Description

 ·        Assist the Project Management Office (PMO) managing all aspects of the project, with focus on creating and maintaining the Project Schedule and Client tasks

·        Assist in the collection of Project Schedule updates and the application of the updates to the project schedule

·        Create and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure and its linkage to the Project Schedule

·        Manage all aspects of schedule development and maintenance for internal projects

·        Ensuring the vendor has documented best practices for schedule management

·        Oversee the vendor project schedule activities ensuring that the approved processes are followed

·        Produce weekly schedule metrics involving schedule variance and earned value

·        Assist PMO in the day-to-day analysis and management of project critical path and defined “tasks to watch”

·        Help PMO in creation, maintenance and analysis of project metrics and reports  

·        Prepare, organize, run, and properly document the project schedule meetings

·        Provide clear and accurate weekly and monthly project reporting and resource forecasting

·        Assist project team leads in schedule decomposition, estimating, and resourcing

·        Review the schedule and assist team members in understanding their activities

·        Manage the creation, maintenance and analysis of project risks, issues, and action items  

·        Manage the creation, maintenance and analysis of project metrics and reports  

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

·        3-5 years of experience in general PMO responsibilities including: creating project governance plans and processes; managing all aspects of project execution including creating and tracking schedule and scope baselines; managing project change and configuration; managing issues and risks

·        2-3 years of planning, scheduling and reporting, project metrics and resource management experience

·        2-3 years of Software Development Lifecycle planning experience

·        2-3 years proficient/experience working with Microsoft Office suite include SharePoint, Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

·        3-5 years of experience in general PMO responsibilities including: creating project governance plans and processes; managing all aspects of project execution including creating and tracking schedule and scope baselines; managing project change and configuration; managing issues and risks

·        2-3 years of planning, scheduling and reporting, project metrics and resource management experience

·        2-3 years of Software Development Lifecycle planning experience

·        2-3 years proficient/experience working with Microsoft Office suite include SharePoint, Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint

Required Education/Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field; or an Associate’s degree with 10+ years project management experience 

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Professional Project Management Certification

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree