IT Project Manager

Pay Rate: $75 - $85 per hour

• Duration: 6 Months
• Work Mode: Hybrid at OGO, at least one day onsite per week
• Location: Oakland, CA

Responsibilities:

• Manage one or more complex projects concurrently with defined start and end dates, scope, budget, resources, and performance objectives.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and technical competence impacting department goals.
• Act as a team lead or coach to developing employees.
• Gather, define, and document project requirements.
• Define and communicate roles, responsibilities, and expectations for all project team members.
• Plan all associated work independently to meet project goals.
• Provide direction and leadership to project management analysts and schedulers.
• Develop metrics, procedures, objectives, and methods to assess project progress using established standards and quality objectives.
• Conduct project kick-off meetings and communicate individual project roles and expectations.
• Ensure all project team members have the necessary tools and training.
• Record, track, and communicate issues, risks, changes, and status reports using standard tools.
• Accurately forecast project resource, material, and contract costs.
• Drive all project-related tasks to completion.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and work plans.
• Monitor critical project milestones and resolve schedule issues.
• Coordinate required contract work within defined policy.
• Assess project performance and implement changes to stay within cost, schedule, scope, and quality objectives.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders and management.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.
• Resolve project-specific problems within procedural guidelines.
• Prepare project documentation for closure, storage, and possible auditing, ensuring technical accuracy.
• Function in a process-oriented environment.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience managing complex IT product/software development cycles/projects.
• Experience with IT professional service agreements and materials logistics.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI.

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Business, or equivalent.
• Experience working in a PMO environment as Project Lead or Project Manager for highly complex projects.
• Certification from an accredited program (e.g., Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate Program).
• Advanced understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Understanding of business and IT strategies and objectives.
• Workforce planning and resource management skills.
• Ability to manage in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in negotiation and risk management.
• Skilled in using Client Project and Portfolio Management Center (PPMC), IT Methodology, Microsoft Office Suite.