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Job Information
Job title

Project Leader

Company Spencer Reed Group, LLC
Wage Not specified
Location United States, South Carolina, Columbia
Employment type 6-9 Month Contract
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 3/12/2008
Description
The PGBA Systems PMO provides project management/oversight for all projects that support the TRICARE and Medicare Lines-of-Business. The Project Leader (PL) is responsible for all project management activities in a matrixed project environment utilizing waterfall /PMBOK-based methodology. The project environment is fast-paced and deadline focused, with many dates being mandated by the government.

The successful PL is able to work independently while keeping management informed, handle deadline pressures, and effectively scalate project issues.
The PL is accountable for the delivery of the projects on time, on budget, and on target while being focused on exceeding customer expectations.
The PL is responsible for facilitating the project team through the definition of scope, requirements, and design.
The PL is responsible for authoring (using input from the project team) required project documentation, including scope document, design document, implementation and post-implementation documents.
The PL is responsible for facilitating the WBS process and translating the WBS into a MS-Project project schedule, detailed to an 8/80 level of granularity.
The PL is responsible for keeping the project schedule updated throughout the project life cycle, and for managing a change control process to reflect changes in requirements, deliverables, dates, or budget.
They are responsible for facilitating the identification of project risks and issues, and tracking these through the project life cycle.
The PL is responsible for the coordination of customer and/or internal testing, with the assistance of a test coordinator.
The PL is responsible for scheduling, facilitating and recapping project team meetings.
The PL is also responsible for the escalation of project issues and for communications of project status to all levels of management, both within the customer and I/S audience.

Behavior Characteristics:
The Project Leader must be able and willing to work overtime when project needs dictate, including weekends. They must demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to work ina large, complex environment.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
project management experience Required 5 Years
information systems experience Required 8 Years
MS Project experience Required 2 Years
PMP Certification Highly desired
Excellent communications skills Required 8 Years
experienced creation of Scope/Design docs Required 5 Years
worked in matrix environment Highly desired 1 Years
working knowledge of non-host applic dev Highly desired 2 Years

Citizen Status: US Citizen

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Experience/Skills
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
project management experience Required 5 Years
information systems experience Required 8 Years
MS Project experience Required 2 Years
PMP Certification Highly desired
Excellent communications skills Required 8 Years
experienced creation of Scope/Design docs Required 5 Years
worked in matrix environment Highly desired 1 Years
working knowledge of non-host applic dev Highly desired 2 Years

Citizen Status: US Citizen

Scan functions are used to identify the most eligible candidates. Please be sure your resume appropriately identifies and details your experience with the required skills and software.

AAP, EEO, DVH

Other desired skills:
Project Management Project Management Designer Microsoft Project Design Engineer
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