Program Manager/ Project Manager

Program Manager/Project Manager

Project Consulting Group (PCG) provides leadership consulting services to Fortune 1000 clients. Our world-class project management leadership experience helps our clients successfully achieve their strategic goals. Our domain is project leadership and we do it well: from planning and managing clients' complex or critical 'can't fail' projects to installing repeatable, cross-organizational processes and metrics which allow our clients to 'do more with less.' We successfully deliver expected results. Our constant focus is on outcomes. PCG is dedicated to providing specialized solutions and services that will generate results. Our employees are dedicated to becoming and maintaining their 'best in class' standing and are continually building their skills.

PCG is currently hiring a proven Program/Project Manager with one or more of the following backgrounds:

Financial Services, Insurance, Brokerage, Mortgage, Banking, Major Retail, Medical Manufacturing, Government and Healthcare to work with our clients in Mpls/St. Paul.

Primary Responsibilities:

•  Ensuring project deliverables are strategically aligned with business objectives

•  Defining clear and comprehensive project scope

•  Defining, estimating, and planning project tasks with inter-dependencies to meet objectives

•  Identifying and securing key project resources

•  Partnering with Steering Committees/Sponsors/PMO Leadership to ensure key resources are available to deliver project commitments

•  Managing resources to ensure adherence to the project plan

•  Providing coaching and mentoring of project resources

•  Adhering to corporate methodology and maintaining artifacts

•  Defining and reporting key measures of success 

•  Analyzing project performance, completing cost benefit analysis and recommending optimal solutions 

•  Implementing project change requests and corrective actions to ensure project success 

•  Consistently communicating to internal and external stakeholders outlining status, risks, issues, and action plans

•  Working effectively with business partners, vendors, technology, and the project team

Position Requirements:

•  Senior Project Manager that has experience leading large projects

•  Need to be a self-starter and not just manage tasks

•  Ability to pull a problem apart and figure out how to fix it

•  Maintain full awareness of project statuses, assigned resources, issues, and budget implications

•  5-7 years experience managing large, complex projects and utilizing a cross-functional team to accomplish stated objectives

•  PMP Certification a plus but not required

•  Demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices

•  Exposure to multiple project management methodologies and tools

•  Superior written and oral communication skills

•  Skilled at delivering presentations

•  Ability to adapt to new processes, tools and environments

****Local and Qualified Candidates Only Please****

****No 3rd Party firms or Sponsorship at this time****

Qualified candidates please feel free to respond to Kevin McGrane with a resume @ kevinm@projectconsultinggroup.com