Project Manager -PM24-07439

Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: New York, NY 10041
Job Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Purpose of Position:
The Project Manager will be responsible for initiating, planning, executing, and controlling large complex enterprise projects. Organizing work into a manageable plan; securing Executive Staff approval for project scope, budget, schedule, and plan; assembling the project team, assigning individual responsibilities, developing the project schedule; controlling the execution of the project to meet planned business objectives within budgetary and limitations; communicating with senior management and/or functional area management regarding project status; may direct the activities of one or more project managers and project leads to deliver results; evaluates project results against business strategies and objectives. The Project Manager is a matrixed line management position with direct authority over project managers, leads, and staff for the duration/portion of time that an individual is assigned to the project. Administrative management responsibility for all project staff remains with the Functional Manager(s).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for managing mission-critical, complex projects (and/or programs) to deliver results within the authorized budget on the approved schedule.
2. Manages the defined scope of work. Controls scope as required to deliver results.
3. Develops objective measures for evaluating project effectiveness.
4. Capable of managing projects across a broad range of project specialty areas.
5. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Applies the appropriate management techniques given project-specific needs, risks, and differences in core team member skill levels.
6. Manages all cross-functional aspects of the project to create the defined deliverables within the authorized budget on the approved schedule.
7. Creates, implements, and manages: project plans, business requirement documents, communication plans, test plans, and other project documents Health Plan.
8. Delegates and manages the tasks of the other functional core team members. Corrects project resource issues such as performance problems or availability problems.
9. Provides leadership to clear barriers to team progress, promote the good of the company, resolve conflicts within the team and outside the team, and ensure the project goals and staff assignments are realistic and achievable.
10. Drives teams towards excellence in analysis and decision-making.
11. Meets quality standards and the production of expected deliverables during all phases of the project life cycle: initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.
12. Responsible for directing the assembly of the project team(s), assigning responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources, and developing a schedule to ensure the timely completion of the project.
13. Communicates regularly with functional Managers, Project Management Steering Committee Members, Executive Sponsor, and other project stakeholders to appraise all regarding the status of the project, issues impeding progress, earned value, and recovery plans for off-track items/tasks.
14. Maintains project control books and logs.
15. Conducts lessons learned sessions and issues closing reports.