Project Manager Support
Primary Responsibilities:
-Work independently with a variety of teams on complex, fast-paced, simultaneous projects running in parallel keeping them on track and within budget
-Proactively gather requirements, submit requests for hardware and oversee delivery, receipt and shipment to buildings (PCs, monitors, laptops, webcams, keyboards, mice, etc.)
-Coordinate with asset management team on logistics, disposal and decommission
-Support the program management office on program updates, including providing reporting/visibility to various stakeholders
-Assist with timelines, deliverables and resource allocation
-Document project scope, requirements, budget and justification
-Schedule and facilitate meetings and document and follow up on actions and decisions
Skills Required:
-Ability to understand the project life cycle and proactively plan ahead in accordance with the schedule (i.e. what milestones are coming next, understanding of the pace of the project)
-Ability to propose solutions to challenges that may arise
-Ability to visit the construction site and determine if project is on track or behind
-Able to run and facilitate meetings independently with little to no oversight
-Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Excellent understanding of:
-Project Management Methodology (Waterfall)
-MS Project or Equivalent Project Management Toolset
-Budgeting / Forecasting
-Issue / Risk Management
-Experience working on technology infrastructure projects
-The entire MS Office suite go-to person (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, Excel, Teams and Project)
-Able to demonstrate the ability to work in a high-pressure environment while juggling multiple tasks
-Demonstrate good time management, ability to prioritize tasks and to meet deadlines across multiple projects
-Must have excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
-A confident and articulate self-starter
-A team player with a high level of commitment and enthusiasm
-Able to demonstrate bringing teams together toward a common goal who are not directly reporting to the project manager
Optional Skills:
-Experience with technology deployments/migrations and decommissioning offices and data centers
-Experience working with Agile teams (Kanban, Scrum, Lean, etc) with an understanding of the agile methodology and ability to work with teams