IT Project Manager

The Project Manager is responsible for prioritizing, coordinating, and directing internal and external stakeholders during the project lifecycle. Responsibilities within the project lifecycle will generally include facilitating or executing the following:

• Gathering of business requirements from stakeholders
• Managing communication with project Steering Committee and Executive Sponsors
• Reviewing requirements with the internal team and vetting proposed solutions to build functional specifications, release plans, and delivery schedules
• Managing 3rd party consultants and/or subject matter experts
• Creating the project plan, including delivery and resource schedules, communication plans, etc.
• Keeping all project documentation up to date
• Ensuring all deliverable items meet or exceed minimum requirements
• Managing project scope, time, cost, and quality
• Resolve or escalate project issues
• Facilitating User Acceptance Testing as necessary and executing the project close process

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Managing Stakeholders—requirements gathering, prototype review and approval, project / feature development updates, etc.
• Maintaining project documentation – schedules, change logs, specifications, requirements documentation, etc.
• Facilitating change management during the project lifecycle, including impact evaluation and approval
• Facilitating user acceptance testing
• Facilitating software development analysis, including requirements/functional specification refinement and prototyping
• Facilitating Data analysis/decision support as needed during project or General Product Improvement cycles
• Participating in the formulation and definition of both IT and company strategic initiatives, the creation of project charters, and guiding or executing the resultant projects to successful completion
• Identifying, implementing, and managing tools that provide visibility into the lifecycle of all projects

Schedule & Location:

• 5&2
• Lafayette, LA

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5 years of IT/Project Management experience
• Working knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and general Software Development Principles
• Working knowledge of project governance principles required
• Proven experience in project ownership, including budgetary responsibility
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Must be proficient in the use of computers and other technology (mobile, etc.) as tools of productivity
• Experience in team building, organizational leadership, and individual employee development required
• Solid understanding of business disciplines (accounting, finance, operations, etc.); experience in large enterprise settings is a plus
• Professional Project management certification preferred— PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, Prince2, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Project Manager is responsible for prioritizing, coordinating, and directing internal and external stakeholders during the project lifecycle. Responsibilities within the project lifecycle will generally include facilitating or executing the following:
• Gathering of business requirements from stakeholders
• Managing communication with project Steering Committee and Executive Sponsors
• Reviewing requirements with the internal team and vetting proposed solutions to build functional specifications, release plans, and delivery schedules
• Managing 3rd party consultants and/or subject matter experts
• Creating the project plan, including delivery and resource schedules, communication plans, etc.
• Keeping all project documentation up to date
• Ensuring all deliverable items meet or exceed minimum requirements
• Managing project scope, time, cost, and quality
• Resolve or escalate project issues
• Facilitating User Acceptance Testing as necessary and executing the project close process

DISCLAIMER

The above Statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

PHI Aviation, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws