IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager (CG36480)

Aurora, CO, 80012

12+ Month Contract

Contract Terms: W2

Self-starter who manages, organizes, analyzes & controls the activities of a technical project team responsible for systems development & implementation. Consults w/clients regarding current & future business requirements & coordinates activities w/data processing units. 

Essential Functions: 
- Manages a project team which is responsible for all phases of the system development & implementation process including analysis, design, development, testing & ongoing support for the client area application systems in an environment of diverse development platforms, computing environment, host based, distributed systems, Client Server, software, hardware, technology, tools, etc 
- Consults w/clients in the analysis of short & long range business requirements & recommends innovations which anticipate the future impact of changing business requirements 
- Coordinates activities w/other data processing unit heads, data base, telecommunications, operations, technical support, etc 
- Organizes, analyses, & controls the activities of the project team consisting of system architects, developers and testers 
- Assigns personnel to the various projects & directs their activities 
- Reviews & evaluates the work of the staff & prepares periodic performance reports 
- Prepares activity & progress reports for the team 
- Leads cross functional team projects & provides IT consulting services 
- Coordinates & ensures delivery of services & support from IT for NFS applications & initiatives 
- Responsible for detailed planning for development schedule, budget, staffing & approach 
- Tracks & reports development status (schedule, budget, milestones, metrics, key events, risks & issues) to appropriate director 
- Establishes development standards & processes 
- Ensures that all personnel are trained on processes & standards 

* STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS A MUST.* 

Qualifications 
- 12+ years of relevant experience. 
- Has led technical projects from idea to implementation of new systems 
- Demonstrates identified competencies. 
- Can lead large project or multiple technical projects 
- Works successfully with executive leadership (technical and business) 
- Demonstrates success with increasingly complex projects. 
- Seen as credible. 
- Has personal influence and clear communication 
- Demonstrates ability to learn new skills. 
- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment. 
- Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors. 
- PMP Certification 

Preferred 
- Proven experience in leading and delivering large software projects across the enterprise 
- Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley