Senior IT Project Manager POST NUMBER: 452693

Vaco is hiring several Sr. IT Project Managers for full-time opportunities in downtown Cincinnati, OH.

***These roles are 100% onsite in downtown Cincinnati

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Sr. IT Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and completion of enterprise level projects using a combination of disciplines (process, change, and business, technical).
Manages a variety of medium to large scale, Enterprise-wide initiatives simultaneously while serving as the single point of contact for those initiatives.
Leads/coordinates all aspects of projects including but not limited to planning/scheduling, scope management, communication management, issue/risk management, resource management, procurement/vendor management, project integration, financial management, change management, and quality management through all portions of the project and development lifecycles such as ideation/conceptualization, rationalization/prioritization, requirements, design, build/configuration, testing, documentation, training, deployment, stabilization, and closure.
Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities/tasks, and monitors and summarizes progress of their assigned projects.
Responsible for ensuring that project results meet requirements regarding quality, reliability, schedule and cost.
Utilizes expertise and leadership skills to direct staff and to resolve issues to ensure project goals and requirements are met and relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Must be familiar with the system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.
The Project Manager reports to the PMO Director.
This role entails:
* Submits Project Change Control Requests when revisions to scope, schedule and/or budget are required. Makes recommendations to Program Managers on program-related change requests.
* Prepare Project Status Reports and provides regular status updates to Program Managers, clients, and stakeholders. Acts as a liaison between the business customer and project team(s) by building cooperative, constructive, effective relationships.
* Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. Performs administrative duties commensurate with the requirements of the organization including data gathering, metrics, and reports, and is accountable for the management of the supporting project budget. Accountable for the successful delivery of assigned projects following established PMO and quality standards/guidelines and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Reviews and ensures that all assigned projects are delivered within the defined scope, quality, time and cost requirements.
* Facilitates quality systems, continuous process improvement, and project-related change management in accordance with the needs of the organization.
* Assists as appropriate in the development of all program/project requirements (functional and non-functional) for customers and ensures the implementation of strategies and initiatives to effectively meet or exceed business requirements and customer expectations.
* Coordinates resource feedback discussions with and provides resource feedback to Program Leads and Program Managers.
* Manages project-level assumptions, risks and issues to ensure clarity around the challenge, the impact, and the action plan, providing direction/guidance as needed.
* Manages medium- to large-sized projects from concept through closure ensuring major project activities, milestones and deliverables are planned and tracked and progress is accurately reported using the standard Project instrumentation (project plan, status, assumption, risk and issue log, change control log, budget/estimates, resource plans, funding requests, etc.).
Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree In Business, Finance or IT is preferred or commensurate experience
* Minimum of 10 years of professional project management experience is needed
* Demonstrated experience setting goals and successfully implementing and achieving goals. Cite examples managing multiple project assignments simultaneously. (Required)
* Proven work experience influencing and directing others to initiate a recommended course of action to solve a problem or increase efficiency. Exudes a strong sense of teamwork by working together effectively, respectfully and efficiently with all team members in a work environment. (Required)
* Proven skills in documentation, spreadsheet and database applications.
* Demonstrated strong communication techniques and presentation skills.
* Proven ability to effectively interact and communicate with all levels of staff and management