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Automation and Control Strategies Group, INC. dba ACS Professional Staffing IT Project Manager in Vancouver, Washington
- Location: Vancouver, Washington
- Type: Contract
- Job #8043 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This IT Project Manager position will provide project management expertise and support for IT projects, collaborating with business units and stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. Key responsibilities include coordinating resources, facilitating meetings, developing project plans and roadmaps, tracking progress, and managing risks. The role also involves maintaining communication with key personnel, issuing project status reports, and ensuring smooth transitions of project resources. Strong organizational and leadership skills are required to handle complex projects and resolve resource allocation issues. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay Rate: $59.03 - $84.34 Benefits:
- Paid holidays: 11
- PTO: Starting at 10 days
- Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
- EAP: Employee Assistance Program
- Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
- Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks Responsibilities:
- As requested by and with guidance from the manager, team lead or other federal personnel with the authority to do so, provide project management expertise, support, and facilitation of manager-assigned Control Center IT projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development, including:
- Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project.
- Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with, and approved/provided by appropriate Performance Managers.
- Collaborate with internal business units and Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues.
- Schedule and facilitate project team meetings.
- Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives.
- Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals.
- Draft project plans, resource strategies and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort.
- Alert manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule or performance.
- Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, includes recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.
- Monitor progress of assigned projects to track timelines, milestones, deadlines, standards, and targets, alerting appropriate manager / personnel of any obstacles / potential delays to project timelines, targets, or success; provide corrective action recommendations.
- Coordinate activities for assigned projects that enable goals or objectives to be accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, escalating concerns to appropriate manager / personnel.
- Collaborate with manager and internal stakeholders to facilitate the tasks and activities of project team(s) and to properly understand related business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and how best to effectively deploy end products.
- With manager / personnel assistance and guidance, address and navigat To view the full job description,
