Project Manager at ARK Solutions, Inc. in Lansing, Michigan

Job Description:

Project Manager

Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry

practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project

and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget

and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies

and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages

scope. Creates and implements a communication plan. Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to

team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and

project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides

technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical

designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features.

Generally, manages a group of applications system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to

plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.

May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application, or platform skills. Provides

overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project.

Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit

objectives of a project and its contracts. Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules,

estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers. Creates a

structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on

quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls

below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities,

business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance. Self-directed and

independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of

projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project.

Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.

Top Skills & Years of Experience Required:

Project Management Experience

Agile experience

Vendor Management (Nice to Have)

Ideal candidate is able to work alongside a project management team. Apply Now