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EmergencyMD

Senior Project Manager

EmergencyMD, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


Enjoy problem-solving, need a venue to display your creativity, and emerging technologies pique your interest; if so, Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is for you. As a multi-disciplined leader, you understand the gifts that set you apart from everyone else. Demonstrate innovative solutions to our clients. Join Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC today.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Project Manager will support Barrow Wise's Chicago Public Schools (CPS) project and perform the following duties:

Coaching and guiding ITS and Business Leaders to ensure the portfolio of projects supports the CPS Vision

Development of Business Cases and RFPs

Supporting business and project management staff

Mentoring junior project management staff and making staff development recommendations

Defining project scopes, initiating and managing large, complex enterprise projects

Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements

Initiating and managing multiple projects in parallel with multiple dependencies

Producing project reports and performance metrics

Communicating with the Portfolio Management Office manager and ITS management regarding the status of a portfolio of projects

Identifying and managing portfolio risks

Using influence to eliminate bottlenecks and potential resource alignment problems

Managing projects within standard project management methodologies to time, quality, and budget

Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities

Managing through all stages of the project life cycle

Managing stakeholders and stakeholder expectations

Building strong project teams across multiple CPS divisions

Providing excellent service to clients (internal and external to ITS)

Effectively managing vendor relationships in accordance with CPS and ITS strategies and directives

Providing project status and other deliverables at each stage of a defined project

Demonstrating a willingness to collaborate and support the PMO and ITS peers and leadership

Planning, directing, and implementing complex projects on time, within budget, and with desired functionality

Supporting the advancement of the PMO's mission

Supporting Portfolio Management that provides a forward-looking picture of project work

Continuously improving the Project Methodology

Providing input into Project Management Best Practices

Educating ITS staff and CPS Project Management stakeholders on PMO processes and tools

Define, analyze, and document business requirements and business cases upon initiation of new projects

Provides technical consultation to business partners and technology management to ensure that the development of new and/or existing application systems use established standards, procedures, and methodologies

Evaluate the fitness of various tools that meet specific project needs

Draft and validate technical and operational requirements, assess and communicate the impacts, trade-offs, risks, costs, benefits, and opportunities of technology solutions to steering committees

Assist with the development of an architecture strategy and process that helps align technology projects with business requirements

Support the alignment and/or streamlining of business processes, technology and business strategy

Perform review of contracts and/or other procurement-related processes and work with CPS partners to define technical requirements for proposals (RFPs)

Document the service components, processes, dependencies, data, compliance mandates, and feasible technologies

Performing related duties as required

An ideal candidate has the following:

U.S. Citizenship

Bachelor's degree

PMP Certification

7 years of experience with Student Information Systems and Project Management

At least five (5) years of experience in Information Technology

Experience in Education (K-12) project work, preferred

Proficient in Project Management and Business Analysis practices, principles, and tools

Knowledgeable about organization and process structures

Knowledgeable about Organizational Change Management, Technical Architecture

Proficient in Google Suite office products

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to apply process standards

Self-motivated/willing to take initiative

Proven ability to build positive working relationships within own team and other areas of business

Ability to effectively communicate with customers, project and functional management to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions

Ability to work as a Senior Project Manager/BA on multiple simultaneous projects

Ability to work independently towards established goals

Ability to work with all levels of the organization

Proven track record of leading large complex implementation projects

Strong conflict resolution, negotiating, and influencing skills

Join the team at Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC for a fulfilling and engaging experience! Our team is dedicated to providing innovative solutions to our clients in an ethical and diverse work environment. We offer competitive compensation packages, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth and advancement. Barrow Wise is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBT are welcome to apply.

Our employees stand behind Barrow Wise's core values of integrity, quality, innovation, and diversity. We are confident that Barrow Wise's core values, business model, and team focus create positive career paths for our employees.

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