Project Management Analyst

The key role of a Project Management Analyst is that of contributor to the planning and delivery of a project. The position will be accountable for contributing to the project initiation, planning and control for complex components, subsystems or processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Perform complex project planning, identify critical issues, and drive the project team to resolve gaps and problems.
- May work directly with different business units, suppliers, customers and/or other teams.
- Make decisions that affect the project team and its delivery of the project.
- Provide input for staffing and support of programs and create accurate and detailed schedules.
- Function independently to plan and lead large, diverse program or project planning sessions. Must be able to control a planning session, stop any side bar conversations, and keep the team focused on the objectives. Will also follow up and take action after meetings.
- Mentor and coach the leadership team and address leadership issues one-on-one with senior divisional and department management. Will also mentor and train Program Coordinators.
- Successfully hand off projects to Project Coordinators.

SKILLS:

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

- Minimum 1 year experience in Project Management with a primary role in project planning and scheduling using Critical Path Methodology (CPM) with Primavera software
- Must have at least 1-2 years of experience in Primavera
- Professional communication skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to communicate information in a concise and accurate manner
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (MS Excel, PowerPoint).
- Must be a self-starter with strong leadership and teamwork skills

HIGHLY DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

- Primavera experience
- Project Meeting Facilitation in corporate environment
- Project cost management experience
- Resource loading/portfolio resource management experience

OTHER DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's Degree in Business or Technical Field (IT/Engineering)
- Primavera Database Administration
- Project Management
- Professional (PMP) Certification.