wanted: Project Manager, Secaucus, NJ, Contract

Project Manager, Secaucus, NJ, Contract

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies project management coordination process gaps or areas for improvement, recommends and implements solutions.
• Manages project initiation activities that include identifying contractual obligations, client needs and goals, existing situation, necessary contacts, and access to existing information as needed.
• Reviews plans to determine costs, timeline, funding, staffing requirements and goals
• Develops project plans outlining project scope, activities, schedules, deadlines and cost/time estimates.
• Delivers informational and decision-seeking presentations to technical and business groups.
• Assigns project team members to various project activities.
• Manages project risks, issues/problems, and activity progress to ensure project goals (deadline, scope, and quality) are achieved. Assists with problem resolution or risk mitigation as needed
• Coordinates activities and t asks among project team members, other internal departments and client organizations as needed to meet project goals.
• Seeks and develops more productive and effective ways to complete assigned tasks
• Ensures fit with timeline, architecture, and user needs
• Conducts project closure activities to formalize and communicate the project acceptance, hand-over ongoing activities to accountable teams and complete a post implementation review to identify areas of improvement or that worked well
• Pursues project management certification or equivalent experience
• Performs other related duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Complexity of Work: moderately routine with general policies applied. There will be some decision-making.

Specific Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in project management in financial services or a related industry or 3-5 years of experience in a client-related field (business analysis, programming, Client Server, telecommunications, and legal); or equivalent combination of education and experience
• You must be actively pursuing Project Management Certification or have the equivalent experience
• You must have an excellent work ethic