Job Title: Application Project Manager
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: Hybrid

Work Description/Deliverables:

Manage multiple application projects ($100k-1M in size), reporting on scope, schedule, budget, and resources on a monthly basis, working with business stakeholders to ensure the business outcome is achieved.

Mandatory Skills:

• Application Project Management experience (5-7 years) including experience working with software vendors
• Business analysis experience (1-3 years)
• Strong communication skills
• Leadership and team building skills
• MS Project or other project planning software
• MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desired Skills:

• Strong understanding of the various components/elements of a system application
• Experience managing projects where solutions are purchased (versus built)
• Experience managing projects for Public Safety departments (Police and/or Fire)

General Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the Implementation and Quality of Key IT Business Deliverables
• Engage the appropriate IT SME’s to work on the project as necessary and provide their work direction
• Develop and execute the IT project schedule, including milestones, tasks, duration, dependencies, and resource assignments
• Ensure IT Requirements are defined from Project Stakeholders
• Provide estimates for IT project elements
• Identify, track, and lead the resolution of Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID)
• Ensure project adherence to client IT policies, standards and processes
• Track, communicate and provide impact analysis of changes to IT Scope, Schedule & Budget
• Produce monthly IT Project Status Reports for client Leadership
• Encourage teamwork and collaboration; motivate and direct the team’s effort
• Ensure project team members and business partners understand their roles and responsibilities within the project
• Coordinate user acceptance testing
• Ensure business is ready for the change
• Research and work with solution architect to recommend solution options
• Facilitate business acceptance of solution, ensuring change management is a part of the project implementation

The projected hourly range for this position is $65 to $75.

On-Demand Group (ODG) provides employee benefits which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance. ODG is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.