About Navigant Consulting

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is an international consulting firm combining deep industry expertise and integrated solutions to assist companies and their legal counsel in enhancing stakeholder value, improving operations, and addressing the challenges of uncertainty, risk and significant business model change. Professional services include dispute, investigation, operational and business advisory, risk management and regulatory advisory, and transaction advisory solutions. The Company focuses on industries undergoing substantial regulatory or structural change, including financial services, insurance, healthcare and energy.

The Company has more than 1,900 professional consultants and more than 2,500 total employees, with headquarters in Chicago and a geographic presence in 40 cities - including international offices in London, Canada, and China. Navigant Consulting has been recognized by Forbes as one of the “200 Best Small Companies” (2006), by Fortune as one of the “100 Fastest Growing Companies” (2007) and “Best Place to Launch a Career” in Business Week (2007).

PeopleSoft Project Manager

We have an immediate opening in our Chicago office for a PeopleSoft Project Manager (Project Employee)

 

Candidates MUST have deep functional knowledge of the PeopleSoft Financials product suite as well as multiple experiences implementing PeopleSoft Financials.

 

Responsibilities:

Ø  Consults with management and reviews project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, and procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of resources.

Ø  Develops project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources to support highly complex information technology projects.

Ø  Coordinates recruitment or assignment of project personnel including assignment of duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.

Ø  Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.

Ø  Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules and plans as required.

Ø  Prepares project status reports and keeps management and others informed of project status and related issues.

Ø  Confers with project personnel to resolve issues.

Ø  Coordinates and responds to requests for changes from original specifications.

Ø  Coordinates project activities with business teams to ensure goals and requirements are met.

Ø  Coordinates integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.

Qualifications:

 

Ø  8-10 years of  strong PeopleSoft Project Management Experience

Ø  Bachelors Degree preferred

 

Ø  Strong analytical skills

Ø  Strong understanding of standard development methodologies(System Development Life-cycle).

Ø  Minimum of 4 years of current, hands-on PeopleSoft Financials experience
(PeopleSoft version 8.9 or 9.0 experience required)

Ø  Designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) preferred

 

To apply, visit www.navigantconsulting.com       

 

The company offers competitive compensation packages including an incentive compensation plan, comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance, 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.

EOE M/F/D/V

 

 

Company:

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Location:

Chicago, IL 60604

Status:

Full Time, Temporary/Contract/Project

Job Category:

IT/Software Development

Relevant Work Experience:

7+ to 10 Years

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