Project Manager

Title: Project Manager, Career Location: Oakland, CA 94612 -  Primarily remote, expected in Oakland office about 1x per month
Expected Duration: 10/30/2023 to 10/29/2024
Job Description:
***CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY, STRONGLY PREFERS LOCAL*** The role is primarily remote, expected in Oakland office about 1x per month
TOP THINGS:
o Project Management Experience
o Strong communication skills (writing, verbal)
o Invoicing/Payment processing experience
o Nice to have: data privacy and data governance experience

*Client laptop will be provided.
*May submit monthly internet expense with manager's prior approval for a set dollar amount.
Position Summary
This is a project management position that requires mastery of Project Manager skills and duties and is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects. This position has overall project management responsibility and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Uses independent judgment in applying Project Management fundamentals, working with minimal supervision. Interacts with senior internal and external contacts. External contacts include overseeing partners and projects and providing information to or exchanging information with third parties (e.g. Government, regulatory, or community groups).
Job Responsibilities
• Develops and defines project scope and objectives.
• Establishes and leads project team with agreed-upon roles and responsibilities.
• Obtain commitment on detailed work plans including schedule, resource, contingency and communication plans.
• Obtains management approval as needed and is responsible for project tracking and analysis of project costs, scope and schedule.
• Ensures project documentation is maintained.
• Develops, monitors and updates the project cash flow and financial forecasts.
• Manages dates, operations, tasks and scheduling
• Ensures all specialized materials are ordered in a timely manner.
• Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.
• Communicates project status on a regular basis to all stakeholders.
• Assesses project risk and formulates mitigative contingency plans.
• Implements quality standards, reviews project deliverables and communicates variances accordingly.
• Identify and communicate lessons learned and incorporate prior lessons learned as best practices into projects.
• Adjusts project scope, with project sponsor approval, and schedule as appropriate to accommodate change
• Identifies project performance issues, analyzes and addresses them in a timely manner.
• Effectively completes multiple projects concurrently.
• Represents and promotes the project and its contribution to company goals.
• Invoicing and payment processing
Is able to perform the job duties of an Associate Project Manager. Additional job duties include:
• Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team.
• Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and resolution of problems.
• Represents CLIENT to agencies as required for assigned projects.
Qualifications Minimum:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience
• 3 years of experience in project management, project controls, engineering, and/or construction if CLIENT ; 4 years of experience if external hire
Desired:
• Data sharing governance and risk management
• Uses independent judgment in selecting and applying Project Management methods and techniques to determine cost-effective and practical solutions
• Fluent in the use of Project Management tools and current company tools, such as SAP Financials and Work Management modules and Microsoft Project Scheduling Software