PMP Certified Project Manager - 26-09334

Job Title: PMP Certified Project Manager

Location: Albany, NY
Duration: 30 Months
Work Schedule: Day 1 Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced PMP Certified Project Manager to lead large-scale, complex enterprise IT initiatives from project initiation through closeout. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing multimillion-dollar technology projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, overseeing vendors, and delivering successful outcomes using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large, complex enterprise IT projects throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project management plans, including project charter, scope, schedule, cost, quality, communication, risk, issue, resource, and change management plans.
• Create, maintain, and monitor detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project or equivalent project management tools.
• Track project progress, manage variances, and provide regular status reporting to executive leadership and project stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, deliverables, and formal change control processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, project meetings, and governance activities as required.
• Monitor project risks and issues while implementing mitigation strategies.
• Oversee quality planning, quality assurance, testing activities, defect management, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Ensure compliance with project governance standards, organizational policies, and industry best practices.
• Manage software implementation and application development projects through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Maintain project documentation and ensure successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years (84 months) of experience managing large, complex enterprise IT projects as the Project Manager.
• Experience managing projects with:
  • Budgets exceeding $500,000
  • Project durations exceeding 12 months
  • Multiple funding sources
  • Third-party vendor management
  • Cross-functional stakeholder coordination
  • Multi-level project teams
  • Enterprise-wide system deployments across geographically distributed locations
• Minimum 7 years (84 months) of experience developing and managing:
  • Project Charters
  • Scope Management Plans
  • Project Schedules
  • Cost Management Plans
  • Quality Management Plans
  • Communication Plans
  • Risk & Issue Management
  • Resource Management
  • Change Management
• Minimum 7 years (84 months) of experience developing and maintaining detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project or similar project management tools.
• Extensive experience using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and project status meetings.
• Minimum 7 years (84 months) of experience managing project scope, deliverables, and formal change request processes.
• Minimum 7 years (84 months) of experience with:
  • Quality Planning
  • Quality Assurance
  • End-to-End System Testing
  • Quality Control
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Defect Management
  • Quality Governance
• Minimum 4 years (48 months) of experience managing:
  • Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software implementation projects
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) application development projects

Required Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) – PMI
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®)

Preferred Skills

• Enterprise Project Management
• Program Management
• Agile Project Management
• Waterfall Methodology
• Hybrid Project Delivery
• Microsoft Project
• SDLC
• COTS Implementation
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Resource Planning
• Vendor Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Budget Management
• Schedule Management
• Quality Assurance
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Executive Reporting
• Cross-Functional Leadership