Technical Project Manager (1004)

4 slots to fill Citizenship is required 6 month contract Travel is required OT may be required ****10-15 hours - Off hours work (including: nights and weekends) is required.*** - Ability to work nights and weekends - Technical understanding of IT infrastructure components (server & network) - Excellent communication, organizational and people skills - IT infrastructure project experience (prefer re-IP experience) - PMP certification preferred The project manager will support the NG/VITA Partnership. The candidate will plan, develop, organize, coordinate, execute and manage multiple projects related to placing legacy infrastructure on a new MPLS network. Roles and Responsibilities: Define, document and execute several large-scale projects, actively participating in all phases of the project. Actively engage with several groups to ensure synchronization and awareness of all plans and tasks. Create project plans and schedules and track progress against plans. Establish project milestones that reflect realization of agreed business benefits within timeframe and budget. Identify and track milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, changes and dependencies within the schedule. Identify project resource needs; assign tasks to project resources; conduct cost/benefit analyses and risk assessments; monitor and review project progress. Responsible for project risk management. Identify, assess, manage and minimize project risks to successful project completion. Responsible for project change control. Ensure the appropriate solution or budget is presented so that projected business benefits are realized. Ensure revisions to the project are agreed from stakeholders and full impact of changes is understood by stakeholders. Serves as liaison with project stakeholders. Ensure technical proficiency and productivity of project resources and the quality of project deliverables. Manages and coordinates resources from a variety of functional areas. Proactive identify issues, determines resolutions and escalates as needed. Manage all project activities and deliverables to agreed quality, time and budget specifications. Communicate project status, milestones and dependencies to a large audience. Responsible for understanding and handling change management impacts (e.g. negotiate schedules/time) Educational Requirements: B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Project Management, or other related degree PMP Certification desired Please specify any other details/requirements for this position: The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success by completing projects on time and on budget. The candidate will have strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal, written and presentations skills. Experience working within matrix team structure. Attention to detail and with a problem solving attitude