Our client seeks a Project Manager. This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for large audit remediation efforts with high visibility at the Agency Executive level. This position will ensure consistency with the client, perform long-term planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project teams for status of budget, quality, and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met. This position will be responsible for the oversight of 2 or more audit projects. Expectations of this position:
Enter and allocate all resources into the Project and Portfolio Management tool.
Track that resources are entering time and let the Audit Liaison know if time is not being entered.
With the Audit Liaison set up and manage audit Microsoft Teams site, upload audit related files and messages.
Schedule and facilitate status meetings with the Audit core team.
Create and track Action Items for the projects.
Monitor Quality Assurance requests and remind team as needed to respond.
Schedule ad hoc meetings as needed.
Upload team-provided documentation to Office of Attorney General site.
Manage the highly visible project to a strict timeline.
Be highly responsive to Audit Liaison requests (usually same day asap)
Be flexible to a highly changing environment.
Note: Candidates must be in Michigan at start of contract (Local preferred). The client is looking to resume working on site at least 2 days per week once COVID restrictions are lifted Location: Lansing, MI Contract: 1+ years Skills Required:
Project management experience
Experience working with Data Base Administrators
Experience working with Senior level management in larger organizations
Experience working with IT auditors and audits
Experience using organizational project management tools
Experience using remote work tools such as Microsoft Teams
Solid communication skills both verbal and written
Pro-active approach to leading projects
Local candidates preferred, not mandatory Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time. Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position. This includes H1B visa candidates and therefore your company must be the visa sponsor. Please submit your resume by using the "URL" below
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