AK ERP Project Manager

Job Order: J0713-1405 - Permanent Full Time
Title: AK ERP Project Manager
Category: Information Technology
City: Juneau, Alaska, United States

Job Description: AK ERP Project Manager

The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall success of a project, including time and resource management, financial planning, scope management, issue and risk management, and project execution. The Project Manager plans, directs, and monitors the work produced by the team(s), to include planning and implementing appropriate quality assurance activities. He or she is responsible for managing the client relationships, including general, ongoing communications, negotiation of scope and schedule changes, key risks, issue resolution, and ongoing progress reporting. The Project Manager shapes client expectations, and manages contracts and scope related to the project. The Project Manager must have a broad knowledge of industry best practices, embodied in PMIs Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and be able to proactively identify potential project risks in order to advise and consult with clients on risk identification, analysis, and mitigation strategies. He or she must have a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant project management experience. The Project Manager may also participate in pre-sale/Business Development activities, and is expected to look for opportunities for follow-on work.

Highly desirable, have 7 - 10 years prior project management of ERP implementation system. PMI is a plus. Strong knowledge of finance system is a plus. Have experience managing a $10 million/50 staff member public sector implementation project.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education/Certification:

Undergraduate degree in Business, IT, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline required, Graduate Degree preferred. PMI certification desirable.

Experience and

Skills:

CGI requires Project Managers to have the skills and experience to manage the entire lifecycle of a project, from inception through successful delivery and closeout. The project manager must be proficient in applying industry standard techniques and tools to perform the standard project management activities, based on experience in managing projects to deliver IT solutions.

Seven (7) years of relevant project management experience

Solid project management skills related to project planning and control, scope management, issue and risk management, and quality management

Ability to monitor progress and health of the project against the plans using industry standard techniques, such as Earned Value Management

Experience negotiating contractual documents and maintaining changes to the terms and conditions of those documents, especially as it relates to project deliverables

Demonstrated experience leading a project towards target financial goals, including setting and achieving DCM, payment schedules, holdbacks, travel costs, timely invoicing and customer payments. Experience with forecasting and variance analysis also required. Basic understanding of NPV analysis preferred

Proactive design proposals, project workplan creation, and ETC presentations for new application functionality extension and implementation. Highly desired to have a leader that can participate in interactive, hands on working with ERP team in the design and deployment solutions to address the agencies business needs

Advanced written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Communication skills, to include the ability to communicate effectively with customer and CGI stakeholders at all levels and work through tough issues with customers, CGI team members, and/or subcontractors, partners, or third party vendors

Excellent leadership and team development skills (to include coaching and mentoring), with the ability to motivate and lead while adapting leadership style to a variety of situations

Timely, decisive, and effective problem-solving skills

Demonstrated mastery of consulting at the senior management and executive level Essential Skills Required:

- Have strong problem solving, analytical skills and communication skills

- Experience collecting, verifying and managing requirements and writing status reports.

- Experience creating and managing multi-dimensional project work plans with an adaptive resourcing model to deliver to a varied priority delivery model.

- Experience tracking issues to resolution and ensuring that they are mitigated.

- Knowledge of project management software (ie, MS Project).

- Knowledge of project budgeting/accounting and related financial reporting

- Well versed writer in the area of business and solution selling Additional Qualities:

- Behave in an ethical and professional manner

- Handle the pressures of simultaneous tasks, issues, problems, and ambiguity

- Be flexible as to behavior or work methods in response to changes or new obstacles on a project Other Requirements:

- Travel: Ability to travel 50-70% At CGI, we're a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 69,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Skills
- Project Management

Reference: 272170