Title: Project Manager-Global PMO

Location: NYC - Downtown

Status: Contract (3 months minimum-may become perm)

Salary: $65 - $75 / hr

Travel: < 25%

Contact: mike@mrhuntington.com

Certifications: PMP preferred

Our client, a large international law firm with offices in NYC, is looking for a Senior Project to join their growing project management office.  The Senior Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. The Project Manager will also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Responsibilities include:
Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
Resource planning and management
Project budget proposals and management
Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
Project risk management, communication and mitigation
Scope management and change control
Track project milestones and deliverables.
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors
Sets goals for immediate staff and participates in the formal review process
Interview applicants for project office positions in New York
Exhibit domain, business process, or methodology subject matter expertise through years of experience, education or certification

Qualifications include:
University degree or college diploma
10+ years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
Hands-on use of Microsoft Project or equivalent.
Technically competent with various software programs, such as Microsoft Office including Visio, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
Outstanding oral and written communications especially inter-personal relations
Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
Certifications in PMI, prince2, ITIL, Six Sigma or related.
Familiar with programming languages
Database and operating systems experience
Competent and proficient understanding of platforms
Working knowledge of current Internet technologies

Contact:
To be considered for this position, submit your resume, salary history and contract rates to mike@mrhuntington.com