IT Project Manager

Phi - Lafayette, LA

Full-time - Mid Level

Lafayette, LA

Air Transportation

About the position

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the project lifecycle, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring that all project deliverables meet or exceed requirements. This role involves managing communication, gathering business requirements, creating project plans, and facilitating user acceptance testing, among other responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, coordinate, and direct internal and external stakeholders during the project lifecycle.
• Gather business requirements from stakeholders.
• Manage communication with project Steering Committee and Executive Sponsors.
• Review requirements with the internal team and vet proposed solutions to build functional specifications, release plans, and delivery schedules.
• Manage 3rd party consultants and/or subject matter experts.
• Create the project plan, including delivery and resource schedules, communication plans, etc.
• Keep all project documentation up-to-date.
• Ensure all deliverable items meet or exceed minimum requirements.
• Manage project scope, time, cost, and quality.
• Resolve or escalate project issues.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing as necessary and execute the project close process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years of IT/Project Management experience.
• Working knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and general Software Development Principles.
• Working knowledge of project governance principles required.
• Proven experience in project ownership, including budgetary responsibility.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Proficient in the use of computers and other technology as tools of productivity.
• Experience in team building, organizational leadership, and individual employee development required.
• Solid understanding of business disciplines (accounting, finance, operations, etc.); experience in large enterprise settings a plus.
• Professional Project management certification preferred (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, Prince2, etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in large enterprise settings.
• Professional Project management certification (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, Prince2, etc.).