Project Manager - W2 or 1099

Title: Project Manager - W2 or 1099

Location: Phoenix, AZ, United States

Length: Long term

Restriction: W2 or 1099 only

Description:

** Webcam interview.** Initial PO for 12 months; usually projects with this customer goes for 3+ years *** Remote and onsite as needed .

W2 or 1099 only - no c2c ; hourly contract.

Under limited supervision, the IT Project Manager is responsible for accomplishing the stated project objectives on several small to mid-sized projects. The project manager is responsible for ensuring the end product produced by the project provides the expected benefit to the customer. The project manager will accomplish this by ensuring that each project has clearly defined requirements and adheres to Project Management methodologies to delivering to the Agency. Additionally, the Project Manager will be expected to oversee and coordinate all activities related to the project from initiation to through closing including all associated artifacts, engagement with stakeholders providing the customers with IT solutions, and vendor contracts/procurement. The project manager is also expected to produce timely and accurate reporting for senior leadership and identify/monitor any project risk/issue in a proactive manner. The IT Project Manager will strive to build strong partnerships with their PMO team, internal resources and external customers.

Required Skills

5 years as PM

Agile, scrum

Strong working knowledge of practical aspects of project management

Previous experience with IT related projects including managing custom software development and COTS implementation projects

Ability to balance project management process with rapid delivery of benefit to the customer

Experience with maintaining all project artifacts including project schedules and budgets

Strong customer focus and servant leader attitude

Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

Problem solving skills

Skilled in the creation of project related documents, including but not limited to RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, business cases, research finding, detailed statements of work and status reporting

Demonstrated ability to balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teams and across organizations

Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly

Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization

Demonstrated ability to be flexible in assignments and work alongside customers from varying backgrounds

Preferred Skills

One of the following certificates: Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Desired Skills

Public sector, local candidate