Responsibilities

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.


• Take strategic direction from management, piece together execution team and carry out project.


• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. 


• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents. 


• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.


• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.


• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.


• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.


• Determine and assess need for additional staff during project cycle.


• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.


• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.


• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.


• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.


• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.


• Track project milestones and deliverables.


• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.


• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.


• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.


• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.


• Supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.


• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.


• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.


• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management. 

Position Requirements

• College diploma in the field of Project Management.


• 3 years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.


• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project.


• Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies and trends.


• Demonstrated experience in personnel management.


• Technically competent with various software programs, such as Office, Visio, Project, etc.


• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.


• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.


• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.


• Ability to read communication styles of team members.


• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.


• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, incl. management, and other departments.


• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.


• Strong written and oral communication skills.


• Strong interpersonal skills.


• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.


• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.


• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Please not that if you have not heard from us within two (2) weeks of your application you must consider your application unsuccessful*