Rapidly growing technology firm, focused on private sector clients, seeks a motivated and detail-oriented Project Manager.  This position requires strong leadership skills, a working understanding of Microsoft Active Directory and a high level understanding of LAN and WAN technologies to ensure proper oversight and successful completion of projects.

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate the installation of IT infrastructure solutions for new and existing customers. This includes planning, preparation, and resource coordination, task management, status reporting, change management and risk management.
  
• Coordination between clients, third-party, and mindSHIFT technical teams to ensure a successful implementation.
  
• Facilitate client training and user acceptance testing.
  
• Build strong working relationships with mindSHIFT Customer Engineers, who act as technical leads on projects.
  
  
• Work with detailed project plans in Microsoft Project, making sure critical milestones and dependencies are communicated and met.
  
• Manage client expectations and escalations.
  
• Lead weekly project meetins with client point-of-contacts and internal resources to communicate satus and ensure progress.
  
  
• Work within mindSHIFT applications/internal systems Microsoft Office, Microsoft CRM and Microsoft Project).
  
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and cost.
  
• Maintain project documentation

 Required:

• General knowledge of the following technology:

• Windows Server
  
• Windows Desktop (HW/OS)
  
• Microsoft Exchange Server
  
• Microsoft Outlook E-mail Client
  
• Ethernet Backbone: switches, routers, firewalls
  

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
  
• Ability to multitask
  
• Excellent communication, organization, presentation, and leadership skills
  
• Ability to build strong client relationships very quickly
  
• Self-Starter who takes responsibility and accountability but knows when to escalate issues
  
• Ability to constantly seek additional revenue opportunities by being aware of scope changes, upgrade opportunities within existing engagements, or new opportunities within a customer’s organization
  
• Degree in discipline related to either computer science or business

Desired:

• PMP
  
• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project
  
• Other advanced and applicable training or degree
  
• Basic understanding of Linux and virtualization especially VMWare

Charasteristics:

• Enthusiasm about working in a fast-paced and ever evolving environment
  
• Enjoy working with existing clients and eager to engage in new client opportunities
  
• Service oriented attitude - will do what it takes to get the job done right
  
• A spirit of perpetual learning, identifying new technologies as they emerge and becoming an expert in them
  
• Prefers knowing a broader range of technologies well as opposed to being highly specialized in a few
  
• A passion for sharing information internally and with clients
  
• Management of Resources, Leadership and Self-Motivated

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