Contingent Project Manager

Title: Contingent Project Manager

Location: ALPHARETTA Georgia 30005

Duration: 22 Months

Job Summary:

Requires a moderate degree of PM knowledge, experience, skill & expertise.

Addl. skills needed: comm, problem solving, managing for results, managing conflict, creativity & critical thinking.

Operates in coordination with & takes direction from both the ePMO Lead/Proj Lead to ensure:

All proj activities/outputs align with strategic objectives, deliverables, schedules, business case & expectations set with Sponsors & UPS senior leadership

Support a combination of simple projs while facilitating/guiding team to adhere to the PM discipline

This position will drive setting the team s cadence for planning, updates & status reviews with Sponsors.

He/she supports the success of the proj by applying UPS PM principles, guidelines & standards.

Travel may be required as needed.

Job Duties:

Assists Proj Lead to Ensure Proj Output Meets Program Expectations (~ 15% of time)

Facilitates all Proj Planning & Execution of PM Activities (~ 25% of time)

Applies PM Processes/Tools Appropriate for Projs (~ 50% of time)

Identifies/Manages Interdependencies with other Projs/Initiatives (~ 10% of time)

Other Duties:

Manages proj scope, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building & deployment of projs from beginning to end

Creates/manages PM artifacts while educating the team on their creation/proper use throughout the proj such as:

Project Chartero Project Plano RACIo Risk/Issue identification & mitigationo Status report dev./updates appropriate PM artifacts, as needed

Reviews deliverables & ensures quality

Provides PM methodology/tools to ensure proper governance, oversight, strategic alignment & proj success

Facilitates initiation/planning of proj scope (i.e. Objectives, resources, milestones, risks, comms, etc)

Reviews funding, cost plans & actual expenses to verify projs are in line with funding parameters with Project Lead

Proficient in PM discipline with emphasis on effective use of PM soft skills essential to his/her success

Solicits/gathers info. via interviews with process owners to understand the "as-is" &" to-be" processes

Identifies/communicates to the Project Lead skill gaps & recommends improvement opportunities

Provides Project Lead with thorough responses to problem resolution

Identifies business areas/stakeholders impacted by issues

Identifies root causes to ensure problems do not reoccur

Able to Communicate processes to customers trained on process changes/enhancements

Dev/monitor process metrics to gauge health of a proj & identify process improvement opportunities

Observe a process & gather feedback/concerns from others for process improvement opportunities

Required Qualifications:

Experience applying Stakeholder/Comm Mgmt. principles including governing bodies/ Owners/Sponsors/key senior stakeholders/Project Lead/team/SME's

Able to plan weeks in advance to plan efforts & manage multiple projs

Able to work full time (~40 hours per week with potential to work overtime if necessary)

Must be flexible to work occasional weekends, holidays & possible overnight stays depending on the assignment, as needed.

Experience/expertise with Commercial PM Software (i.e. MS Project/Office, etc) & the ability to learn UPS Projects Website & other tools

Experience with web-based remote meeting applications (i.e. Skype, Zoom, WebEx, etc)

Willing to travel by plane or driving personal vehicle or rental car. [Note: mileage, airfare, rental car will be reimbursed]

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor s Degree (or int l comparable degree)

3 years of PM experience

6 years as a proj team member

Experience using MS Office including MS Project/SharePoint

Willing to travel by plane or drive personal vehicle/rental car

Preferred Qualifications: PM Certifications: PMI PMP, Agile, LEAN Certified/Six Sigma, etc