Project Manager

Project Manager

The candidate will prioritize, schedule, and monitor a production application maintenance team charged with creating and regularly implementing update of a web-based system. Responsibilities include developing work breakdown structures, detailed project schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports. The candidate must have 5+ years experience managing development and maintenance projects with an established record of delivering systems on time and within budget.

The business clients for this application are geographically dispersed. Much of the requirements gathering and definition phases will be performed using conference calls and occasional out-of-town travel; possibly up to a week of travel every couple months during peak periods.

Responsibilities include:

Evaluating, prioritizing, and leading estimation of incoming defects

Scheduling work for an appropriate release

Communicating with peers, team members, upper management, and customers verbally and in writing

Creation of a complex project plan with tasks.

Monitoring and updating of the project plan daily using MS Project

Participation in the creation and delivery of PMBOK artifacts

Qualifications:

PMP Certification or equivalent certification is required

Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.

At least three years†experience coordinating the delivery of solutions in a software maintenance environment

A thorough understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle

Familiar with JEE technologies

Experience working with geographically dispersed clients a plus

Must have 5+ years experience managing software development and maintenance projects