IT Project Manager at HR-EX Consulting

HR-EX Consulting partners with small businesses looking for affordable HR professional advisory and services. In practice, we operate as an outsourced HR department, providing professional HR services to small businesses at a fraction of the cost of hiring a full-time HR Staff.. At HR-EX Consulting, we believe small businesses are the growth engine of any economy and having the right people and organizational processes, practices and systems in place is fundamental to securing the future and scaling the Business. Because we understand that your business needs evolve as you grow, and you should only really be paying for services you need when you need them, providing professional HR services at affordable rates is at the heart of what we do.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented IT Project Manager to join a dynamic project team.

The resource shall be responsible for:

• Overseeing and managing the Project Based Services engagements.
• Candidate must possess strong financial skills with strong attention to detail.

POSITION SUMMARY & KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Required to oversee projects. This role originates in the Plan Phase and extend through the Deployment Phase of the Project Management Governance Process; Oversight of Project from Concept Phase through Deployment via other Project Managers
• Decompose projects into time-phased elements and prioritize key deliverables; Assumes full accountability for overall success of a project through deployment.
• Define project goals and objectives; Identify customer requirements; Identify resource requirements; Develop project budget; Track incurred and projected expenses against program plan and report to management.
• Prioritize resource allocation; Assist with resource negotiation; Manage cost/schedule/resource variances
• Produce project documentation; Establish/maintain project information system; Monitor and control project
• Develop and be accountable for the overall project plan; Ensure resources are committed and engaged for all project phases
• Primary function of role is translating customer IT services requirements into customer solutions/contracts that secure customer loyalty, drive acceptable profit margins and are delivered with fidelity
• Role requires strong project management skills and leadership in a dynamic and deadline driven environment
• Required to qualify and develop a solution that is mutually acceptable to the client and the company
• Liaise closely with pricing analysts to ensure operational commitments are translated accurately into cost assumptions
• Provide sales team with technical and service presales support; Prepare and deliver services presentations to current and prospective customers
• Negotiates directly with customers and contractors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7 plus years of related experience in customer-facing, technology deployment and support environment
• 5 years plus in Project Management and 3 plus in Financial Management
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or Telecom background (Minimum 2:2)
• Ability to work under tight timelines in a demanding environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills 
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work closely with the Business Leaders, IT Partners, and peers for the project, the customer and the development/implementation team within a Project Team environment
• Interface with multiple business functions and organizations, as well as multiple specialists, in defining, producing and managing plans for successful project delivery
• Ability to lead/coordinate a cross-functional team, ensuring that projects meet defined scope, time, cost and quality constraints
• Ability to deal with organizational influences, ambiguity and continuous change
• Ability to manage multiple programs

Method of Application