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IT - Senior Project Manager

at Hire IT People Inc. in District of Columbia

Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate multiple departments, vendors and assets to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of major scope milestones
Establish collaborative partnership among stakeholders to enable scoping, financial and resource decisions
Identify, document and elevate cross-organizational and vendor-driven dependencies, and work with managers and peers across the organization to develop and implement appropriate dependency management processes
Establish appropriate project governance structures and processes by engaging executive sponsor and key stakeholders to develop appropriate thresholds and cadence for governance discussions.
Mentor and coach junior level Project Management staff and matrixed team members, and provides guidance on adherence to the Project Management practices.
Work with senior leaders to contribute relevant data to support annual planning activities
Provide financial project performance and forecasting reports to senior executives and government regulators
Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project activities and work across organization to establish and monito mitigation plans
Identify, document and spear-head evaluation of changes based on cost, schedule, risk and scope impacts as well as cross-functional dependencies. Ensure appropriate packaging of relevant information to support appropriate project change and governance decision processes
Develop and maintain required project management artifacts in accordance with Amtrak Project Management standards and applicable regulations
Identify efficiencies and present recommended improvement opportunities at various levels of management.
Required Skills & Work Experience:

Strong project management skills with prior experience managing complex cross-functional projects in a highly matrixed environment
Experience with identifying, organizing and successfully leading cross functional multidisciplinary project teams
Experience with vendor management and integration of multiple project components performed by internal parties and vendors
Strong Written and Oral communication skills with ability to present complex information and respond to complex needs of a large and visible project or program
Ability to network with internal and external stakeholders, and leverage relationships to resolve complex project issues
Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project),
Bachelors degree and a minimum of 9 years of project management experience with emphasis on large scale implementations, or any equivalent combination of education and work experience
PMP (Must be willing to obtain within 12 months of date of hire)
Must have work authorization in the United States.
Preferred skills & work experience:

Transportation industry experience
Specific subject matter expertise in large scale construction management or technology transformation implementations with vendor integration components
Engineering certifications
Technology certifications
Direct or matrixed people management experience is a plus.
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