18 Jan
IT Project Manager
Nebraska, Omaha / council bluffs , 68101 Omaha / council bluffs USA

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IT Project Manager OpeningUnder the direction of the PMO Director, the project manager is responsible for leading, planning, organizing, directing and overall management of multiple complex technology based projects. S/He will also be responsible for defining project objectives and developing business cases for proposed projects. In addition to managing projects, s/he will be expected to coach/advise other IT resources acting as project manager for operational projects. The project manager must be able to assist stakeholders to clarify the business challenge/objectives and set the scope of projects. S/He will also facilitate development of business cases with quantitative information. S/He may perform key business analysis functions or partner with business analysis resources. These activates requires her/him to develop relationships and partner with business stakeholders to understand their needs. S/He will define project approach and deliverables to most efficiently and effectively meet project objectives and stakeholder needs. S/He must be able to lead stakeholders and project team through requirements gathering/solution design deliverables and develop comprehensive project proposal to facilitate governance.Minimum Qualifications: Education and Work Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 3 years of applicable experience in leading/managing IT focused Project Management office functions.
  • Strong performance utilizing project management methodologies and practices to deliver complex projects on time, and on budget
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Other Characteristics: Working knowledge in most of the following skills is required. A strong combination of intermediate and advanced soft skills is required.
  • Working knowledge proficiency in Project Management skills: Communications Management, Cost Management, Human Resource Management, Integration Management, Procurement Management, Risk Management, Scope management, Stakeholders Management, Time Management
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform Requirements Gathering, Process mapping, Quality Management, Contract management, Process improvement,
  • Project management skills should be with projects of varying complexity and size
  • Proficiency with Application Development Methodologies - Waterfall or Agile
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform financial management and ROI calculations
  • Proficiency in at least 1 PM tool
  • Strategic and tactical planning
  • Strong Analytic skills
  • Some understanding of advanced technical components and system interactions
  • Working knowledge level of proficiency in Business case development, functional and technical requirement documentation
  • Soft Skills
    • Communication including technical writing and verbal
    • Strong customer relationship management
    • Collaboration
    • Teamwork focused
    • Strategic planning and resource allocation
    • Mission and Service Orientation
    • Accountability and adaptability
Essential Functions: Core Job Duties: % Duty 55 With minimal oversight, lead, plan, organize, directing and manage complex technology projects including planning, controlling, risk mitigation, issue escalation, budgetary control, and execution of implementation activities. Preparation of status reports and provision of updates to project stakeholders, sponsors, governance groups. Closing out projects and collecting lessons learned to improve PMO processes. 20 Defining project objectives and developing business cases for proposed projects. including requirements elicitation, drafting project-related documents, creating time/resource estimates, cost estimates for proposed projects and change management of feature requests. 20 Mentor and advise other IT resources on project management methodologies and practices in compliance with existing PMO, IT standards, policies and defined processes.EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .

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