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| Company Name | PPR Career, Inc. |
| Location | Columbia, SC |
| Date Posted | Feb 02, 2012 |
| Category | Default |
| Job Type | Contract |
Description
PPR Career, Inc. is in search of an experienced Project Leader to join an amazing group of technical professionals. Ideally located in Columbia, SC you will find yourself in close proximity to the rolling mountains, the abundant beaches of South Carolina as well as a short drive to both Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA.
Qualified candidates will be self motivated and serve as a highly organized project leader responsible for managing all aspects of assigned project(s). You will provide a single point of contact for all project related information with respect to assigned projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, or other related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of related work experience.
• Thorough knowledge of project monitoring and control techniques.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to team and management.
• Focuses on customer service, demonstrating a positive influence on cross-team working relationships.
• Works to continually build knowledge and skills.
• Plans, schedules and delegates work in accordance with resource plans and deadline commitments.
• Able to manage competing demands; excellent organizational skills.
Primary functions include:
• Identification of stakeholders, evaluation of project management approach, and by working with Information Technology and Business teams, formulate a viable plan to solve project objectives. This plan should include business options with regards to business ‘work around solutions’, purchased solutions, technical in-house development, or combinations of all three.
• Create and manage certain Project Management Life Cycle, Product Development Life Cycle, and System Development Life Cycle artifacts such as the Business Case, Statement of Work, Work Plans (schedules), Risk Logs, Meeting Minutes, Testing Schedules, Implementation Schedules, Change Logs, Lessons Learned, and accurately communicate project status as needed.
• Work with resource managers to ensure resources are properly assigned and conflicts are resolved to support company’s project priorities; communicate project status, risks, schedules, and costs; and actively provide leadership needed to meet the business objectives of the project.
Essential functions of the job include, but are not limited to:
Leadership and Influence:
• Provide the leadership to aggressively drive projects so that business objectives are met.
• Without direct resource authority, uses leadership and influencing skills to generate results.
• Facilitates and documents project meetings, decisions, and provides leadership to resolve project conflicts.
• Uses sound judgment based on business and project management experience.
• As needed, directly communicates with senior level leadership teams, stakeholders, and various leadership committees.
Schedules – Cost – Quality Management:
• Builds viable and acceptable project schedules, cost projections, and business decision aid documents using various tools including but not limited to Microsoft Project, Excel, Power Point, and other applications commonly used within the PMO.
• Responsible for adherence to quality standards.
Project Management Life Cycle:
• Responsible for all project management activities associated with the SDLC and supporting project management activities for project management life cycle (PMLC) and product development life cycle (PDLC) from concept through final production implementation.
• As needed, engage vendors and manage solution evaluation and selection to include RFI, RFP, published comparative third party evaluations.
• Work with and lead internal departments to secure fully executed contracts.
Communication:
• As an effective communicator, bring teams together and yield positive results.
• Uses various communication skills to resolve conflicts, identify risks, and manage competing objectives and priorities.
Marginal functions of the job include, but are not limited to:
• Makes suggested process improvement recommendations.
• Participates in external department business discovery and organizational job knowledge sharing events to broaden awareness and effectiveness.
o For example, job shadowing within other departments or in the field.
PPR Career, Inc. offers a variety of employment opportunities and benefits. Please check out our website for additional opportunities.
Ask about our Employee Referral Program! We offer fees for any placement of referred candidates. Please inquire about details.
Qualified candidates will be self motivated and serve as a highly organized project leader responsible for managing all aspects of assigned project(s). You will provide a single point of contact for all project related information with respect to assigned projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, or other related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of related work experience.
• Thorough knowledge of project monitoring and control techniques.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to team and management.
• Focuses on customer service, demonstrating a positive influence on cross-team working relationships.
• Works to continually build knowledge and skills.
• Plans, schedules and delegates work in accordance with resource plans and deadline commitments.
• Able to manage competing demands; excellent organizational skills.
Primary functions include:
• Identification of stakeholders, evaluation of project management approach, and by working with Information Technology and Business teams, formulate a viable plan to solve project objectives. This plan should include business options with regards to business ‘work around solutions’, purchased solutions, technical in-house development, or combinations of all three.
• Create and manage certain Project Management Life Cycle, Product Development Life Cycle, and System Development Life Cycle artifacts such as the Business Case, Statement of Work, Work Plans (schedules), Risk Logs, Meeting Minutes, Testing Schedules, Implementation Schedules, Change Logs, Lessons Learned, and accurately communicate project status as needed.
• Work with resource managers to ensure resources are properly assigned and conflicts are resolved to support company’s project priorities; communicate project status, risks, schedules, and costs; and actively provide leadership needed to meet the business objectives of the project.
Essential functions of the job include, but are not limited to:
Leadership and Influence:
• Provide the leadership to aggressively drive projects so that business objectives are met.
• Without direct resource authority, uses leadership and influencing skills to generate results.
• Facilitates and documents project meetings, decisions, and provides leadership to resolve project conflicts.
• Uses sound judgment based on business and project management experience.
• As needed, directly communicates with senior level leadership teams, stakeholders, and various leadership committees.
Schedules – Cost – Quality Management:
• Builds viable and acceptable project schedules, cost projections, and business decision aid documents using various tools including but not limited to Microsoft Project, Excel, Power Point, and other applications commonly used within the PMO.
• Responsible for adherence to quality standards.
Project Management Life Cycle:
• Responsible for all project management activities associated with the SDLC and supporting project management activities for project management life cycle (PMLC) and product development life cycle (PDLC) from concept through final production implementation.
• As needed, engage vendors and manage solution evaluation and selection to include RFI, RFP, published comparative third party evaluations.
• Work with and lead internal departments to secure fully executed contracts.
Communication:
• As an effective communicator, bring teams together and yield positive results.
• Uses various communication skills to resolve conflicts, identify risks, and manage competing objectives and priorities.
Marginal functions of the job include, but are not limited to:
• Makes suggested process improvement recommendations.
• Participates in external department business discovery and organizational job knowledge sharing events to broaden awareness and effectiveness.
o For example, job shadowing within other departments or in the field.
PPR Career, Inc. offers a variety of employment opportunities and benefits. Please check out our website for additional opportunities.
Ask about our Employee Referral Program! We offer fees for any placement of referred candidates. Please inquire about details.
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