IT Project Manager #1019978
Job Description:

• If you're looking for a career that will provide a challenging work environment and many opportunities to learn, our company is the place for you. Join our team and become part of a company full of exciting opportunities.
• We help employees achieve their personal best by offering many opportunities that develop and enhance their skills for career advancement.

 
Duties:

• The IT Construction Project Mgr. applies an intensive and diverse knowledge of project management principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields; makes decisions independently on technical and business problems and methods; and represents the organization in meetings to resolve important questions.
• Requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of his/her field and related sciences and disciplines.
• The IT PM will have responsibilities for the most complex projects that involve set up of complex control rooms for larger facilities, Managing Vendor relationships and coordinating the work of internal teams to successful complete projects.
• The IT Project Manager must demonstrate the technical expertise and responsibility for interpreting, organizing and executing highly advanced assignments. Supervises employees as necessary to complete project.
• Typically, is responsible for projects or portions of projects (USD)50 Thousand to (USD)2 million.

 
The Project Manager will:

• Plan and manage IT Construction scale projects (and other projects as necessary) of high complexity, multi-year projects.
• Prepare Project Charter documents, Project Management Plans, Scoping Documents, Risk Registers, and other project management deliverables through the project lifecycle.
• Organize, lead, and document Project team meetings to coordinate, update, and hold team members accountable for project responsibilities
• Manage projects to achieve overall financial and commercial success in meeting the company's business goals.
• Meet agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality objectives
• Develop project schedules including schedule concepts, constraints, items in appropriate level of detail, track schedule process, update items with project scheduler, and communicate schedule to project team.
• The Project Manager will utilize Microsoft Project individually as well as working with a scheduler depending on stage of the project lifecycle.
• Provide clear and accurate communications to project stakeholders
• Develop and maintain project plans that provide timely deliverables to achieve project objectives
• Identify initial risks, issues and constraints impacting project execution
• Work collaboratively with other functional areas in the development of project tasks and deliverables ensuring the successful execution of projects
• Manage multiple projects at various stages of development concurrently
• Develop and perform presentations for the leadership team
• Validate financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
• Provide ethical leadership within Code of Conduct
• Assist in the development of performance metrics and track performance of each project.
• Identify and recommend new processes, techniques and standards that drive performance and process improvement.

 
Skills:

• The following skills may set you apart:
• Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Planning, organizational and leadership skills
• Strong communication skills including verbal, written, presentations, meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
• Demonstrated success in identifying and managing risk
• Communicating and reporting project status to leadership
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Excellent communication skills including conflict resolution skills.
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with scheduling software such as MS Project or Primavera P6.

 
Hours and Travel:

• This position requires the individual work a minimum of 40 hours per week (45-50 typical) with 60% of time spent in the office (whether at company office building or at remote office if approved by Supervisor) and 40% at project locations, which may require overnight stays.
• Travel is required to job sites and project meetings and could be significant dependent upon location.
• Individuals need to be willing to work additional hours as necessary to meet deadlines. Individuals must have a valid driver's license.
• The successful candidate will be required to routinely travel to Project Sites where work is in the planning or execution phases.
• Work a flexible schedule that supports the demands and needs of the Projects.

 
Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to stand and walk for periods of up to and beyond eight hours in all kinds of weather; snow, mud, dirt water, ice, etc.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and move up to fifty pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The noise level on the construction site is often loud.

 
Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university
• 1-5 or more years applied working experience including project management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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