Location
Jackson, MS | United States
Job description
We are looking for Project Manager for our client in Jackson, MS
Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: Jackson, MS
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
- The MDE requires professional project management services from a highly skilled individual(s) to provide operational and administrative support in the following tasks.
- Responsible for project tracking and reporting services to keep the system implementation process of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) on task and budget.
- Ensure comprehensive management of defined initiatives that include monitoring of budget, resource availability, and organizational alignment; facilitate advancing of projects and effectively managing issues.
- The professional activities required for this position include but are not limited to the following.
Project/Task Management:
- Continuously monitor the project and document the progress of project teams and contractors related to all timelines, roles/responsibilities, expenditures/costs, and deadlines.
- Monitor and communicate with all internal and external stakeholders recording any identified project risks.
Financial Management:
- Monitor expenditures and provide the Director of Business Operations with expenditure and budget projections.
- Consolidate and manage financial reports, and provide regular reports to the Chief Information Officer.
- Leverage technology, continuous improvement, and transformational change initiatives to optimize business processes.
Project Documentation:
- Collect, review and develop, and archive the following project documentation components to include the following.
- Resource and Staffing Plan to document what resources (people, equipment, materials) and what quantities of each are being used to perform project activities, to include a complete account of key or required staff.
- Develop and implement a plan to improve documentation processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information to internal and external stakeholders.
- Budget Plan and documents to track and provide a complete accounting of costs for staffing, equipment, software, supplies, consulting, and other costs.
- A life cycle cost or total cost of ownership, projected out at least 5 years, should be included.
Required Degree:
- Bachelor s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Information Technology or another closely related field.
Certification :
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
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- Dice Id: 10516350
- Position Id: MS_PJMG_0215
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