Project Manager

Synergy Consulting Group is looking for a Project Manager to work with Fortune 500 company on a 10+ month contract opportunity.

This position requires a PM that has experience managing mid to large sized complex migrations of distributed and Mainframe applications between environments.

You will be responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the project's needs and deliver on desired outcomes.

This position pays up to $50 an hour.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions, refine plans and manage performance against them
- Recommend best solutions based on understanding of business issues. Provide task-based schedule and cost forecasts and assist in assessing risk-based provisions.
- Capture and track program metrics and perform analysis
- Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
- Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them.
- Clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
- Manage project closure initiatives, such as client satisfaction survey and closure analysis. Document and archive project activities, deliverables, tools and findings for future projects

QUALIFICATIONS:

- The Project Manager candidates should have experience managing mid to large sized complex migrations of distributed and Mainframe applications between environments
- High School Degree and Bachelors degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent work experience required. PMP certification preferred.
- 8+ years experience managing projects Skills and Competencies
- Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
- Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
- Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
- Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project and/or Visio
- Highly organized with good time management skills.
- Creative problem solving skills
- Attention to detail