PMO Consultant

PMO Consultant in Suwanee, GA!

Are you a senior level PM consultant looking to bring strategy and structure to an existing PMO? Are you an influential, business savvy individual? We have the perfect opportunity for you!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Review, analyze and implement PMO and project management best practices and resources.

Maintains the project life cycle management process for initiating, selecting, managing, and delivering quality results from all IT projects.

Manages and coordinates day-to-day administrative support for the PMO which includes; collecting project intake request creation, project schedule creation and changes, project status reporting, and PMO metric reporting.

Responsible for program and portfolio performance including; planning, monitoring, communicating project resources needs, budget performance, Earned Value performance, risk mitigation, issues escalation, and working with individual project leaders to assess and resolve problem areas proactively.

In coordination with the project leaders, reports on the overall PMO performance status of all projects to the senior Governance and Finance Manager.

Leads and facilitates regularly scheduled PMO key project group status reviews.

Monitors IT project resource/staff availability via established tools and processes, identifies appropriate allocation for current and future resource workloads and helps work with IT project leads to proactively resolve resource constraints.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's Degree

Masters in Project Management, Program Management, or MBA preferred.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through PMI required.

7+ years direct project management experience required. Experience with a scoping and execution in a variety of projects

5+ years program management office leadership experience required.

High level of attention to detail that translates into a high degree of accuracy in results.

High proficiency in the configuration, use, and maintenance of MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint required.

Proficient in PMI, program, and project management methodologies including waterfall and SCRUM/AGILE techniques. Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) a plus.

Understanding of IT Service Management structures as defined by ITIL, including Change Management and Service Transition a plus.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills a must.

Strong analytical and organizational skills, detail orientation, and interpersonal skills

Demonstrated ability to implement creative solutions while working under pressure, is self-directed, and possesses a strong leadership attitude.