Project Manager

Title: Project Manager

Location: Houston, TX, Little Rock, AR, & Jackson, MS, or New Orleans, LA (3 days onsite a week)

Duration: Short-term contract (3 months)
We are looking for an Sr. Project Manager to manage application development projects. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented with Agile/waterfall methodology, needs to be is a highly collaborative person, working closely with IT and Business stakeholders of the Program.
Responsibilities

• Manage IT projects such as application development, and enhancement projects.
• Manage projects from business case-to-implementation.
• Project Management includes budget management, resource allocation, kick off meetings, project planning, project execution and control, communication, risk analysis, quality assurance, team and vendor management, and project implementation.
• Lead design workshops, assessments, and troubleshooting sessions.
• Apply waterfall delivery methodologies, standards and tools.
• Lead end-to-end technical fixes/implementation, including hardware installation, environment setup, production certification, software deployment, integration development, testing and deployment, data management, and vendor technical activities.
• Perform actual vs. planned analysis at the project level and forecast cost of the project.
• Develop project plans/scope/schedule and track progress, milestones, and deliverables.
• Facilitate and attend meetings with various technical and non-technical resources to capture project requirements, identify project milestones, communicate project timelines, track action items, and monitor project status.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in large-scale IT Project Management environment.
• 5 years of experience in managing Application Development projects.
• Experience in PMO processes and Stage gate processes.
• Good experience with Agile projects.
• Experience managing projects using metrics such as ETC, EAC, SPI, and CPI.
• Hands-on experience developing resource loaded schedules.
• Experience managing budget/cost of the project and projecting monthly forecasts.
• Ability to manage multiple high visibility projects simultaneously.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with internal resources and external vendors.
• Good experience identifying and managing risks.