Project Manager II

We are looking for a Project Manager for our team!

Location: 100% remote
Position Type: Long-term contract

This Project Manager will develop master plans of several linked related plans and drives, optimizes and manages all plans while presenting alternate scenarios to continuously reduce overall critical path.  Assists in the development of complex projects' budgets, applies analysis across multiple projects, manages resource plan to budget and reports “planned vs. actual ” budget variances.

Job Duties:

• Leads routine and ad-hoc status reviews with all stakeholders validating project status claims and clarifying roles and responsibilities developing accurate, detailed consolidated reports to continuously manage expectations. 
• Develops resource plans that align unique project needs with team members' skillsets/career interests and applies various techniques to build/maintain a unified team view/focus on project objectives. 
• Develops RFPs, leads bidder conferences, reviews vendor performance against contract by knowing the various types of contract breaches and potential impacts to the project, recommends improvements to procurement policies and influences approved vendor list. 
• Develops mitigation and contingency plans for common risks, leads risk identification seminars to develop project specific mitigations and contingencies, updates risk plans as conditions warrant and considers risk during the change management process. 
• Refines scope statement, understands impact of scope statement changes and clearly articulates requirements to manage expectations, develop a basis for future project decisions and accurately develop a WBS to the proper level of detail. 

Required Experience:

• PMP certified
• Extensive experience in multiple and diverse environments and applications.
• Knowledge and experience in all major functions, issues and considerations of the subject matter.
• Resource has played a leadership role in establishing standards, policies strategy and best practice.
• Ability to discuss industry and marketplace trends and directions and site relevant case studies.
• Resource has had an influence on wide or high-impact decisions and initiatives and has a theoretical background and understanding of the subject matter.
• Capable of managing manages a diverse and complex suite of projects simultaneously.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects/project teams.