Project Manager

We are looking for aProject Manager to join our team.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Information Technology Project Manager who will be responsible for actively supporting and/or leading complex system and infrastructure projects or programs including the planning, management, and implementation of the assigned projects across the County Enterprise. This role will not only assist in creating critical project and program management deliverables (e.g. Project Charter, Project Plans, Critical Issues Log, Analysis, etc.), but will also be expected to support the teams in achieving priorities, goals and strategies with key stakeholders. The selected candidate will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment with high degrees of ambiguity. This position will report directly to the IT PMO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solid understanding of the PMBOK framework and demonstrate the ability to plan and run projects following this methodology, tailoring it suitably as needed.
• Strong skills and experience in issue resolution, influencing team members and other stakeholders, conducting difficult negotiations and managing stringent timelines for project deliverables.
• Demonstrated superior understanding of business and technology organization, resources, priorities, needs and policies.
• Demonstrated leadership in the implementation of complex Programs and Projects
• Experience with the Waterfall and Agile Software Development Life Cycle
• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous assignments.
• Strong skills in MS Office Suite
• Ability to lead and provide guidance to technical staff to help draw insight from their past project and technical experiences.
• Demonstrate a very high level of customer service and empathy to the customer while working within triple constraints.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills, with Executive presence to provide status updates and prepare thorough and polished documentation for Executive level review.

Qualifications:

• A College degree in a technical subject such as Information Technology or equivalent experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, IT or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum of 8 years progressive related experience in either a PM consulting, project management job or process improvement related role
• Experience leading highly technical teams.
• Experience leading systems configuration and/or integration completed by 3rd party vendor.
• Experience conducting business analysis and writing Business Requirements Documents (BRD)
• Experience mentoring and/or training Project Managers • PMP or similar certification.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, with matching)
• Life Insurance Plan
• PTO
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Internet & Phone Allowance (for applicable roles)
• Wellness Resources (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Work-Life balance
• Flexible Hours
• Full-Time Permanent Positions

JW is a full-service IT Solution Provider assisting schools and private organizations with strategic and innovative IT-related projects. We take the time to learn about our clients to develop, implement, and monitor the projects to which we are contracted. ​JW is a certified small, woman, minority-owned business through the National Minority Supplier Development Council.