Project Manager
Job Summary:
The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and closure of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. This role focuses on coordinating resources, managing stakeholder expectations, and following established project management methodologies to achieve business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Lead project kick-off meetings and ongoing status meetings with the core team and stakeholders.
- Act as the primary point of contact for project communication, ensuring all parties are informed and aligned.
- Track project progress, identify variances, and implement corrective actions to keep the project on track.
- Manage project risks and issues, documenting and escalating them as necessary.
- Facilitate change control processes to manage scope creep effectively.
- Ensure project documentation is complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Foster a collaborative and productive team environment.
- Conduct project post-mortems and create recommendations reports to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in project management.
- Proven track record of managing mid-to-large scale projects from initiation to delivery.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet).
- PMP, PRINCE2, or other relevant certification is highly desirable.