Senior IT Project Manager (5 month Contract)

Location and Hours:

* Remote (work from home)
* 8 hours daily, Monday to Friday (excluding stat holidays and mandatory vacation time off as specified by the client)
* Core business hours are between 8 am-5:30 pm (CST)

Responsibilities:

* Plan, organize and manage some or all aspects of a project such as project initiation, project planning, project execution and project closure. (Projects will vary in complexity, duration, approach, and technology.)
* Project initiation and planning.
* Budget development, tracking, and variance reporting.
* Resource planning and assignment.
* Project tracking and status reporting.
* Issue management, including issue logging, tracking, and escalation.
* Project change management, utilizing the change control process to manage changes to project scope, budget, and schedule.
* Quality management, including review and assurance of deliverables prior to acceptance.
* Risk management, including risk assessment, contingency planning, tracking risk status, and initiating contingency plans.
* Communication management, including communication planning and execution of the plan.
* Deliverable acceptance process, including identification of who will be accepting project deliverables and the process that will be used.

Required Experience and Skills:

* Minimum of ten (10) years of experience managing Information Technology projects.
* Valid PMP certification.
* Experience with Infor Lawson Financial Management Software (or equivalent Financials and Supply Management software).
* Prince2 Practitioner certification considered an asset.
* Expertise in project lifecycles, and project planning including resource, cost, and schedule estimation.
* Experience developing business cases.
* Experience planning and managing projects in a Public Sector organization.
* Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
* Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
* Strong facilitation skills.
* Strong analysis and problem resolution skills.
* Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation.

Additional Requirements:

* Must have own Windows based computer with standard Windows 10 applications.
* Must possess own communication device.

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.