Project Manager

Rate depends on experience.

Location: Hartford, CT (Hybrid)

Visa: H1B/GC/USC/H4EAD

Job responsibilities:

Project Planning & Management – At least 5 years of experience and use cases with the following:

• Defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables
• Creating project plans, schedules, and timelines
• Organizing and facilitating internal and external meetings
• Preparing and distributing progress reports
• Communicating plan deviations and implementing corrective actions
• Establishing and managing a well-defined project management process
• Championing continuous process improvement

Risk/Issue Management & Mitigation – At least 5 years of experience and use cases with the following:

• Identifying, tracking, and comprehensively documenting project risks and issues
• Assessing potential impact of identified risks and issues.
• Developing and implementing effective mitigation strategies
• Proactively addressing risks to minimize disruptions and maintain progress.
• Ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements

Team Management & Team Building – At least 5 years of experience and use cases with the following:

• Fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment
• Holding teams accountable for commitments and ensuring alignment with project objectives
• Removing roadblocks and impediments that hinder team progress.
• Leveraging organizational resources to improve team and individual capacity for project work.
• Managing vendor relationships and coordinating activities of third-party resources effectively

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability

Project Management

• Extensive experience in varying project management methodologies, including the ability to manage projects using Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, Scrum, or Kanban as appropriate.
• Expert in PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) tools such as Monday.com
• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite and diagramming tools such as Miro or Visio
• Proficiency in software development tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Ability to translate technical and design tasks into project plans, and effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects concurrently.

Performance in Complex Situations

• Experience in managing stakeholder expectations and maintaining positive relationships.
• Expert in managing conflicts and resolving disputes among diverse stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills, finding innovative solutions to move projects forward.
• Skilled in drawing out unexpressed dependencies, requirements, and expectations.
• Comfort in blazing a path through an ambiguous work environment.
• Judgement in dealing effectively and diplomatically with all levels of government staff.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.