Techead is celebrating thirty years of incredible heritage, talent, and accomplishments!

Follow TECHEAD on LinkedIn for the latest news, updates, and job postings! Or visit us at TECHEAD.com to learn more!

TECHEAD | 11291 | AS
Enterprise Project Manager
Richmond, Virginia - Contract Role

TECHEAD is seeking an Enterprise Project Manager to join our team. As an Enterprise Project Manager your tasks will include but may not be limited to:

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge and use of formal project management methodology and application of the PMBOK, as well as industry-standard trends and best practices in project management.
• Strong ability to work with others in order to achieve a common goal, resolve conflicts and manage cross-functional and external relationships; demonstrated ability to negotiate and influence without authority.
• Ability to contribute to a positive work environment and install a 'sense of urgency' and motivation in others.
• Ability to solve problems by considering available information, prioritizing and making timely decisions; correlates data using standard business tools and approaches, spots trends and applies sound risk management principles.
• Experience in oral and written communications with all levels of stakeholders from various cross-functional and support staff to senior level executives (authored writing samples required).
• Ability to assemble and guide a cross-functional team to achieve assigned goals and objectives.
• Requires a Bachelor's Degree, with a major in Information Systems Management or related field, and 2+ years experience managing small to moderately large IT projects or an equivalent combination of education and job-related experience equal to 4 - 7 years.

Preferred:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI). 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide leadership, expertise and direction on one or more large-scale complex projects or programs.
• Offer advanced-level project management oversight and directly influences activities on business-critical projects from the conceptual phase through solution implementation and project close.
• Serve as a single point-of-contact for and interfaces with all areas affected by IT projects including business owners, IT partners, and System executive management.
• Adhere to the PMI-based project management methodology (PMBOK®) in accordance with the Technology Project Standard (TPS) and Technology Project Management (TPM).
• Use industry-standard best practices in order to assure delivery of project goals and objectives, and milestones and deliverables, as well as compliance with all project management processes.
• Assist in the direction and/or training of project analysts, technical staff and project support staff, where deemed appropriate.

TECHEAD's mission is to make our on-site associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won’t strive for anything less.

TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com. No second parties will be accepted.