Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating activities for multiple projects in a program to ensure that project goals are accomplished by performing the following duties personally or through working with other team members. Execute special projects as required.

• Plans, directs and coordinates all activates of technology service delivery projects through all phases of a program from inception through completion
• Consults with management and the sales teams to review service delivery project proposals to determine goals, time-frame, funding limitations, and procedures for accomplishing tasks, staffing requirements, allotment of resources, and the projects priority and feasibility within the program objectives
• Develops project plans specifying goals, staffing, scheduling and allocation of available resources
• Formulates and defines technical scope and objectives of the program and its related projects
• Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks related to the program
• Coordinates and responds to requests for changes from original specifications
• Monitors project results
• Develops quality assurance plans
• Develops communication plans
• Develops risk analysis and mitigation strategies
• Tracks lessons learned and develops improvement plans
• Coordinates recruitment or assignment of project personnel
• Assigns duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority to project personnel
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget
• Communicate directly with program stakeholders to ensure scope, timeline, and budget stability
• Establishes standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules and plans as required
• Prepares project status reports and keeps management, clients, and others informed of project status and related issues
• Develops and maintains technical and project documentation
• Provide periodic reporting and trend analysis for Management review and consideration
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein
• Assume other duties as assigned by the Manager, Program Management Office, and Service Delivery
• Actively work on teaming and team building within the organization and across other TMRK functional areas
• Participate, as required, on teaming initiatives with customers, vendors and community organizations

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• AA degree minimum  or 8 years equivalent experience
• 3+ years’ experience in technology in large enterprise setting
• 5+ years’ experience in Project Management
• 5+ years utilizing MS Project
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
• Demonstrated capacity to tailor communications to the audience
• Willingness to develop and use standards and policies
• Capable of managing deliverables across multiple levels of management
• High level of familiarity with ITIL and ISO framework and standards

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Graduate Degree and/or PMI Certification are preferred
• ITIL v3 certification
• Cloud, Data Center, Colocation experience
• Ability to work independently
• Superior attention to details
• High level technical understanding of networks/servers/cloud/storage preferred
• Strong leadership and analytical skills
• Great planning and organizational skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer M/F/Disability/Vet