Technical Project Managers at Equilibrium have the overall responsibility for the successful planning and execution of projects on time and on budget. The Technical Project Manager must possess a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions, and resolve interpersonal conflicts as well as more systematic management skills. Key amongst his/her duties is the recognition that risk directly impacts the likelihood of success and that this risk must be both formally and informally measured throughout the lifetime of the project. The Technical Project Manager must be able to reduce risk significantly, by adhering to a policy of open communication, ensuring that every significant participant has an opportunity to express opinions and concerns. The Technology Project Manager is responsible for making decisions both small and large, in such a way that risk is controlled and uncertainty minimized.
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for all project management related aspects of delivering systems infrastructure upgrades and business applications, including:
- Leading all aspects of project delivery including project scope, deliverables, estimates, detailed project plans and change requests
- Ensuring the success of a project by driving day-to-day operations through the application of sound project management principles and methodologies
- Regular communication of events and project status to project stakeholders
- Performing risk assessment, response planning, and developing mitigation strategies
- Identifying and negotiating changes in project scope that serve to limit scope creep and ensure that projects complete on budget and on time
- Act as the primary liaison between all teams assigned to the project
- Motivating the project team to ensure successful projects completion
- Accurately provide all necessary inputs for project reviews
- Successfully manage a number of projects simultaneously
- Conduct lessons learned reviews with Systems Engineering staff
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Management Information Systems or the equivalent in experience
- 2-5 years experience as a Technology Project Manager
- Minimum 5 years experience in information systems
- Experience in all aspects of business redesign, organizational and workflow analysis, and change management
- Proven requirements analysis experience
- Process experience
- Detail oriented with excellent analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to deal with situations where information is difficult to obtain, complex or ambiguous
- Solid leadership skills
- Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and negotiation skills
- Ability to multi-task and work to tight timelines
- Intimate knowledge of systems infrastructure lifecycle and design methodologies
