Technical Project Manager 1062594 (H)

A leading University is seeking a Technical Project Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing large and complex technical projects leveraging project management best practices to drive continuous improvement and ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate has demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.

Technical Project Manager Pay and Benefits:

• Hourly pay: $65-$75/hr
• Worksite: Leading University (Redwood City, CA 94063, Travel locally and cross-university, May require to attend meetings on the university campuses, the Healthcare Hospital, and Children’s Hospital)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 4 Month Assignment, Possible extension/conversion

Technical Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Manage large and complex technical projects leveraging project management best practices to drive continuous improvement and ensure consistent high-quality outcomes.
• Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Independently lead and direct projects requiring high levels of functional integration and involving multiple disciplines to be managed.
• Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required to complete projects.
• Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation and consensus.
• Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy and communication plan relative to project scope and stakeholders; orchestrate and lead change management methodologies underlying project success.
• Charter origination; scope identification and shaping scope definition; manage stakeholders, constituents, and disciplines across the organization and beyond, including local cities/counties; risk-manage, control, and report on risk associated with more complicated projects, affecting division or program as it relates to their project portfolio; project complexity involves synthesizing complex technical data and driving decision.
• Adapt to tools, methodologies, and practices used by the UIT PMO.
• Weigh the interests of multiple stakeholders, act with the highest professionalism, and exercise independent judgment and decision-making.
• Administer the UIT PMO project intake process and procedures including coordinating project qualifications and demand management, creating resource plans, and evaluating resource constraints.
• Assist with PPM/PMO process improvement initiatives as defined in the PMO roadmap.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

Technical Project Manager Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related experience in the management of projects with extensive size/complexity and moderate performance risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite desired.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Student and HR Administration desired.
• Experience with managing IT technical infrastructure, application, and system integrations.
• Telecom experience needed.
• Experience in any other IT areas will be a bonus.
• Experience managing networking, telephony, AV and facility wiring projects.
• Experience managing enterprise application projects, integration and collaboration projects which include IT security and cloud services.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certified completion of a Project Management Certificate program or certification in process.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) completion or certification in process is desired.
• ITIL Certification is desired.
• Understanding of Telecom service delivery (e.g. paging, TDM, VoIP, PBX, Call Manager) and Telecom vendors such as Cisco, and Nortel is a plus.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
• Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.
• Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality.
• Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations.
• Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.
• Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects.
• Proven experience with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project management methodologies strongly desired.
• Knowledge of project management tools and software development lifecycle (SDLC) is strongly desired.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining complex and integrated project plans with proper work breakdown structure (WBS) strongly desired.
• Proven experience in people, change, risk, and conflict management strongly desired.
• Proven ability to build relationships and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve results in a consensus-driven environment strongly desired.
• Ability to lead and direct a team of internal and external technical and business staff, and align technical needs with business goals strongly desired.
• Solid leadership, negotiation, persuasion, and facilitation skills strongly desired.
• Ability to navigate stressful situations and make/negotiate decisions on complex problems strongly desired.
• Solid experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio), Smartsheet, ServiceNow Project Portfolio Manager (PPM), Zoom, Slack, and Jabber are strongly desired.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and testing practices desired.
• Knowledge of data integration across different technical platforms desired.
• Understanding of Web application architecture and the technology tiers that support them, system architectures, application integration, and object-oriented languages desired.
• Frequently sit, perform desk-based computer tasks, and grasp lightly/fine manipulation and lift/carry /push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
• Occasionally stand/walk, and write by hand.
• When conducting university business, must comply with the California Vehicle Code and University driving requirements.
• Ability to work well with colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; use and promote safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide.
• Responsive and a team player.
• Flexible, agile, and strong communicator.