Sr. IT Project Manager/Program Manager

Our prominent client located in the California is seeking a REMOTE PMO Sr. Project Manager/Program Manager for 6 month plus contract role!

This position will manage four distinct initiatives centering on upgrades, security, facilities, applications & infrastructure refresh, muti-projects.

Applying & replying with answers to our representative experience questions is key to moving you quickly into the interview process., Our client has an excellent opportunity an experienced Senior Technology Project Manager candidate to join our team. This position will help the Office of the CIO execute large enterprise-wide programs and provide leadership on various projects. The ideal candidate can inspire others to translate vision into action, while instilling an appropriate sense of urgency to achieve goals in a timely manner. As well as ensuring alignment of the business unit’s goals and priorities with the vision, mission and values of the organization.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

• Expertise in Waterfall methodology required, Agile methodology experience desirable.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) required.
• Enterprise Project Planning tool preferred; Clarizen experience a plus.
• Develops actionable plans to achieve strategic goals.
• Delivers logical, concise, persuasive presentations that inspire others to act and make decisions.
• Makes sound business decisions that balance competing priorities.
• Identifies areas of significant concern or opportunity and initiates research to identify critical problems.
• Clearly define program ROIs & ensure ability to measure.
• Leverages synergistic opportunities across functions and the business.
• Develops appropriate metrics to assess business performance.
• Makes recommendations to resolve complex problems affecting an entire function.
• Systematically analyzes relationships between apparently independent problems.

• Number of years of experience in a Sr. Project Manager:
• Number of years of experience as a Professional Project Manager within a formalized PMO setting (A MUST- Please list where):
• Number of years of experience with Waterfall (A MUST- Please list where):
• Number of years of experience with Clarizen (A PLUS- please list where):
• Number of years of experience with Vendor Management:
• Number of years of experience defining and managing ROI (Please list where), * 8+ years of experience in Project/Program Management as part of a PMO.
• Full project/program lifecycle experience required.
• Demonstrated experience managing program stakeholders and senior level executives.
• Experience managing vendor relationships.
• Experience managing large-scale, enterprise level technology infrastructure and/or information security initiatives required.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (IT related degree, e.g. Computer Sciences, Information Technology)
• A PLUS- Project Management Certification E.g. (PMP certification)
• A PLUS- Scrum Certification E.g. (PMI ACP, or CSM certification), * Sr. Project Manager: 8 years (Preferred)
• Vendor management: 8 years (Preferred)
• defining and managing ROI : 8 years (Preferred)
• Professional Project Manager within a formalized PMO setting: 8 years (Preferred)
• Waterfall (A MUST- Please list where):: 8 years (Preferred)

$90 - $120 an hour - Contract, * Please list recent project initiatives:

• Most Recent Significant Accomplishment:
• Top 3 Talents & Skills:
• Education & Certifications (Please List):
• Hourly Compensation Expectation (W-2 or 1099)

Our client is extremely stable and well rooted in Orange County, CA. They have over 5,000 local employees and an IT shop of over 400 employees.