Project Direct and Project Manager Positions

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 6-12+ months

Rate: Open

 

PROJECT DIRECTOR

At a minimum, this resource shall possess the necessary skills and perform the following services:

 

·         Direct and manage large and complex projects and programs from beginning to end.

·         Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

·         Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.

·         Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

·         Coordinates, plans, and implements project and program activities with

·         Client departments on an ongoing basis.

·         Performs initial estimate of resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and re-evaluates resources and participants levels during project life cycle.

·         Set and continually manage project and program expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

·         Ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities and manage performance of project team members, including technical leads, project managers, and administrative support staff.

·         Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

·         Identify and manage project dependencies, project risks and issues, and critical path.

·         Manage project milestones and deliverables to ensure quality and timely delivery.

·         Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.

·         Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

·         Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans. Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.

·         Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members.

·         Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.

·         Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

·         Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

·         Plans, organizes, and directs design collaboration for new District-wide projects and programs.

·         Monitors scheduling and cost controls initiatives relative to projects and programs.

·         Directs the preparation of required reports to ensure compliance with government regulations and District policies and rules.

 

PROJECT MANAGER

At a minimum, this resource shall possess the necessary skills and perform the following services:

 

·         Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.

·         Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

·         Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.

·         Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

·         Serve as a liaison and facilitator between client departments on an ongoing basis.

·         Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

·         Determine and assess need for additional resources.

·         Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

·         Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

·         Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

·         Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

·         Manage project milestones and deliverables.

·         Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.

·         Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

·         Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.

·         Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.

·         Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members.

·         Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.

·         Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

·         Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

 

Skills Needed:

PHASE I - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW

 

Proposers shall meet each of the minimum qualifications requirements at the time of proposal submittal.

 

1.       The Project Director must have a minimum of the following:

a.       A Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Technology, or a closely related field.

b.      A Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP) or equivalent certification

c.       A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the area of project management with at least the last five (5) years of relevant experience performed for a Public (Education, State or Federal) and/or large Private institution.

 

1.       The Project Manager must have a minimum of the following:

a.       A Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Technology, or a closely related field.

b.      A Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) or equivalent certification

c.       A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the area of project management with at least the last three (3) years of relevant experience performed for a Public (Education, State or Federal) and/or large Private institution.

 

 

Thanks

Sandeep

 

Sandeep Jain

Software People Inc.

sandeep.jain@softwarepeople.us

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