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Veterans Sourcing Group, LLC · 3 days ago

Project Coordinator $37/hr

White Plains, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$37/hr - $37/hr

5+ years exp

Veterans Sourcing Group, LLC is seeking a Project Coordinator to support the IT PMO and manage capital projects for the New York Power Authority. The role involves governance, reporting, and effective management decision-making using both waterfall and agile project delivery approaches.

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Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Primarily responsible for executing the PMO Controller function and providing insight and guidance to the PM team as well as other controllers. Focus on meeting deadlines and commitments, including communications with stakeholders, etc

Act as the bridge between the PMO and the project team. Manage the IT documents, repository and other collateral (schedule, tasks, cost, changes/risks/issues) upholding the IT PMO processes, procedures, and tools

Monitor the portfolio and be responsible for dashboard reporting and metrics

Recognize problems or situations that are or may impact Project Delivery. Work cross-functionally to resolve issues, mitigate risks and implement changes

Manage the project with realistic resource plans for all phases of the project including the handover to production support

Assess impact of technology requirements and constraints on project scope

Ensure the PMO employs the IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (DevOps, configuration management, change management) to deliver stable, hardened, and scalable solutions

Manage IT project financials - project budget and forecast for IT external resources, hardware, software, labor

Ensure the solution and the team follow IT ITIL/ITSM standards, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security standards/policies, and other NYPA technical standards

Fulfill requirements for the IT PMO and IT Governance process including PPM Pro entries, project documentation standards, project reviews, gate promotions as defined in the IT PMO Playbook

Work collaboratively with program teams, project teams, various IT teams, and related business unit staff to maintain thorough knowledge of the project objectives

Promote and maintain communication between project team members and stakeholders and manage expectations. Prepare correspondence, presentations and/or reports as required. Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution

Qualification

IT project managementAgile methodologiesWaterfall methodologiesDevOpsProject Management CertificationCustomer relationship managementRisk managementChange ManagementVendor ManagementData governancePowerBIServiceNowTeam buildingInterpersonal skillsConflict resolutionNegotiating skillsProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Understand the software development process and experienced in IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (DevOps, configuration management)

Strong and tested project management skills including: Customer relationship management, Sponsor expectation management, Risk management, Change Management, Vendor Management

Understand data governance, management & quality

Organized, good communicator, deadline driven, team builder, leader, planner, problem solver, and agile

Ability to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment with project team members, co-workers, management, and vendors by behaving, collaborating, and communicating in a manner consistent with professional standards

Superior interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills, to ensure open communication across project teams. Ability to handle broad-based, often complex, communication for internal and/or external audiences. Ability to diffuse emotionally charged situations and use them to constructively build greater shared commitment to end goals

Ability to work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes, analyze decisions and actions for their support of the larger area's strategic direction; and work with senior management to resolve more complex problems

Outstanding record of project management success, both in results achieved and in use of professional methodology

Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business discipline

Minimum 5 years of increasingly responsible experience, including experience successfully managing various projects