Job Information
Robert Half Project Manager (Telecom) in Houston, Texas
Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Responsible for the successful management of projects
· Works with functional operations managers to appropriately staff projects with the right resources
· Manages project efforts from initiating through delivery and project closure
· Manages the day-to-day activities of projects and project resources
· Creates, manages and tracks project documents including, but not limited to: project schedules, financials, detailed project plans, scope documents, work breakdown structures, cost estimates, resource plans, risk and issue logs and regular status reporting
· Manages project finances/budget utilization including, but not limited to monthly spend forecast revisions, invoice coding and routing for approvals, tracking of actual spend, and reporting on budget status and variances
· Manages project’s Purchase Orders, ensuring all items are received and invoiced
· Manages project’s Inventory Transfers, ensuring all items physically removed from inventory and deployed are correctly
· Organizes, conducts, attends, and documents meetings with project team and stakeholders to facilitate all levels of project planning
· Manages multiple (6+) projects concurrently, with small teams
· Works with project managers of other teams to ensure overall business and operational requirements are met for company initiatives
· Lead steering committee meetings with IT and Business leadership
· Lead technical and requirements gathering sessions- bringing people and understanding together
· Communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers as needed including managing expectations, presenting and interfacing with stakeholders
· Works with third party integration teams to coordinate integration and testing
· Creates and maintains relationships across the organization
· Help project team achieve a high level of performance and quality, holding teams accountable for their work, removing obstacles, and mentoring less experienced team members
Requirements
Required Qualifications/Skills
· Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Business Administration, Management, Project Management, Engineering or related field
· PMI PMBOK Trained
· 1-4 years of related experience with Network and Telecom projects, including at least one year of professional experience in project management
· A team player with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
· A strong desire for quality and attention to detail with excellent problem solving and organizational skills
· Demonstrates leadership qualities include flexibility and adaptability to change
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