IT Senior Project Manager

Job Title: IT Senior Project Manager
Location: Lisle, IL
Position: Information Technology
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2016
Vacancy Type: 6 months Contract to start, potentially longer
Work Hours: 40 hour/week
 
Position Description:-
 
The IT Sr. Project Manager will work with one or more teams driving multiple projects through its stages, with the goal of project completion within specified time and budget constraints and ensuring defined PMO processes and methods are being followed. The Project Manager must be experienced in leading IT projects and is a leader in the PM discipline who can navigate through various project situations like cross functional applications teams, security teams, infrastructure teams, and resource sharing. They will enforce what is right, with enough customer service sprinkled in to not offend anyone.
 
Mandatory Skills:-
 

• At least 8+ years of recent, successful and solid IT Project Management experience;
• Demonstrated leadership experience / capability;
• Solid time management and organizational skills;
• Solid oral and written communication skills and presentation skills;
• Experienced in working and communicating with upper management;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and other Office products;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;

 
Secondary Skills:-
 

• Demonstrated effectiveness in a matrix environment (desired);
• Experience managing PeopleSoft projects a plus (desired)
• Experience in ERP implementations, Financial or 3rd party software projects (desired);
• Experience with Planview as a project management tool & SharePoint (desired);
• Experience in Automotive / Manufacturing industries (desired)