
  • Leverage technology, continuous improvement, and transformational change initiatives to optimize business processes.

 REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

  • Knowledge of PMI standards and Processes, and success in managing IT projects
  • Use of project management and work management tools such as MS Project and MS Team Foundation Server
  • Must be familiar with software and database development concepts to include creation of diagrams, flowcharts and workflows of business processes and data flow.
  • Contractor should have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in work related to IT Project Management using the Agile Methodology
  • Contractor should have at least 5 years of large-scale project management experience, with demonstrated ability to timely and efficiently lead projects which deliver high-quality operational and financial performance results.
  • Must be able to effectively collaborate with Senior Management and other Project Team Members to ensure requirements are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations.
  • Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
  • Excellent analytical skills