Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Markham, ON
Type: 8 month Contract (37.5 hours per week; Mon to Fri)
Starts: April 16, 2012

Overview:

Our client is seeking a talented Project Manager to manage 3 or 4 projects in projects portfolio.
The successful candidate will:

-Be well versed in communicating updates in a timely & efficient manner
-Adept at interacting with different levels (from analysts to Senior management) in the organization as well as with different audiences.
-Possess a very strong balance between IT Technical Skills and PM/Leadership skills.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

-Ensure all the Project documentation is in place as per requirements and J&J SDLC governance model; including compliance requirements.

-Engage and Manage Project Resources (People and associated Budget).

-Manage communications and expectations with all stakeholders.

-Perform all inherent activities to a PM role in terms of Planning, Resolution of potential issues and Commitments to specific deadlines.

Qualifications/Experience/Education:

-3-5 years of project management experience in IT

-Minimum of 10 client/server projects.

-Minimum of 2 Agile projects.

-Minimum of 2 e-Comm projects.

-Outsourced and/or distributed team management.

-Solid foundation of project management principals.
-Excellent organizational and communication skills

-IT Background (including Client/Server and eCommerce Technologies)

-Strong ability to manage resources estimations

-Experience managing people and budget

Assets – Nice to Have:

PMP Certified.