Mid-Level Project Manager

**1. Must be local to Lansing, Michigan (within 50 miles or 1 hour commute) for on-site interviews and on-site work requirements.2. No remote option.3. Minimum 2 days working on-site required.

• Please No C2C or 3rd Party Submissions.Summary**

The Project Manager is responsible for initiating, planning, execution (monitoring/controlling) and close-down of projects. The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of the project through its successful completion. The Project Manager defines, schedules, controls, and adjusts all tasks and workloads for their projects. This role is responsible for guiding and ensuring their teams are adhering to the disciplines and sound project management practices as defined in the Project Management Plan as well as client and Dewpoint methodologies, where applicable. The Project Manager trains/guides all staff to adhere to these disciplines. This role is responsible for managing project issues and risks while ensuring that customer expectations are managed and project commitments are met. Project Managers communicate project status to customers, management and the Program Management Office.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of the project, over the entire project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, control, close).
• Leads and directs projects, which often require multiple resources and low to moderate levels of functional integration and interaction with Stakeholders.
• Interfaces with the project sponsor and other key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Conducts regular meetings with stakeholders, to present project status, issues, risks, accomplishments and next steps.

• Interfaces with all areas affected by the project, including end users, business leadership, technology and vendors.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards for project deliverables.
• Assigns individual responsibilities, identifies appropriate resources as needed, and develops and maintains a project schedule to enable timely completion of the project.
• Reviews and approves/denies time off requests, ensuring appropriate project coverage.
• Manages and reports financial aspects of the project against assigned budgets.

• Creation of all required project management documents, leveraging project team members as needed.
• Assists with the creation and quality review of other project documents.
• Plans, documents and manages scope, budget, issues, risks, changes, deliverables, communications, quality, and schedule for projects.
• Holds project team members accountable for project delivery commitments.
• Manage (e.g. tracking, updating, reviewing) dashboards and executive reports.

• Establishing and maintaining a professional relationship with the vendor and holding vendor teams accountable for contractual commitments.