Project Manager - St. Louis, MO

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Job Description

Leadership

•          Lead a team consisting of 1 to 6 individuals.

•          Inspire coworkers to attain goals and pursue excellence.

•          Handle difficult personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion, HR advice, and respect for the individual.

Project Management

•          Clear understanding of all project roles.

•          Manage small projects or phases of a larger project.

•          Set and manage client expectations specific to the project.

•          Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized business solutions and presentations.

•          Facilitate team and client meetings effectively.

•          Effectively communicate relevant project information to all stakeholders. Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.

•          Identify resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.

•          Create and execute project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

•          Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.

•          Review deliverables prepared by team to ensure quality content before passing to client.

•          Effectively apply an applicable project approach methodology and enforces project standards, including change management.

•          Maintain experience in tracking and managing projects using MS Project or similar PM software.

•          Identify and develop approach to avoid, accept or mitigate project risk.  Escalates risks accordingly.

•          Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.

•          Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

•          Accurately forecast, report and manage project costs (budget). Effectively establish and use budget tracking approach and metrics that  accurately tracks team productivity and earned value.

•          Set and manage estimates and project budget.

•          Provide reliable top-down and bottom-up estimates as is necessary.

•          Possesses understanding of business and technical environments.

•          Understand Internet, Intranet, Extranet and client/server architectures.

•          Identify opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.

•          Manage the process of innovative change effectively.

•          Remain on the forefront of emerging industry practices.

Job Requirements

Specific Line of Service (LOS) Knowledge may include

•          Custom Application Development:  Familiarity with current software development languages, basis OO concepts, basic UML and basic understanding of current best practices. Developing expertise in the Rapid Process Map (RPM) methodology.

•          Business Intelligence:  Can contribute in crafting BI solutions (e.g. BI Roadmaps). Has some familiarity to data architecture and components (EDW, ETL, Reporting, etc.). Understanding of DBS BI Methodology.

•          ERP Integration: Familiarity with ERP tools and methods. Developing expertise in ASAP.

Education Requirement: 4-year college degree, preferably in Computer Science or Business-related experience.

Experience Requirement: 5-7+ years of experience including demonstrated on-the-job leadership of people and projects

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