Project Manager - Need local to MN - Hybrid

Job Title : Project Manager,

Need Local to MN,

Metropolitan Council Office located at 390 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101.one day a week

Project / Program Planning & Management

Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.

Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.

Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.

Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.

Team Leadership

Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.

Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.

Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.

Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.

Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.

Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.

Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.

Risk & Issue Management

Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.

Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.

Budget & Resource Management

Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.

Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.

Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.

Transformation & Organizational Change Management

Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.

Process Improvement

Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.

Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO

Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects

Note : Highest completed degree in the following majors : Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.

Associates degree counts as two years of experience

Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience

Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.

PMP Certification

CSM Certification

2 years' experience with Microsoft Project

1 years' experience with Azure DevOps

Regards,

Venkatesh Kulkarni | Sr. Lead Recruiter,

venkatesh.kulkarni@centstone.com / 332-213- 5797

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CENTSTONE SERVICES LLC

www.centstone.com

Address : 3400 State Route 35, Suite 9B, Hazlet, New Jersey, 07730 USA