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Job title

Senior Project Manager (18941)

Company Perot Systems
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, California, Northridge
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel About 25%
Published on 8/8/2008
Description
Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions to a broad range of clients. We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Northridge, CA, Phoenix, AZ or Rancho Cordova, CA.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Leadership in the execution and completion of information technology solutions projects.
  • Manages client relationship ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Provides budget analysis, labor planning, and coordination of activities between client and company personnel.
  • Takes ownership

    Leadership:
  • Directs the project team in execution and compliance with prescribed methodology processes.
  • Leads the preparation and execution of overall project plan.
  • Mentors and trains less experienced associates in PM methods, procedures or activities.
  • Coaches and counsels members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project/program goals.

    Communication:
  • Document meeting results, coordinate status reports and approvals on deliverables.
  • Work with work teams, consisting of Perot Systems/client-blended teams, in order to expedite and status task information.
  • Responsible for reporting program/project performance and progress.
  • Provides clear, concise communications.
  • Monitor and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of project resources.
  • Perform cost analysis reflecting actual vs. planned cost at the project level. Cost includes labor, travel, and capital expenditures.
  • Provides early identification of potential labor and cost variance issues. Recommends remediation options.
  • Incorporates risk mitigation strategy and contingency plan.
  • Controls project requirement, scope and change management issues.

    Be familiar with PMM or PMI PMBOK-based project management methodology and lead project teams in day-to day execution and compliance with prescribed methodology processes, including:
  • Project Charter development
  • Project initiation and facilitation
  • Project Plan development
  • Risk and Issues management
  • Quality planning
  • Communications planning
  • WBS decomposition
  • Project schedule development
  • Change management
  • Configuration management
  • Status reporting
  • Post project reporting
  • Project transition planning
  • Project shutdown

  • Lead project team through structured task estimation process.
  • Monitor and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of project resources.
  • Document meeting, coordinate status reports and approvals on deliverables.
  • Coordinate status reports, minutes, etc.
  • Participate in preparing and executing the overall project plan.
  • Relate own tasks to others on project and to the project’s critical path.
  • Maintain open communications among project participants and affected parties.
  • Maintain strong focus on Customer Satisfaction by delivering exceptional project performance and predictable, repeatable project results.
  • Perform analysis that reflect actual vs. planned cost at the project level.
  • Assess impact of labor and cost variances
  • Create and maintain baseline cost estimate at the project level.
  • Work through informal channels in order to obtain information.
  • Work with informal work teams, often consisting of Perot Systems/client-blended teams, in order to expedite and status task information.
  • Manage standards, procedures, and practices for record keeping of contractual agreements.
  • Conduct and direct application review, as required
  • Monitor improvement efforts in quality and productivity
  • Incorporate risk mitigation strategy and contingency plan.

    Required Skills:
  • 5-7 years of specific project or program management experience
  • Experience leading multiple-project programs
  • Proven track record of successful project delivery results and project assets to describe scope and work performed on at least four Level 4 projects
  • Experience working within the entire project lifecycle—Feasibility, Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Shutdown
  • Formal classroom training in these project management disciplines:
    Introduction to project management
    Project workshop facilitation
    Project estimation
    Project execution
    Program management office
  • Ability to accomplish and/or mentor all work within these skills areas with ease, dependability, and repeatability:
    Project communication management
    Project cost management
    Project human resource management
    Project scope management
    Project risk management
    Project time management
    Project quality management
    Project integration management
    Project procurement management
    Product and vendor management
  • Advanced proficiency with standard project management tools—Microsoft Project, Project Server, all Microsoft Office applications, etc.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, including experience with executive-level presentations and interactions
  • Ability to evaluate and recruit exceptional project management talent
  • Experience working within both project-centric and project matrix environments

    Desired Skills:
  • IT experience in the applicable industry, such as Healthcare, Government Services, Commercial Services, and Financial Services
  • Experience working within an established Program Office environment
  • Quality program experience, such as ISO-9000, CMMI or Six Sigma implementation and assessments
  • Specific project management training experience
  • Experience working within a large program management office environment

    Minimum Educational Requirements:
  • Advanced university degree - preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job experience

    Minimum Certifications or Other Professional Credentials:
  • PMP certification - preferred
  • PMI membership and participation - preferred

    More about Perot Systems
    At Perot Systems, we are looking for candidates that have a high level of integrity, are tenacious and can thrive in a team environment. We will provide you with the tools and opportunities to enhance, expand and support your personal and professional growth. The Associates at Perot Systems enjoy a very entrepreneurial, dynamic environment. We do not have a rigid corporate ladder in place for you to climb but rather a career path that allows you to explore career opportunities throughout the entire organization.

    In addition to a dynamic environment, Perot Systems will provide you with a very competitive salary, performance based bonuses, stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement (5K annually), 401K (100% match for first 4% of salary), health, dental and vision insurance coverage, paid holidays and vacation.


    Perot Systems is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Perot Systems Corporation to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all Associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.df-tc

    Experience/Skills
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